Master of Science in Photonics

The international MSc in Photonics course offered by the Abbe School of Photonics (ASP) is based on a long tradition of education in photonics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Obtaining a Master's degree at ASP means to be immersed deeply in the rich and stimulating research environment of our Abbe Center of Photonics. Thus, our Master's degree students obtain hands-on experience while taking methodology courses that take place in state-of-the-art photonics laboratories.​ By choosing the respective elective modules, our students can already specialise in at least one out of five key education areas during their Master's degree studies. Our research and education partners include also the local Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, and the Helmholtz Institute Jena as well as a number of prominent industrial partners like ASML, JENOPTIK, OSRAM, PHILIPS, SCHOTT, TRUMPF, and ZEISS. Video The MSc Photonics is part of a full-scale education programme of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena specialising in optics and photonics, starting at undergraduate level (BSc in Physics), continuing at Master's level, and culminating in a structured doctoral programme. The MSc Photonics course schedule commences its first semester with a compulsory adjustment module of fundamental lectures. The longer that students follow the programme, the larger their freedom to choose from a great number of different subjects from the catalogue of the MSc Photonics study programme will be. Likewise, students are encouraged to make use of our research-grade laboratories to further their growing experience and knowledge of photonics, and to inspire independent thinking and creativity in our young scientists. The Master's degree course contents include: Fundamentals of Optics and Materials: ray optics, wave optics, electromagnetic optics, wave propagation, guided waves, light-matter interaction, non-linear optics, quantum optics, quantum technologies Optical Devices and Systems: lens design & instruments, metrology, optical sensors, optical communications subsystems, laser devices, laser systems, opto-electronic devices Imaging: imaging systems, statistical signal and image processing Practical training: hands-on research experience in state-of-the-art optics laboratories of the university and, in particular, in industry New Frontiers in Optics: Quantum technologies, e.g. for quantum imaging, communication and sensing Advanced sources (quantum dots laser, petawatt/femtosecond/megajoule lasers, quantum cascade lasers, fibre lasers, XUV) Optical systems (3D metrology, remote sensing, advances in optical fabrication, adaptive optics, optomechanical design) Biophotonics (fluorescence sensors, optical tweezers, laser diagnostics and surgery) Nanophotonics (metamaterials, photonic crystals, sub-wavelength structures, plasmonics) Optical communication technology (optical fibres, optical active components, and optical signal processing)