In Jena, both fundamental and application-oriented research in optics and photonics is performed under the umbrella of the Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP). ACP is comprised of more than 60 principal scientists affiliated with institutes spanning four university departments, three non-university research institutes, and also some from Jena's Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences. The practical research modules in the Master programmes, but also the more advanced PhD topics, can be performed in any of ACP's research areas and laboratories.
The broad scope of ACP research ranges from fundamental topics such as relativistic optics or novel photonic materials to fields of the highest practical relevance. For the public, we offer detailed information about research areas of all ACP principal scientists. Covering a broad variety of different research topics, one of ACP's main goals is to concentrate on and conduct research in the following five key research areas:
