Profile Line LIGHT
The Profile Line LIGHT encompasses research in the areas Optics and Photonics, Innovative Materials and Energy Storage.
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The laudable work of Zeiss, Abbe and Schott is globally recognised as a prime example of innovative symbiotic collaboration, consisting of excellent basic and applied research as well as successful, internationally oriented entrepreneurship.
Under this umbrella, the aim of the profile line is to foster the scientific strength of the Optics and Photonics sector and to integrate research on Innovative Materials and Technologies and Energy Research as further research topics. Within the scope of this scientific background, creating sustainable interdisciplinary links with the fields of biology and medicine have been encouraging fruitful cooperations within the University motto Light - Life - Liberty.
Optics and Photonics
Optics and Photonics research at the University concentrates on three research fields: ultra optics (nanooptics, laser physics, photonic materials and optical systems), strong field physics (high-intensity lasers, laser physics and X-ray optics) and biophotonics (spectral-optical analytics, biomedical imaging, chip-based analytics and diagnostics).
Innovative Materials and Energy Storage
The field of Innovative Materials and Energy Storage focuses on areas such as synthetic macro-molecules, polysaccharides, nano-structured sensors and nano-materials as well as the production of synthetic "minimal cells" or aspects of modern methods and processes in glass and polymer chemistry.
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Structure-providing facilities
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Research structures
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RTG 1523 "Quantum and Gravitational Fields"
International RTG 2101 "Guided light, tightly packed: novel concepts, components and applications"
FOR 1616 "Dynamics and Interactions of Semiconductor Nanowires for Optoelectronics"
FOR 2285 "Debris Disks in Planetary Systems"
SPP 1594 "Topological Engineering of Ultra-Strong Glasses"
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Faculties involved
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Cooperation Partners
Contact
The coordination team of the LIGHT profile line serves as the reporting and strategic body. Spokesperson of the coordination team is Prof. Dr. Lothar Wondraczek (Otto Schott Institute of Material Research) and deputy spokesperson is Prof. Dr. Ulf Peschel (Institute of Condensed Matter Theory and Optics).