Celebrating 150 years of optics research at Erlangen, the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Max Planck Research Group for Optics, Information and Photonics (the precursor of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light) and 1.5 years of the inauguration of the new MPL building. Register via: https://www.mpl.mpg.de/en/symposium2018.html Attendance is free of charge but registration is mandatory due to limited space.

A team of researchers from Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts demonstrated temperature sensing using a micro laser optically trapped inside a hollow-core photonic crystal fibre.

Today MPL offered lab tours in the new building during the DPG Annual Spring Meeting in Erlangen #DPGER18

Award ceremony during the annual spring meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG) in Erlangen

Erlangen hosts the Annual Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG). Today there was a reception at the Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts Check out the webpage for more information: http://erlangen18.dpg-tagungen.de

Two weeks ago the BR - Bayerischer Rundfunk visited the Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts and produced a short film about the institute. Take a look: https://www.br.de/mediathek/video/frankenschau-frankenschau-av:5a5f2e2e259b74001c9026b1

Heute ist Internationaler Tag der Muttersprache. Ein guter Anlass, die Vielfältigkeit unserer Forscher zu feiern: Am Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts arbeiten aktuell über 190 Wissenschaftler mit 33 verschiedenen Nationalitäten. Today is International Mother Language Day. A good reason to celebrate the multiplicity of our researchers: At present, more than 190 scientists with 33 different nationalities are working at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light. #funwithflags #internationalmotherlanguageday

Round 2 of our Casino Quiz Night took place this Tuesday at MPL. Scientists, engineers and administration employees got together in five mixed groups to show off their knowledge and compete against their colleagues. Questions about science, movies, music and sports were asked by our quizmasters: doctoral student Richard Zeltner and PR Hiwi Jakob Wagenbrenner.

Eine neue Ausgabe des Forschungsmagazins der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ist gerade erschienen. Viel Spaß beim Lesen! Vor allem Seite 64 lohnt sich - mit einem Beitrag über unser Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts

Welcome at MPL! We are happy to announce that as of January 2018, Silvia Viola Kusminskiy has taken up her position as the head of a new Max Planck Research Group (MPRG). Her group "Theory of hybrid systems for quantum technologies" will explore the interaction between light and condensed matter systems at the micro- and nanoscale. Her current interest lies in optomagnonics, where light couples coherently to magnetic excitations in solid state systems. You want to do your Master or PhD in this field? Here you`ll find the group`s page: https://www.mpl.mpg.de/en/institute/viola-kusminskiy-research-group.html

Moderne Physik am Samstag Morgen: Dr. Peter Banzer vom Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts​ spricht bei der Reihe morgen über Optikphänomene wie photonische Räder, winzige Leuchttürme und Möbiusbänder aus Licht. Nicht verpassen! Wann: Samstag (27.01.) um 11:15 Uhr Wo: Hörsaal G, Staudtstraße 5 in Erlangen Der Eintritt ist frei, eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich. https://www.physik.nat.fau.de/2017/12/11/vortragsreihe-moderne-physik-am-samstagmorgen/ FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg