Recap Program 2023

Fraunhofer Photonica 2023 took place from 17.09. to 29.09.2023 as a two-week study trip. 

At each site, participants had not only the opportunity to experience different aspects of photonics, but also to get to know the four cities in which our institutes are situated.

  • 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!
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Program 2023

This was the program of Photonica 2023.

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«