Optics Lab | Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen

Bright spots in research

Making the invisible visible and controlling and optimising highly complex processes with light − optical systems play a decisive role in modern science and technology and contribute to the innovation and improvement of numerous technical applications and everyday products.

The HFU optics laboratory offers extensive opportunities for designing and testing optical systems in measurement technology and thus provides an ideal environment for the practical application and consolidation of theoretical knowledge.

Purpose of lab

Design, simulation and testing of optical systems in metrology
Experimental characterisation of laser systems, simulation-based validation
Project and thesis work in the field of optics

Lab equipment

Hardware:

Semiconductor laser, fiber-coupled and free beam, in the red spectral range
Highly sensitive CMOS camera for the visible and near-infrared spectral range
Optical power measurement in the visible spectral range
Optical and optomechanical standard components for the realization of laboratory setups
PC system for system control and data acquisition

Software: