03/28/2019

Far Above the Norm – Development of Anomalous Photonic Crystal Fibers

New fiber designs allow future-oriented applications in fiber lasers – from fiber optic sensors to lab-in-fiber concepts. The point-by-point... 

03/28/2019

Plasmonic Biosensing

Metallic nanostructures can be effectively used as an optical transducer for biomolecular sensors. We developed a method how nanostructured chips... 

03/28/2019

Better than a lens - A novel concept to overcome the SNR-limit given by the Fermat principle.

By dividing the pupil of an incoherent imaging system, it is possible to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the imaging of high-frequency... 

03/28/2019

First Flexible Tweezers from Light

The holographic endoscopy team created the first optical traps by controlling the propagation of light through multimode optical fibers. 

03/28/2019

Sharp Images with Flexible Fibers

The holographic endoscopy team has found a new way to transmit image information with virtually no distortion from multimodal fibers – even if they... 

03/28/2019

Nanochemical imaging for supporting theranostics

Photo-induced force microscopy complements established spectroscopy techniques 

03/28/2019

UV spectroscopy in water-filled anti-resonant hollow core fibers

Monitoring water quality becomes increasingly important nowadays due to the augmented use of antibiotics worldwide. Residual amounts of many species... 

03/28/2019

Up to Boson Peak - Towards Enhanced Homogeneity in Optical Aluminosilicate Glasses

Optical fibers are powerful key components for miniaturizing next generation laser concepts addressing applications in personalized medicine,... 

03/28/2019

Self-assembled Spherical Metal Particles by Pulsed UV Laser Treatment of Thin Films

The fabrication of nanospheres by pulsed UV excimer laser treatment under ambient conditions is a fast fabrication technique. Nanoparticles can be... 

03/28/2019

Biophysical imaging with high spatial and temporal resolution

Fluorescence microscopy is a powerful tool for observing cellular structures over space and time. Yet, its resolution is usually limited for detailing...