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THE SCHOOL

The Abbe School of Photonics (ASP) provides and coordinates the graduate studies in optics and photonics at theFriedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (FSU Jena), promoting their academic careers and providing job experience in the photonics industry. The School's interdisciplinary education programs are embedded within the framework of a cross-fertilizing research environment inherent to the Abbe Center of Photonics. Offered graduate degrees are our distinguished Master's degree program (M.Sc.) and a broad-based doctoral program in optics and photonics. In addition, the School offers specialized modules in optics and photonics to all M.Sc. students enrolled in the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy.  To make these programs available to students throughout the world, all ASP lectures and courses are taught in English.

The School's concept and philosophy has as a main goal the establishment of one of the world's leading educational centers in optics and photonics in Jena, Germany. ASP was shaped by the tradition and broad teaching and research activity spectrum in the field of light sciences at the FSU Jena. The School offers outstanding degree qualification opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of optics and photonics. The School's qualification strategy is completely research-oriented and based on the principles of academic freedom, competitive research conditions and internationalization at all levels of education and research.

The School recognizes its responsibility that many of its graduates will continue a career in research-intensive companies. ASP's training programs therefore aim to promote and optimally link the academic career phases of young scientists with job experience in research-intensive companies. All of our competitive career development measures are therefore designed to lay the foundation for successful careers both in academia and industry.

The School was founded in 2008 in public private partnership by the German federal and Thuringian state goverments, the FSU Jena and the German photonics industry. Since then, these partners together with the European Union have provided basic funding necessary to support the School's financial needs. A key factor of the program is ASP's close collaboration with industrial partners. To sustain our partners' exceptional economic development in the future, the availability of a substantial number of highly qualified employees will be required. ASP graduates are those potential candidates, well-prepared for the German photonics industry.

MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM

Overview

The Master of Science in Photonics (M. Sc.) is a Master's degree course providing multidisciplinary coverage in the field of optics and photonics. The course of study ranges from current scientific aspects to engineering and applications in major sectors of the economy. Students enrolled in the two-year program are trained for technical and scientific positions in industry and academia.

Key facts

· The Master's degree program is based upon many years of experience in optics education provided by the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy of the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (FSU Jena).  Our university deems optics and photonics as one of its primary fields in education and research. A significant benefit of the program is that it is embedded in the modern research environment of the Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP), integrating 13 institutes of the FSU Jena, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, the Institute of Photonic Technology, the Centre for Innovation Competence "Ultra Optics", the Helmholtz Institute Jenaas well as a number of prominent industrial partners.

· The Master's degree program has been established as part of the European educational system and has been selected for funding by the Erasmus Mundus program of the European Union. The Master's degree program has been jointly designed by leading centers of optics education in Europe: the Imperial College London (United Kingdom), Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Germany), Technical University Delft (The Netherlands), Université Paris-Sud & Institut d'Optique Paris (France), and Warsaw University of Technology (Poland). The Master's degree program is designed to incorporate students of different backgrounds and nationalities and provides them with a solid knowledge in optics for scientific research and for its technological applications in industry.

· The Master's degree program is part of a comprehensive education program provided by the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at the FSU Jena specialized in optics and photonics, starting at the Bachelor level (B.Sc. in Physics), continuing in the Master's degree program and culminating in a coordinated doctoral program. Each course is specifically designed to provide students with the skills necessary to compete worldwide for job positions in industry and academia.

Course contents

· Fundamentals of optics and materials:  ray optics, wave optics, electromagnetic optics, guided waves, light-matter interactions, nonlinear optics, quantum optics, structure of solids, lattice dynamics, electrons in solids and semiconductor crystals

· Optical devices and systems:  lens design and optical instruments, metrology, optical sensors, optical communication subsystems, laser devices, laser systems, opto-electronics devices, optical modelling and design

· Imaging:  imaging systems, statistical signal and image processing

· Practical training:  hands-on research experience using the FSU Jena's state-of-the-art optics laboratories and, in particular, laboratories owned by industrial partner companies

· New frontiers in optics:

> - advanced sources: quantum dots laser, petawatt / femtosecond / megajoule lasers, quantum cascade lasers, fiber lasers, XUV

> - optical systems: 3D metrology, remote sensoring, advances in optical fabrication, adaptive optics, optomechanical design

> - biophotonics: fluorescence sensors, optical tweezers, laser diagnostics and surgery

> - nanophotonics: metamaterials, photonic crystals, subwavelength structures, plasmonics

> - telecommunications: optical fibers, optical active components and optical signal processing

> - photovoltaics: photon management, solar energy systems, next generation solar cells

> - ultraoptics: relativistic optics, ultrafast optics, XUV and x-ray optics

Details

· Prerequisite: A Bachelor of science degree (B.Sc.) or a Bachelor of engineering degree (B.Eng.) whose curriculums included significant exposure to fundamental physics.

· Upon completion of the Master's degree program, this title will be awarded: a Master of Science in Photonics.

· Language: All lectures, courses and seminars are taught in the English language.

DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Overview

The Abbe School of Photonics (ASP) is strongly committed to the advancement of highly qualified students and their promotion to early-stage researchers. Our doctoral program strongly supports the development of individual science careers in optics and photonics, provides professional and practical course opportunities and contributes to individual soft skills development. A broad academic education at the highest international level within a modern research environment provides a profound up-to-date knowledge in a variety of fields - from fundamental sciences and laser physics to material sciences and life sciences. State-of-the-art laboratories offer optimum conditions for research at the frontiers of optics and photonics.

A cornerstone of our philosophy is to regard and value our doctoral candidates as scientists in all respects. The ASP offers an individually adjusted program to meet each candidate's scientific background and interests. This guarantees an optimal level of preparation for a high-profile career in research or industry.

Our broad scope of education

In addition to the regular courses which are part of the ASP program, a variety of special lectures is given by world-renowned Carl Zeiss Visiting Professors. Moreover, Master's degree students (M. Sc.) and doctoral candidates benefit from the close collaboration between ASP and some of the world's leading companies in the field of optics and photonics.

Interdisciplinarity

Interdisciplinarity is an inherent part of our philosophy. ASP provides a variety of courses that help students acquire additional knowledge in complementary sciences, as well as essential soft skills, e.g. in project management and leadership. In addition, ASP students benefit from various courses which are offered by FSU Jena's Graduate Academy.

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