Group picture of MSc Photonics students class of 2022/23.
Group picture of MSc Photonics students class of 2022/23.
Image: Ira Winkler

Abbe School of Photonics

Who we are

Holographic setup in the main physics lecture hall

Picture: MPSP.

The Abbe School of Photonics (ASP) offers internationalized education programs with multidisciplinary coverage in the field of optics, photonics and quantum technology. Topics range from current scientific aspects to engineering with product applications possible in major economic sectors, such as information and communication technology, medicine and health, manufacturing, and energy consumption. Enrolled students are trained for positions in the technical industry or in the world of scientific research in higher academia. Our school is part of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Students enrolled in our Master of Science in Photonics or Master of Science in Quantum Science & Technology programs are offered a distinguished education track culminating in a structured doctoral program (equivalent to Ph.D. level). Attractive scholarships are available for high-performance applicants. Likewise, students who are enrolled in a Master of Science in Physics can specialize in optics and photonics by choosing from among all elective modules offered by ASP.

What we do

Front facet of the ACP research building.

Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

The Master's degree and doctoral programs are based on the profound experience in optics education which distinguishes the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The university has established optics and photonics as one of its key profile fields in education and research. ASP's education programs are embedded in the modern research environment of the Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP). This interfaculty center of the FSU Jena maintains strong bonds with local research institutions, such as the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision EngineeringExternal link, the Leibniz Institute of Photonic TechnologyExternal link, and the Helmholtz Institute JenaExternal link, as well as with several prominent industrial partners.

Upcoming events at ASP and partners

  1. Plasmonic enhancement at two Bow-tie nanoantennas.
    Image: phys.org
    Oscillator Realisations of Conformal and Carrollian Symmetry
    16:15 ·
    • Seminar

    Defense of doctoral thesis by M. Sc. Anna Katharina Wölfl

    • presence
    • public
    • barrier-free
  2. Head in front of a blackboard with symbols that are connected with doing a doctorate
    Image: istockphoto.com
    PhD and Postdoc Day 2025
    13 s.t. ·
    • Seminar
    • Workshop

    The day to catch up on important subjects and offers for your research at University of Jena

    • presence
    • public
  3. Femtosecond laser lab in action.
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
    NOA Project C2: Near-field Optical Investigation of Quantum Emitters on the Nanoscale
    16:00 ·
    • Lecture

    lecture by Prof. Volker Deckert

    • presence
    • public
    • barrier-free
  4. Open Photonics Innovation - ACP's Lichtwerkstatt
    Image: Sabine Best
    Lichtwerkstatt Workshop - Programming Games with Unity 
    17:00 ·
    • Workshop

    Einführung in die Spieleprogrammierung mit der Unity-Engine

    • presence
    • public
    • barrier-free
    • Subject to registration
  5. Dragon boat
    Image: AdobeStock
    German-Chinese scientific cooperation from an intercultural perspective
    18:15 ·
    • Seminar

    Lecture Series for China competence: "Relations between China and Germany from the perspective of intercultural communication"

    • presence
    • online
    • public
    • barrier-free
    • Subject to registration
  6. banknotes and coins
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
    Final semester grant: information for international students in their penultimate semester
    13:30 ·
    • Seminar

    Consultation hour on the application (application deadline 28/02/2025)

    • presence
All events

Seven good reasons for Jena

  • Campus by night
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
    Jena is a student cityExternal link

    20 % of Jena's citizens are students. They value the city’s modern infrastructure, its diverse student culture, parks and recreation areas, theaters, cinemas, shops, cafés, and restaurants!

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