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We are delighted to welcome Rudi Oebser to the team, as our newest Master’s student! Rudi completed his bachelor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. During his Bachelor’s thesis he investigated protein-protein interactions involving cytoskeleton-associated proteins. There he focussed on identifying their molecular interaction sites. He is currently pursuing his…
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We are delighted to welcome Felix Hördt to the team, as our newest Master’s student! Felix completed his Bachelor’s degree in Techno-Physics at RPTU University Kaiserslautern in 2026, where he conducted research on the interaction of spatially shaped ultrashort laser pulses with NEG OA-31 display glass.Building on his interest in applied optics and photonics, Felix…
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We are delighted to welcome Merlin Riviere to the team. At our laboratory at Leibniz IPHT, Merlin will undertake the Research Labwork module as part of his MSc Photonics program at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. During his time with us he will focus on the characterization of a sonotrode-based fast scan, which is in particular…
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We are delighted to welcome Amrita Ahuja, our new student research assistant! Amrita is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in the Quantum Technologies and Engineering Erasmus Mundus programme (QuanTEEM). After completing the first year of her Master’s at Université Bourgogne Europe in Dijon, France, she is now continuing her studies at RPTU Kaiserslautern. Her studies…
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This year’s German Conference for Women in Physics (Deutsche Physikerinnentagung 2026) was hosted by the RPTU University in Kaiserslautern. It took place from 28-30th September under the organization of our colleague Prof. Dr. Elke Neu-Ruffing and her team. Katerina represented the Laboratory for Lightwave Metrology with her talk “sSNOM-driven modeling of the electric field-resolved response…
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In a joint effort of Lightwavelab team members from Leibniz -IPHT, RPTU and Fraunhofer ITWM, in collaboration with the Jena University Hospital, a gas sampling unit (GSU) was developed and tested for continuous gas sampling from a respirator. The GSU consists of a vacuum pump, pressure sensor, a set of automated valves and tubes connecting…
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From 14 to 18 September 2026, the Laboratory for Lightwave Metrology was represented at the 24th Czech–Polish–Slovak Optical Conference in Pec pod Sněžkou, Czech Republic. Ioachim Pupeza was invited to give the plenary lecture Electric-field-resolved infrared spectroscopy for biology and medicine. He presented how recent advances in sensitivity, dynamic range, and bandwidth are pushing field-resolved…
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Science, Strategy and some fresh air The Lightwavelab team is growing and the third team retreat brought together our members from RPTU Kaiserslautern, Leibniz-IPHT Jena, and Fraunhofer ITWM, alongside guests from ELI-NP and the University Politehnica of Bucharest. We were also delighted to welcome the CEO of IRscope, one of our industry allies. In other…
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Pierre Koleják and Tim Schönwald joined this year’s Spin+X Retreat, the annual meeting of CRC/TRR 173, held in Bad Dürkheim from 26–28 August 2026. Pierre gave a plenary talk on Field-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy: Accessing Light–Matter Interactions, providing the Spin+X community with an overview of the research activities of the Laboratory for Lightwave Metrology. He highlighted…
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We are delighted to welcome Tobias Held to the team. He received his doctoral degree in 2026 from the Department of Physics at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau. In his doctoral research, he investigated nonequilibrium processes in metals induced by ultrafast laser excitation using numerical simulations. Through his research, Tobias developed expertise in scientific programming, numerical methods…
