Recap program 2023

Thank you for Fraunhofer Photonica 2023!

From September 17 to 29 we took the participants of the Fraunhofer Photonica Summer School 2023 on a two-week journey through the world of photonics. They visited five institutes in four German cities:  

Participants could experience different aspects of photonics and get to know the cities where the institutes are located.

  • Leading experts gave tutorials and lectures on fundamental aspects of photonics research and applications.
  • Hands-on experiments allowed insights into applied science and day-to-day work experience.
  • Room for discussions and exchange with young researchers gave insights on working at Fraunhofer.
  • Social program in each city provided a first glimpse at our four exciting venues!

Find the press release here.

 

© Fraunhofer/Dragos Popescu

A look back at the program

Date Location Program
Sunday, 17.09.2023 Freiburg Arrival in Freiburg
Monday, 18.09.2023 Freiburg, Fraunhofer IPM

Lecture: »Laser-based light sources«, »Digital Holography«

Experiment: »Building a nitrogen laser«, »Digital Holography«

Evening: City-Tour Freiburg

Tuesday, 19.09.2023 Freiburg, Fraunhofer IPM

Lectures/Tutorials: »Laser-based measurement techniques in Production control, object and Shapedetection, environmental monitoring«

Lab-Tour

Panel: »Young scientists @ IPM«

Wednesday, 20.09.2023 Transfer to Aachen  
Thursday, 21.09.2023 Aachen, Fraunhofer ILT

Lectures/Tutorials: »Light as a tool: Manufacturing, cutting and joining«

Experiments: »Laser joining of polymers», »Lasers in fuel cell production«

Evening: City-Tour Aachen

Friday, 22.09.2023 Aachen, Fraunhofer ILT

Lectures/Tutorials: »Quantum light sources«

Experiments: »Entangled photons for quantum technology«, »Tailored light«, »Ultrafast laser characterization«

Saturday, 23.09.2023 Transfer to Dresden  
Sunday, 24.09.2023 Dresden

City-Tour Dresden

Visit: »Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon«

Monday, 25.09.2023 Dresden, Fraunhofer FEP

Lecture: »Plasma as a light source«

Lab-Tour

Experiment: »Optical emission spectroscopy for plasma-based coating processes«, »Reactively deposited oxide films«

Tuesday, 26.09.2023 Dresden, Fraunhofer IWS

Lecture: »Laser-based material processing«, »Beam shaping approaches«

Lab-Tour / Experiments

Experiments (selection): »Laser cutting«, »Direct laser interference patterning (DLIP)«, »Additive manufacturing«, »Bonding and laser pretreatment«

Wednesday, 27.09.2023

Dresden, Fraunhofer FEP/IWS

Transfer to Jena

Wrap-up results and discussion IWS/FEP
Lab Tour IWS »Additive Manufacturing«

Talk and demonstrators FEP »Microdisplays and Sensorics«

Thursday, 28.09.2023 Jena, Fraunhofer IOF

Lecture: »Photonic Quantum Technologies«

Lab-Tour: »Quantum FSO link«, »Photonic quantum computer«, »Space-qualified quantum light sources«, »Quantum imaging«, »Squeezed light sources«

Evening: Zeiss Planetarium Jena

Friday, 29.09.2023 Jena, Fraunhofer IOF

Lecture: »Fiber and laser technologies«, »Photonics for climate«

Lab-Tour: »Fiber Drawing«

Final Discussion, Closing

14 h, end of »Summer School Fraunhofer Photonica«