Research team develops explosion-protected 3D endoscope for industrial applications in collaboration with business partners.

Four scientists from Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF have been awarded the “Thüringer...

Existing fiber quantum link to be extended in 2024 to connect Berlin and Frankfurt, €12M funding from EU and BMBF.

Fraunhofer IOF Young Scientists Award for Innovative Theses presented

Space mission Juice launches into space with telescope from Jena to explore the jovian system.

The BMBF is funding a new regional research alliance in Thuringia. The aim is to develop an innovative sensor platform based on fiber-optic and quantum technology...

First successful exchange of quantum keys between Erfurt and Jena via optical fiber enables new QKD experiments

Bioanalytics, mobile communication, weather research – this year, the winners of the Applied Photonics Award have once again demonstrated how broad photonics research is...

One Nobel Prize winner, two funding awards, 45 program points, almost 50 speakers and nearly 600 participants from all over the world.

Clean water, the elimination of space debris, new methods for medical endoscopy, and more powerful lasers – once again innovative theses with a special connection to...

Electron beam lithography enables compact design of novel components for quantum technologies.

Fraunhofer IOF gets more space for quantum research.

New 3D sensor scans transparent objects.

Fraunhofer IOF announces young researcher award