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30 Nov 2020 · Light

Our MSc Photonics application 2021 is open now - including Master's degree scholarships

Our prestigious Master program does continue online AND on-campus - eligible Bachelor graduates are strongly encouraged to...

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High harmonic generation laboratory in the Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics.

Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

29 Nov 2020 · Light

A high-res, low-cost, modular microscope

Young Jena research team develops optical modules for research and training

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The UC2 development team (from left to right) Benedict Diederich, René Lachmann and Barbora Maršíková.

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25 Nov 2020 · Light

Awarded for contributions in XUV laser technology

ACP principal scientist and laser physicist Jan Rothhardt receives Röntgen Prize 2020

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Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

19 Nov 2020 · Light

Nonlinear Ionization Dynamics of Hot Dense Plasma Observed in a Laser-Plasma Amplifier

Researchers have succeeded in directly observing the formation and interaction of highly ionized krypton plasma

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Frederik Tuitje (r.) and Tobias Helk prepare the setup for a investigation of a laser-plasma source.

Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

16 Nov 2020 · Light

Novel glass materials made from organic and inorganic components

Research team from Jena and Cambridge develops glass materials with novel combinations of properties

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Dr. Courtney Calahoo presents organic (l.) and inorganic glass (r.).

Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

4 Nov 2020 · Light

Fall Semester NOA Lecture Series starting Nov 10

For all our NOA PhD students, associated PhDs or students and guests we will host a lecture series this wintersemester. Lecture...

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Lab work at the Institute of Applied Physics, 2018.

Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

3 Nov 2020 · Light · Life

Intel® Software Development Tools for HPC

Intel and the HPC group of the IT center of the Thuringian universities will run two Online workshops (webinars) on the Intel...

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27 Oct 2020 · Light

ACP keynote lecture on quantum computing

ACP is proud to welcome Dr. Mark Mattingley-Scott from IBM Quantum as a short-term visitor. In his keynote lecture he...

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7 Oct 2020 · Light

Intelligent nanomaterials for photonics

Physicists and chemists at the University of Jena engineer optical fibres with 2D materials

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PhD student Quyet Ngo studies optical fibres functionalised by 2D materials.

Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

23 Sep 2020 · Light

A nanowire hard X-ray detector: ACP scientist Ronning publishes in Nature Communications

Together with colleagues from the University of Duisburg-Essen, the European Synchrotron in Grenoble, and Institute de Ciencia...

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Prof. Carsten Ronning and Maximilian Zapf.

Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)

22 Sep 2020 · Light

Water trapped in star dust

Astrophysicists prove that dust particles in space are mixed with ice

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Clouds of interstellar dust and gas, here in the region "Cygnus-X" in the Swan constellation.

Image: ESA [1]

10 Sep 2020 · Light

"Lichtwerkstatt Pro" – Makerspace at the Abbe Center of Photonics funded with another 600k EUR

The Lichtwerkstatt is a Makerspace where citizens, researchers and companies with an interest in optics and photonics can gain...

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Photonics Workshop at the Lichtwerkstatt Jena.

Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)