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#News | 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗢𝗙 Yesterday, we had the honor of hosting the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania (Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to Germany), Giedrius Puodžiūnas, alongside Commercial Attaché Inga Rovbutas and Faustas Tolkusinas from Invest Lithuania. The visit offered a comprehensive introduction to Fraunhofer IOF’s vision for optics and photonics as well as our innovative contributions to key markets such as mobility, manufacturing, and space applications. During their time at the institute, the delegation toured one of our laser laboratories and received an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at our micro- and nano-optics lab –showcasing applied photonics research. A central focus of the visit was fostering collaboration. The discussions highlighted existing partnerships and explored exciting new opportunities for joint research projects. The Lithuanian representatives also showed keen interest in our efforts to support startups and entrepreneurship in photonics. This includes initiatives like the Digital Innovation Hub Photonics (DIHP), which nurtures spin-offs and startups in optics and photonics at the Beutenberg Campus in Jena.

#Upcoming | 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗢𝗙 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗤𝗧𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰   The European Quantum Technologies Conference (EQTC) offers researchers and industry the opportunity to discuss and inform themselves about the latest scientific results in Quantum Computation and Simulation, Quantum Communication and Networks, Quantum Sensing and Metrology, and Basic Science and Future Directions for Quantum Technologies towards the industrialization of Quantum Technologies in Europe. Fraunhofer IOF will take part in the scientific exchange: meet Dr. Karin Burger at our booth, get to know about our research activities in Quantum Technologies, and take a look at the replica of our Optical Ground Station or our miniaturized sources for entangled photon pair generation towards space qualification.   In addition, Fraunhofer IOF will represent the project HyperSpace at the EQTC together with project partners. While Dr. Karin Burger will give an overview of the project with a poster on “Towards a global Quantum communication network – the HyperSpace project”, Aiden Rosebush from the University of Toronto will present a poster entitled “An Exponential Reduction in Training Data Sizes for Machine Learning Derived Entanglement Witnesses”. In this project, machine learning is used to produce entanglement witnesses, which are an efficient sort of measurement scheme for detecting specific types of entanglement. Want to discuss our approaches towards global quantum communication networks directly? Karin and her colleagues are looking forward to lively exchanges with you and the whole community!

#𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 |𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗢𝗙 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Are you curious about exhibits such as CubEniK’s mini-satellite, the FLEX double-slit array or high-performance diffraction gratings and multispectral filters for the Sentinel missions?  Then visit the joint 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝟮𝟮 of the Fraunhofer AVIATION & SPACE alliance in 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟱 of Space Tech Expo Europe 2024 and meet our experts from 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵 – 𝟮𝟭. 👋    Visit us at booth M22 and experience our innovative, ultra-light and durable optical components and systems! Our scientists will be presenting topology-optimised designs and providing exciting insights into constructions that are resistant to temperature fluctuations, ultra-precise free-form optics, optical coatings, special grating solutions and novel, adhesive-free connection technologies.   In addition, Dr. Stephanie Hesse-Ertelt will speak at the Space Tech Expo forum about our developments at Fraunhofer IOF on the topics of "Optical instruments for Earth observation and satellite communication": 🗓️ Wednesday, 20.11.2024  🕝 2.30 p.m.  📍 Exhibitor Technology Forum   Find more information here: https://lnkd.in/esmtCZHz   We are very much looking forward to meeting you there. 🌍

#Upcoming | 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗢𝗙 𝗮𝘁 “𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘅𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀”   On 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟯, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟰𝗽𝗺, our recruiting team is looking forward to the next “Praxis trifft Campus” event, hosted by Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena. Here they will engage in valuable discussions with students and alumni about topics related to master's theses, scientific internships, doctoral positions and the advantages of starting a career. They will be on hand to help and advise anyone interested in finding out which options are best suited to them and what opportunities are available at Fraunhofer IOF. For years, we have appreciated the company contact exchange as a place for direct feedback – what are the expectations of us as an employer? What advantages do we have as a research institute? What trends are determined by the labor market? Our colleagues Katharina Wolf and Nadine Wenzel are looking forward to meeting you and discussing these and other topics! Visit them at 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝟭𝟮 at “Praxis trifft Campus”!   https://lnkd.in/esRf2hmJ

#News | 𝗨𝗦 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗢𝗙 The highest-ranking representative of the USA in Germany, Alan Meltzer, and US Consul General John R. Crosby (US-Botschaft) visited our institute on October 22. In presentations and discussions, they learned about current photonics research and explored opportunities for increased transatlantic cooperation. From the 3D measurement of complex objects and highly secure communication using quanta to optical systems that have made it into space from Jena – the US-diplomats took the opportunity to find out all about the work of Fraunhofer IOF during presentations and a lab tour. In personal talks with our researchers, they also discussed opportunities and prospects for increased transatlantic cooperation in the future. "You have built up an impressive network here.", complimented John R. Crosby the institute and its researchers and employees referencing the great interdisciplinary network of research institutes, startups and industry, he witnessed during his visit in Jena. Read a short recap of their visit at Fraunhofer IOF here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eMk2jzYH 📸 © Marc Ermer

#Upcoming | 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁 The Long Night of Science will take place in Erfurt on 8 November 2024. Our location in Erfurt, the Fraunhofer Center, invites young and old to catch a glimpse of research into biophotonics, quantum technologies and integrated photonics from 6 p.m. to midnight. 👧 Hands-on science: Various hands-on activities for children and exciting experiments from the resident research groups. 🗝️ Researchers from Fraunhofer IOF will explain how data security can be improved in the future through quantum encryption in the lecture "Quantum communication: the key to data security of the future" | 20 - 20: 8 pm 🔬 Interested parties can find out what the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft actually does and what the role of "bridge builder between science and application" is all about in several lectures at 19:30, 20:30 and 21:30 pm 🦠 There will be other exciting lectures from the world of biosensor technology and respiratory gas analysis from our partners Fraunhofer IPMS and Fraunhofer IZI. All information about the Long Night of Science at the Fraunhofer Centre in Erfurt can be found here 👉 https://lnkd.in/efC83g8W What: Long Night of Science Erfurt When: 8.11.2024 from 6 pm Where: Herman-Hollerith-Straße 3, 99099 Erfurt

#News | 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗢𝗙: 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 Passion for light - that is Fraunhofer IOF. Innovative solutions for light-based future technologies are developed here. But who are the people behind research and science? The series "Faces of Fraunhofer IOF" introduces them: "Keeping at it is everything," says Julia Hengster. The physicist with a PhD is a keen athlete and recently completed her second long-distance triathlon. But also in her working life, Julia is involved in kind of a triathlon. She works at Fraunhofer IOF as a consultant for the institute's management, is the coordinator of the Max Planck School of Photonics and coordinates the site management of the Fraunhofer Research Center in Erfurt. Julia therefore knows too well that an iron stamina is not only needed in sports, but also in everyday working life between funding applications and strategy development. What drives her is the joy of discovery - including her own limits. In her “Faces of Fraunhofer IOF” portrait, Julia Hengster gives insight into her motivation and perseverance in sports as well as her working environment. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dqYqBjHs 📷 © Julia Hengster

#Upcoming | 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀𝟰𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 The second Photonics4Future webinar on “Compact & Efficient: Micro-optics transforming automotive lighting” with Dmitrii Stefanidi took place in the beginning of October. If you missed it, you can now watch the webinar on YouTube 👉  https://lnkd.in/egJGwfwZ The next webinar in the series will take place on November 14, 2 – 2:45 PM. Anne-Sophie Munser will be speaking on “Characterization of Optical Surfaces and Coatings” via MS Teams. No registration necessary and free of charge. Mark your calendars now: https://lnkd.in/eyEJC83g

Leading representatives from research, industry and start-ups came together at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI on October 17, 2024, for the ‘Forum for Quantum Communication in Germany’, organised by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung-funded QR.X, QuNET and SQuaD consortia. The aim was to highlight prospects for quantum communication in Germany and present concrete progress. The QuNET initiative demonstrated quantum-secure data transmission in Berlin's inner-city network, a possible approach for the secure transmission of personal data in digital government services. In order to promote exchange within the forum and to recognise the BMBF's pioneering funding strategy, an impulse paper https://lnkd.in/gk5TBwcQ on the topic of quantum communication was drawn up from within the research and industry ecosystem in the run-up to the forum and ceremoniously presented to the BMBF State Secretary Dr. Roland Philippi at the event. Fraunhofer IOF's contribution in this specific issue was the leading role in the Impulse paper by Dr. Torsten Siebert and the organisation of the event by Dr. Anja Milde in Kooperation with Fraunhofer HHI.

We are proud to make a significant contribution to future quantum communication through our research involvement in QuNET and SQuaD. The early establishment of a future-proof infrastructure will help to keep Germany competitive as a center of business and science. Thanks to all our partners and to Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung for the opportuninity!