Research

Research at the Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge (IFSW)

The IFSW pursues a holistic research approach that concentrates on three areas: Laser Development & Laser Optics, System Engineering and Process Fundamentals.

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Graphical representation of the organisational structure of the IFSW.

Laser Development and Optics

The aim of the research is the constant further development of reliable and powerful laser systems …

System Engineering

The core research area is the impact on the system technologies arising from the further development …

Process Fundamentals

Research focuses on the physical fundamentals of laser material processing and the development of …
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Projects with own homepages

TresClean (High ThRoughput lasEr texturing of Self-CLEANing and antibacterial surfaces)

AiF (Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen „Otto von Guericke“ e.V.)

HIPERDIAS (HIgh throughPut LasER processing of DIAmond and Silicon)

GREAT (Grating Reflectors Enabled laser Applications and Training)

kW-Flexiburst (Ultrashort pulsed kW-class laser with unprecedented flexible GHz burst operation for high precision high-throughput industrial manufacturing)

SCULPT (Scaling Ultrafast Laser Productive Precision Processing Technology)

Your contacts at the IFSW

This image shows Marwan Abdou Ahmed

Marwan Abdou Ahmed

Dr.

Head of laser development and laser optics department

This image shows Tobias Menold

Tobias Menold

Dr.-Ing.

Head of system engineering department

This image shows Christian Hagenlocher

Christian Hagenlocher

Dr.-Ing.

Head of process fundamentals department

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