Project Details
Projekt
GRK 1355: Physics with New Advanced Coherent Radiation Sources
Subject Area
Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
Term
from 2006 to 2015
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 19903418
The Research Training Group is dedicated to the development, characterisation and application of modern sources for light and matter waves. The Research Training Group thereby combines the expertise of physicists from the different cultures in X-ray, ultra short pulse and free electron laser physics with laser physics, quantum optics and photonics, using the strong resources present at Hamburg in all these areas. The research and education focus on the joint and complementary aspects of modern radiation sources like fibre lasers, crystalline wave guide lasers, fs-lasers, free electron lasers in the VUV synchrotron radiation and atom lasers. The strategic goal is to train PhD students in the modern fields of laser physics and especially to combine thereby the know-how of scientists working in the different fields of laser science mentioned above.
The use of the different coherent sources present in this Research Training Group opens opportunities in diverse areas of science, from medicine and biology to materials science and environmental research. The advancement of applications in these key areas of future technology relies on excellently educated scientists with a thorough knowledge of the properties and possibilities of all these laser sources. The common feature of radiation sources as different as VUV-FEL, crystalline waveguide lasers or matter wave lasers is that they all operate at the absolute forefront of current technology. The characteristics feature in treating and developing these systems is that the three areas of development, characterisation and application are intrinsically connected. A well-founded and broad research and education programme at the intersection of these areas is therefore a central goal of the Research Training Group. Research in this programme is complemented by a specific training course programme that concentrates in particular on the transfer of basic and advanced knowledge of all the above mentioned subfields.
As an important aspect scientists from HASYLAB/DESY contribute to the research and study programme of the Research Training Group. In addition, the worldwide unique possibilities of the DESY VUV-FEL and the DESY synchrotron radiation lab are accessible to the Research Training Group. In this manner, the programme is intended to be an example of how university and non-university research can go hand in hand.
The use of the different coherent sources present in this Research Training Group opens opportunities in diverse areas of science, from medicine and biology to materials science and environmental research. The advancement of applications in these key areas of future technology relies on excellently educated scientists with a thorough knowledge of the properties and possibilities of all these laser sources. The common feature of radiation sources as different as VUV-FEL, crystalline waveguide lasers or matter wave lasers is that they all operate at the absolute forefront of current technology. The characteristics feature in treating and developing these systems is that the three areas of development, characterisation and application are intrinsically connected. A well-founded and broad research and education programme at the intersection of these areas is therefore a central goal of the Research Training Group. Research in this programme is complemented by a specific training course programme that concentrates in particular on the transfer of basic and advanced knowledge of all the above mentioned subfields.
As an important aspect scientists from HASYLAB/DESY contribute to the research and study programme of the Research Training Group. In addition, the worldwide unique possibilities of the DESY VUV-FEL and the DESY synchrotron radiation lab are accessible to the Research Training Group. In this manner, the programme is intended to be an example of how university and non-university research can go hand in hand.
DFG Programme
Research Training Groups
Applicant Institution
Universität Hamburg
Spokesperson
Professor Dr. Klaus Sengstock
