Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

Nonlinear light #microscopy has revolutionized our ability to observe and understand complex biological processes. However, light can also damage living matter. Yet, the mechanism behind the irreversible perturbation of cellular processes by intense light remains poorly understood. Great collab of research groups of Hanieh Fattahi and Daniel Wehner at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light & Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin to identify the conditions under which intense pulsed lasers can be used in vivo without damaging the organism.   Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehM9aewr #light #laser #science #research #MPL #MPZPM

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 - 𝗠𝗮𝘅-𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗸-𝗭𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗳ü𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗸 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻 We will celebrate the opening of the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin in Erlangen with a distinguished scientific symposium! 📍 Where? Kussmaulallee 2, 91054 Erlangen 📆 When? September 18 & 19, 2024 🗣️ Who? 18 renowned international speakers from the scientific fields of #physics, #medicine & #biology ℹ️ More info & registration: https://lnkd.in/dWQMjxAp Starting in September, scientists from physics, medicine and biology will be united under one roof at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) to research fundamental questions in medicine from a completely new mathematical-physical perspective. The MPZPM is an interdisciplinary, joint research center of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Universitätsklinikum Erlangen. #science #talk #symposium

Don't miss out on the next Distinguished Lecturer Series event this year! Mercedeh Khajavikhan, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at USC Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California will give her fascinating talk "Guiding Trojan Beams Using Lagrange Points" on 23 May at 2 pm CET.   The lecture will take place live in the Leuchs-Russell Auditorium. It will also be streamed via Zoom as well as recorded and added to our YouTube channel for anyone who misses the talk!   ▶️ Guiding Trojan Beams Using Lagrange Points 🕒 Thursday, May 23, 2024, 2 pm CET 📍 Leuchs-Russell Auditorium at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen 👉 Zoom access: https://lnkd.in/dj44fM3a Meeting-ID: 654 0361 7585 Kenncode: 061115

❗ Stellenanzeige ❗ Am Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts sind derzeit ca. 300 Beschäftigte aus den unterschiedlichsten Nationen tätig. Werden auch Sie ein Teil unseres Teams, denn wir bringen Licht ins Dunkel. Dafür suchen wir eine*n 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗺/𝘄/𝗱) 𝗶𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗵𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗳𝗴𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗻 • Sie kommunizieren aus Leidenschaft – über alle Kanäle und Plattformen hinweg: von der klassischen Pressemitteilung und dem Mitarbeitermagazin, über Tweets und Posts genauso wie über Bilder und Videos bis hin zu Events • Sie schreiben gerne Texte für unterschiedlichste Zielgruppen – präzise und pointiert • Es reizt Sie, naturwissenschaftliche Themen in populäre, internetaffine Formate zu übersetzen • Sie haben viele kreative Ideen – und sind in der Lage, diese auch umzusetzen 𝗜𝗵𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹 • Sie haben ein Hochschulstudium erfolgreich abgeschlossen und verfügen über erste Berufserfahrung im Bereich Journalismus / Medien / Kommunikation • Sie beherrschen die wichtigsten Werkzeuge moderner PR wie Contentmanagement-Systeme (idealerweise Typo3) und haben erste Erfahrung mit Adobe Creative Suite. Kenntnisse in Bild-, Audio- und Videobearbeitung sind von Vorteil. Die üblichen Office-Programme setzen Sie routiniert ein. • Sie sind offen dafür, sich in neue Themen, Technologien und Projekte einzuarbeiten • Sie behalten auch in fordernden Situationen den Überblick • Erfolgskontrollen der Kommunikation sind für Sie selbstverständlich, sei es durch Pressemonitoring oder Reichweitenanalysen im Netz • (Natur-)Wissenschaften interessieren Sie – von der Welt der Quanten bis zum Kampf gegen Krebs • Deutsch und Englisch beherrschen Sie fließend in Wort und Schrift 𝗨𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗯𝗼𝘁 Haben wir Ihr Interesse geweckt? Hier finden Sie alle weiteren Infos 👉 https://lnkd.in/dmTJzuKh Zum Bewerbungsportal 👉 https://lnkd.in/dcsXN4E7 #stellenangebot #jobsuche #jobs #karriere

On the International Day of Light, we would like to share this picture of the Del'Haye Research Group "Microphotonics" at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) with you.   Scientists at MPL utilize light to study nonlinear phenomena in photonic integrated circuits and optical fibers. This image shows light traveling through optical fibers. These fibers of pure glass are approximately as thick as human hairs and can be used for numerous applications in science. Here, the light scattered within the fiber gives rise to captivating visual effects. 📸 Image: Shuangyou Zhang #lightday2024 #lightinourlives2024 #science #light

Can AI help us with grasping the essence of physical situations and discovering design concepts for better devices based on that understanding? The field of 'Artificial Scientific Discovery' promises to go into this direction, uncovering interpretable and generalizable solutions to challenging problems. In our new manuscript we introduce an automated discovery approach for finding interesting wave scattering setups, leading to blueprints for better circulators, quantum-limited amplifiers and similar devices. Thanks to the unifying language of coupled-mode theory, these solutions can then be implemented in various hardware platforms, such as microwave circuits, photonic circuits or optomechanics. Who will be the first experimentalist to implement any of these solutions? Read more about it in: https://lnkd.in/e_UgY2i2 Great collaboration with Jonas Landgraf and Vittorio Peano at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light. #ArtificialIntelligence #Photonics #QuantumOptics #MicrowaveCircuits #QuantumTechnologies #MachineLearning

Photon-number distributions of various light sources have been studied extensively. However, little is known about the statistical distribution of electrons emitted under the effect of intense light. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg led by Prof. Maria Chekhova and Prof. Peter Hommelhoff have now discovered extreme and highly unusual statistical events in electron-number distributions obtained when nanometer-sized metal needle tips are illuminated with ultrashort pulses of bright quantum light. The results prove that the number of electrons is influenced by the light statistics and contributes to a deeper understanding of the process of electron emission. These findings will help to further improve electron microscopes. Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dgZWVwuq #science #research #quantum #optics #statistics 📸  © Stefan Meier

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! #lightday2024 will be held this Thursday, 16 May! On this special occasion, we would like to invite you to celebrate light and its multifaceted talents at our institute starting at 11 a.m CET. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light have prepared an illuminating program: 💡 Leonhard Möckl, Research Group Leader: Synesthesia – When sound and color interact Hanieh Fattahi, Research Group Leader: Solar lasers – highly energetic and sustainably produced 🕚 When: 16 May, 11 a.m. CET 📍 Where: Leuchs-Russel-Auditorium, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light 📸: Dorothe Burggraf, MPL

I had the honor to deliver opening remarks at the "East African Summer School in Optics and Photonics" and the launch of the "Max Planck Partner Research group at the Multimedia University of Nairobi". It was a great pleasure to deliver lectures at the summer school about ultrashort pulse generation, thin-disk laser technology, attosecond physics, and solar lasers. Optical science and photonics are driving the knowledge advances and economy of the world, encompassing important areas that are at the heart of the needed development for the African continent. In my capacity as the associated editor of the Optics Continuum, I would like to invite colleagues in Africa to submit their research in the Feature issue of the Journals of Optics Continuum and Applied Optics covering “Optical Science and Photonics in Africa”. The issue is led by Zouheir Sekkat and the submission deadline is on 30th of October 2024.  Optica, National Institute for Optics and Lasers (NIOL), Gerd Leuchs, Max Planck Society, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Alessia Candeo, Mohammed Hassan, Dr. Muhammad Qasim Mehmood , DR.ING Jared Gwaro #opticscontinuum #apliedoptics #optica #Africa #Nairobi #attosecondphysics #solarlaser #ultrashortpulse #laser #ICTP

For all friends of topology in physics: Our Reviews of Modern Physics article on topological transport of phonons is now published! We explain how phonon transport along robust edge channels can be engineered, what are the most promising applications, and which will be the upcoming challenges and future goals. https://lnkd.in/eVpca_GA Many thanks to Tirth Shah, Christian Brendel and Vittorio Peano for the great collaboration! #Topology #Phonons #Metamaterials #Review American Physical Society Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light