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We are excited to welcome Dr. Alexander Theis to the Laboratory of Lightwave Metrology! Alex completed his PhD at Fraunhofer ITWM in close collaboration with RPTU, where his dissertation, “Design and Characterization of an Optoelectronic Laser Synchronization System for Spectrum and Network Analysis”, focused on the development of photonic measurement systems operating from the RF
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We warmheartedly welcome Anja Christmann as the new secretary of our team. She is based in Kaiserslautern (currently situated in building 46 on campus, but soon moving to our joint lab in der Kohlenhofstraße). Anja has worked as a secretary in a variety of industries for several years and joined our team at the beginning
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Derya Sujana-Sen and Christoph Döring In the fall of 2023, when the Laboratory for Lightwave Metrology was founded, we were driven by the vision of further developing the control and sensitivity of generating, and measuring optical waves, respectively, translating these new capabilities into instruments ready for use in biology and medicine and, thus, benefitting healthcare
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Our research group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM has been awarded anew 600,000.00 € research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technologyand Space (BMFTR).The project focuses on developing innovative key concepts in infrared field-resolved spectroscopy(FRS). Its goal is to enable the detection of minute, relevant concentrations of trace
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Prof. Michael Bauer (left), director of the Department of Anaestehesiology and Intensive care Medicine at Jena University Hospital, and Prof. Ioachim Pupeza (right), head of the Laboratory for Lightwave Metrology, at the 36th German Symposium for Intensive Care Medicine. Infrared field-resolved spectroscopy (IR-FRS) has a unique potential of acquiring quantitative molecular fingerprints from biological samples
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We’re happy to welcome Andreea Bonea, as our new Program Manager, connecting science, strategy, and society. In her own words: “Joining the Laboratory of Lightwave Metrology at this moment means stepping into a young structure, one that comes with both freedom and responsibility. I am excited to help shape how things grow, move the needle
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Three Inspiring Retreats in the Summer of 2025In the late summer of this year, members of the Laboratory for Lightwave Metrology enjoyed three memorable retreats that strengthened our scientific collaboration, fostered new ideas, and brought the team even closer together. Alpine Collaboration Retreat – Spitzsteinhaus, Austria Our first retreat was supported by the Wilhelm und
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The German Conference for Women in Physics (Deutsche Physikerinnentagung) took place in Kiel from September 17-20, 2025. Our PhD student, Aarya, representing RPTU Kaiserslautern and Leibniz-IPHT Jena, attended the event to present her latest results. Her research focuses on building and operating an infrared-compatible microfluidic setup integrated with an imaging modality for inline imaging of
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The Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) and the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, have started a new collaboration under the motto Excellence in Experimental Physics. A major goal of the collaborative research program is to advance cutting-edge, high-power ultrafast laser technologies far beyond the state of the art. It is furthermore
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The Fraunhofer Institute for industrial mathematics ITWM and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) have jointly been granted a €1.6 million fund under the framework of the Fraunhofer-Max-Planck cooperation programme, to develop next-generation photonic measurement techniques for vibrational spectroscopy for applications in biology and medicine. Detecting and identifying diseases at ever higher speed
