Wednesday, 7 October 2026 | 14:00 - 18:00
UV and X-ray
- Optoelectronics
- Crystals
- Laser
- Optics
Chair:
Thomas Neicke (Advanced UV for Life)
Co-Chair:
Dr. Michael Kneissl (Technische Universität Berlin)
Dr. Sven Einfeldt (Ferdinand-Braun-Institut gGmbH, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik)
Abstract:
This session provided by Advanced UV for Life addresses recent advances in ultraviolet photonics, optical design, system integration, and emerging applications such as science, semicon, disinfection, and sensing. Experts from research and industry will discuss current challenges and future directions in UV technologies within the photonics ecosystem.
Agenda:
14:00 - 14:10
UV and X-Ray An Indroduction
Thomas Neicke (Advanced UV for Life)
14:15 - 14:40
Micro-LEDs — the Efficiency Booster for UVC LEDs,
Jens Rass (Ferdinand-Braun-Institut gGmbH, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik)
14:40 - 15:00
Diode Laser-based Frequency-converted Deep-UV Light Sources
Krista Bodenhagen (Laser Modules Lab, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut gGmbH, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik)
15:00 - 15:25
Ferroelectric Fluoride Crystals for Vacuum-UV Nonlinear Optics - Nuclear Clocks
Hiroki Tanaka (Leibniz-Instituts für Kristallzüchtung)
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:25
High-throughput Testing of Photoactivated Antimicrobial Surfaces based on Singlet Oxygen Generation,
Petr Dzik (Brno University of Technology)
16:25 - 16:50
Challenges and Opportunities for AlGaN based UVC Lasers
Tim Wernicke (Technische Universität Berlin)
16:50 - 17:15
Bringing Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy into the Laboratory: Batteries and Catalysts at Work
Sebastian Praetz (Technische Universität Berlin)
17:15 - 17:40
Optical Measurement Technology for Ultraviolet Radiation
Mark Paravia (Opytec Dr. Groebel GmbH)
17:40-18:00
tbd,
N.N. (Laytec AG)
8 speakers
Professor
Technische Universität Berlin
Researcher
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut
Research Associate
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut
Chief Manager
NTT Advanced Technology Corporation
Research Associate
Technische Universität Berlin
Managing Director
Advanced UV for Life
Brno University of Technology
Researcher
Technische Universität Berlin
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