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Open Photonics Innovation - ACP's Lichtwerkstatt
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Abbe Center of Photonics

Front facet of the ACP building in 2019.

Front facet of the ACP building in 2019.

Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

The Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP) is the academic center of scientific activities in the fields of optics and photonics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena de. Research is conducted in joint cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute JenaExternal link, the Helmholtz Institute JenaExternal link, the Leibniz Institute of Photonic TechnologyExternal link, and the Deutsches Optisches Museum (D.O.M.)External link. In the last years, ACP has become one of the leading European centers for research and education in optics and photonics as well as in the development and transfer of optical technologies. ACP is strongly engaged in young-career scientists' education via its integrated Abbe School of Photonics and sustains strong links with local industry partners as well as with the international scientific community. read more

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    "Electronics and photonics must become one"

    Physicist from the University of Jena receives ERC Synergy Grant for joint project ATHENS, which aims to accelerate data transmission
    Prof. Dr Carsten Ronning in an experimental setup for a photoluminescence experiment.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  2. New Vice Presidents Take Office

    Beginning November 1st, the University of Jena will have two vice-presidencies with a different structure
    Vice-President Prof. Dr Bärbel Kracke and Vice-President Prof. Dr Thomas Pertsch.
    Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
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    ASP joins DigiQ, the largest European Master Network of Quantum Technology

    DigiQ is a European Master Program in Quantum Science and Technology, of which ASP is now an official, affiliated partner. For students it offers participation in "DigiQ networks", online courses, internships, hackathons, schools and more. All our students can apply to become part of the DigiQ networks.
    Waveguides for quantum spectroscopy.
    Illustration: Setzpfandt research group
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    Photonics Days Jena 2024: Shifting the Bounds of Possibility

    The Photonics Days 2024, a career and networking event, took place in late September in Jena with a Nobel Prize winner and 180 international participants.
    The second day of the Photonics Days Jena focused on active networking between science and industry.
    Image: Fraunhofer IOF
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    Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Werth Prize for Anne-Sophie Munser

    Researcher from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF awarded for an innovative method of bacteria detection
    Dr. Anne-Sophie Munser and Dr. Raoul Christoph
    Image: Fraunhofer IOF
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    Retrospective on the Jena LIGHT Conference 2024 – Photonics Meets AI

    The first conference in the upcoming conference edtion Jena LIGHT, funded and facilitated by the profile line LIGHT of the University of Jena was devoted to the topic "Photonics meets AI". It was held at the Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP) in Jena from September 3 to 6, 2024.
    Impressions Jena 2024
    Image: Johannes Kretzschmar
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  • Prof. em. Hans Bachor (ANU Canberra).
    Image: Australian Academy of Science
    The combination of Jena University and Fraunhofer in optics is really unique in Europe. The integration in Jena looks seamless.

    Prof. Dr. em. Hans Bachor, The Australian National University, Canberra.

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