Faculty Members of the MPSP
Here you will find a list of all MPSP Fellows, i.e. your potential PhD supervisors. In total, the Max Planck School of Photonics has 56 Fellows of which 12 are Associate Fellows and 2 are Honorary Fellows. If you are interested in the research work of a particular Fellow, we recommend that you visit the website of the respective partner institution.
MPSP-Fellows
Aachen
Carlo Holly
Berlin
Christiane Koch
Research Field: Theoretische Physik Quantum dynamics and control
Braunschweig
Stefanie Kroker
Research field: Photonics for optical high-precision and quantum metrology
Erlangen
Maria Chekhova
Research Topic: Nanolayer sources of entangled photons
Peter Hommelhoff
Research Topic: Attosecond physics inside of quantum materials.
Nicolas Joly
Research Fields: Fiber Optics, Quantum Optics, Nonlinear Optics
Flore Kunst
Research Field: Non-Hermitian topological phenomena
Research Topics: Non-Hermiticity, topological phases of matter, optics
Research Topics: Non-Hermiticity, topological phases of matter, optics
Christoph Marquardt
Research Topic: Quantum communication in space
Florian Marquardt
Research Topic: Theory of Quantum Optomechanics
Bernhard Schmauß
Research Topic: Fiber Optic Sensor Networks.
Göttingen
Stefan W. Hell
Research Topic:
Far-Field Optical Imaging at Molecular Resolution
Jan Huisken
Research Fields: Multiscale bioimaging, 3D fluorescence microscopy, Fast and gentle light sheet microscopy
Claus Ropers
Research Topic: Ultrafast magnetic imaging using high-harmonic radiation
Steffen J. Sahl
Research Topic: Nanoscopic Analysis of Neurodegenerative Disease Proteins.
Tim Salditt
Research Topic: Curved x-ray waveguides and resonators: x-ray optic on a chip.
Hamburg
Franz X. Kärtner
Research Topic: Ultrafast Laser Physics, Attosecond Science and High-Gradient Accelerators
Nina Rohringer
Research Topic: Theory of ultrafast nonlinear x-ray processes of many-body systems
Hannover
Alexander Heisterkamp
Research Field: Biophotonics
Research Topics: Cellular imaging and manipulation using lasers, biomedical imaging, optogenetics, nonlinear optics
Research Topics: Cellular imaging and manipulation using lasers, biomedical imaging, optogenetics, nonlinear optics
Michèle Heurs
Research Field: Quantum optics, interferometric gravitational wave detection
Research Topic: Non-classical light, quantum noise cancellation techniques
Uwe Morgner
Research Field: Ultrafast Lasers, Strong Field Laser Physics, Computational Photonics
Bernhard Roth
Research Field: Applied Optics and Photonics
Research Topics: Micro- and Nanooptics, Integrated Photonics and Analytics, Biomedical Optics
Research Topics: Micro- and Nanooptics, Integrated Photonics and Analytics, Biomedical Optics
Birgit Stiller
Additional e-mail address:
birgit.stiller@mpl.mpg.de
Research Fields: Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Optics, Fiber Optics, Integrated Photonics
Research Topics: Light-sound interactions, photonic neuromorphic computing, quantum technologies
birgit.stiller@mpl.mpg.de
Research Fields: Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Optics, Fiber Optics, Integrated Photonics
Research Topics: Light-sound interactions, photonic neuromorphic computing, quantum technologies
Jena
Falk Eilenberger
Research Fields: Fiber Optics, Nanophotonics, Quantum Optics, Nonlinear Optics
Research Abstract: Integration of 2D-Materials in Nanophotonics and Quantum Optical Systems, Wave Simulation using Quantum Algorithms, creation of nanophotonic components and devices
Research Abstract: Integration of 2D-Materials in Nanophotonics and Quantum Optical Systems, Wave Simulation using Quantum Algorithms, creation of nanophotonic components and devices
Stefanie Gräfe
Malte Kaluza
Research Fields: High-power laser development, Novel schemes for particle accelerators
Research Topic: Multi-color probing of ultra-fast phenomena
Jens Limpert
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Fraunhofer IOF Jena
Research Focus:
laser physics, laser technology, fiber optics, laser applications, ultrashort laser pulses, secondary sources including Xray, XUV, mid-IR and THz radiation
Stefan Nolte
Research Topic: Spin-orbit photonics in inhomogeneous anisotropic media
Gerhard Paulus
Research Fields: Advanced Imaging, Ultrafast Physics, Quantum Optics, Strongfield Physics, X-Ray Science, Nonlinear Optics
Thomas Pertsch
Research Fields: Nanophotonics, Quantum Optics, Nonlinear Optics
Isabelle Staude
MPSP Ombudsperson
Fabian Steinlechner
Research Fields: Photonic Quantum Technology, Quantum Networks, Quantum Communication and Information Processing, Quantum Sensing and Imaging
Andreas Tünnermann
Research Topic: Quantum Source Development and Application.
Matt Zepf
Helmholtz Institute Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
Karlsruhe
David Hunger
MPSP OmbudspersonResearch Fields: Biophotonics, Quantum Optics
Christian Koos
Research Topic: Silicon photonics and 3D integration for ultra-fast signal processing
Uli Lemmer
Maryna Leonidivna Meretska
Research Focus: Nanophotonics in a wide spectral range spanning from EUV to MWIR parts of the spectrum. Applications of nanophotonics to bioimaging, holography, complex light beam generation, and sustainable technologies
Anja Metelmann
Carsten Rockstuhl
München
Monika Aidelsburger
Research Fields: Quantum simulation, Ultracold atoms, Topology, Hubbard models, Lattice gauge theories
Stefan Karsch
Research Topic: Development of a multi-color Thomson X-ray source
Matthias Kling
Ultrafast Physics, Laser Source Development, Nanophotonics, Strongfield Physics, X-Ray Science, Nonlinear Optics
Research Topic: Attosecond imaging and spectroscopy of light-induced dynamics in molecules and nanostructures
Ferenc Krausz
Research Topic: Ultrafast laser physics and spectroscopy
Paderborn
Thomas Zentgraf
Research Fields: Nanophotonics Quantum Optics Nonlinear Optics
Siegen
Otfried Gühne
Universität Siegen
Research Focus: Quantum information theory, foundations of quantum mechanics
Stuttgart
Tübingen
Daniel Braun
Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen
Research Focus: Quantum metrology, with a focus on quantum optics, quantum imaging, opto-mechanical systems, and small gravitational effects; quantum information theory