IPHT Jena
The Leibniz - Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT ) was founded in 1992 as the Institute for Physical High Technology in Jena. It is a non-profit research institution. As a membership organization it is worn next to an institutional funding from the federal government and the Free State of Thuringia by the members. Members include next public institutions in particular companies in the region as well as representatives from industry and academia.
For IPHT photonics is the most important key technology of the 21st century, the focus of research. The Institute provides research services from basic research to application-oriented implementation in laboratory models. With the realignment of the Institute on photonic technologies and the related renamed the Institute of Photonic Technology 2007, the competencies in the three research areas, biophotonics ', ' Fiber Optics ' and' Photonic detection ' bundled.
In July 2013 were based on the results of an evaluation by the Science, the Institute decided to include in the Leibniz Association, which took effect on 1 January 2014.
Research priorities
Optical system solutions for issues from the fields of medicine, life and environmental sciences are under the motto " Photonics for Life" at the center of the work at the Institute of Photonic Technology. The research Biophotonik connects it as a clamp all research activities at IPHT. It aims to create new photonic processes which are transferred together with the two research areas Fiber Optics and Photonic detection in application-oriented innovative systems.
In close cooperation with partners in medicine, life and environmental sciences open questions of basic research are identified and addressed. The findings open up new methodological approaches and simultaneously open other potential applications for photonic solutions. The IPHT shall contribute by his methods and process research significantly to progress in this socio-political areas.
Work on IPHT done in eight research departments as well as researchers and research groups. Thus, new methods for biophotonic spektraloptischen and diagnostic imaging and bioanalysis associated per se with the exploration and realization of corresponding light sources and photonic detection systems. In addition, fiber optic system solutions are gaining because of their properties and their unikalen Miniaturisierungspotentials important for instrumental realization. Conversely, acts biophotonics back with their specific requirements on basic research in these fields of research.
From this synergistic integration of three research areas Biophotonics, Fiber Optics and Photonic detection IPHT wins his coherent academic profile and its self-understanding "From Ideas to Instrumenmts " infers.