Open Positions
We are always looking for students who are interested and want to join the fascinating field of ultrashort physics using visible or x-ray pulses.
If you are looking for a PhD position, a topic for your Bachelor or Master thesis, please contact us.
We also offer student research projects for graduate students.
Current bachelor and master positions
NEW --- Compressor unit for a 100kHz fs laser system --- NEW
For a commercial fs-laser system providing 300fs pulses with 4W power at a repetition rate of 100kHz an amplifier system boosting the output energy up to 40 W recently was set up. To enable a variety of scientific applications, the amplified pulses now need to be shortened to below 100fs. For this, a so-called multi-pass cell (MPC) compressor should be set up including an analysis for design optimization of the MPC using optical simulation software.
This work suits very well for a master thesis but may be also carried out in part as a bachelor thesis.
Characterization and optimization of a Ti:Sapphire laser beam profile
This project aims at the optimization of the spatial properties of ultrashort laser pulses generated in a Ti:Sapphire laser system. Applying a recently proposed simple experimental approach we intend to set up a novel type of spatial filter for improving the wave front of the laser pulses.
The work includes a careful characterization of the current and – after installation of the new spatial filter – the resulting wave fronts.
Simulations also may be included into this project.
Here you can find further information about this topic.
Pump-probe experiments using DUV and VUV radiation
Based on an industrial laser system we operate a table-top light source generating ultrashort light pulses at 85nm wavelength by frequency conversion of the fourth harmonic (257nm) of the laser fundamental in a static gas cell. Currently an optical setup exists that transports the DUV radiation and the laser pump beam to the interaction region, where pump-probe studies on gaseous samples will be carried out in a next step. For this, an electron and/or ion detector for the detection of the particles produced by the laser-matter interaction needs to be set up.
This project can be carried out within the scope of a Bachelor or Master thesis.
Current PhD positions
There is no PhD position available at the moment.
Current vacancies can be found in the job potal.
Hiwi positions
Are you interested in scientific work while studying? We are always looking for student research assistants (Studentische Hilfskraft).
Here you can find details about the position as a student research assistant.
For more information please contact Prof. Dr. Markus Drescher(markus.drescher"AT"uni-hamburg.de) or Dr. Marek Wieland(marek.wieland"AT"uni-hamburg.de).