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A few weeks ago, a high-power blue laser (P = 4 kW, λ = 445 nm) from Laserline was successfully installed at the Institute of Photonic Technologies. This system will be used to investigate the relationships between laser wavelength and process characteristics for e.g., the laser welding of copper. As a result, we now have…Read more

Recently, our laboratory was equipped with the Amplitude Tangor 300 IR, a versatile femtosecond laser that can operate in the femto- to picosecond range. With its adjustable pulse duration and high power, it enables us to carry out high-precision investigations in laser material processing and laser microprocessing. The ability to switch between different time ranges…Read more

In September of this year, the 43rd parabolic flight campaign of the German Space Agency  (DLR) took place in Bordeaux. This unique opportunity gave researchers from Germany the chance to carry out more than 600 experiments under microgravity conditions. This year’s campaign focused on advanced manufacturing techniques such as welding and 3D printing as well…Read more

From September 15 to 19, 2024, the 13th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies [LANE 2024] took place in the Stadthalle Fürth. This year we celebrated a very special event – LANE turned 30 years old. In this anniversary year, around 350 participants from all over the world gathered again to discuss the latest scientific results…Read more

At the beginning of December 2023, our Photonic Medical Technology group organized the workshop “Optical Sensing in Turbid Media”. The event took place at the Novotel Erlangen. Renowned experts from the fields of Random Laser, Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Light Tissue Interaction and multimodal biophotonic imaging shared their knowledge. The event was primarily aimed…Read more

The research focus of Sebastian-Paul Kopp is laser-based 3D printing from polymer powders.  He uses a technique similar to a common laser printer to individually deposit the powder onto the laser bed. In his subsequent work, he successfully adapted his setup to 3D-print custom-made medication. As a proof of concept, he fabricated several pills containing…Read more

As a non-contact and highly automatable joining process, laser beam welding has been constantly gaining importance in industrial manufacturing applications. One of the greatest challenges is the formation of solidification cracks in the weld seam during the welding process. Solidification cracks can span over the full depth of the weld seam or only a part…Read more

As part of the Major Instrumentation Initiatives by the German Research Foundation (DFG) the Institute of Photonic Technologies at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg was granted funding for a Direct Energy Deposition (DED-LB/M) machine. The submitted concept surpasses commercially available system technology with its integrated process monitoring capabilities as well as the transferability to large-volume components. This machine…Read more

The 11th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies – LANE 2020, organized by Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH and the Institute for Photonic Technologies, took place from September 7th to 10th, 2020. For the first time in its history of almost three decades, this year’s LANE was held virtually due to current circumstances. On the conference platform, participants…Read more

In March, “LEF 2020 – 23rd seminar on lasers in electronics production and precision engineering” took place at the Stadthalle Fürth. The event was organized by the Bayerisches Laserzentrum in collaboration with the Institute of Photonic Technologies. Based on a diversified lecture program, the participants discussed the potential, which processes for laser micro material processing…Read more

On March 10 and 11, 2020 the Bayerisches Laserzentrum and the Institute of Photonic Technologies cordially invite all interested persons to LEF 2020 – 23rd seminar on lasers in electronics production and precision engineering, the meeting place for economy and science, at the Stadthalle of Fürth. At LEF 2020, participants have the chance to exchange…Read more

The 32nd International SAOT Workshop entitled “Additive Manufacturing – Experimental process development” was held at the LPT on 2nd and 3rd December 2019. For two days, renowned speakers from the growing research field of additive manufacturing presented the latest developments and achievements in this research area to an audience of over 70 participants. Besides the…Read more

LASER World of PHOTONICS 2019 took place in Munich from June 24 to 27. During the fair visitors were able to experience innovations and trends of the industry. The LPT was also actively involved. At the special show “Photons in Production” colleagues of the institute provided a comprehensive view into current trends and research results…Read more