Lidar systems are revolutionising the mobility of the future, NIR technology is optimizing the agriculture and food industry, microscopy and spectroscopy form the basis of modern medical diagnostics, lasers are used to process materials of every conceivable kind with a high degree of efficiency, and fibre optic technology forms the basis of modern data communications and many laser processing machines. Industry 4.0 and IoT as well as quantum computers are based on photonic technologies. The future belongs to photonics. Be part of this future with the MSE Master’s in Photonics and Laser Engineering.
Graduates of the MSE Photonics and Laser Engineering profile are interdisciplinary all-rounders. They know and understand technologies and tools of photonics, their processes and their analysis.
- Laser systems and laser applications
- Optical engineering and metrology
- Thin film technology
Typical areas of application are medical technology, biotechnology, additive and subtractive manufacturing, telecommunication, sensor technology and renewable energies.
Professional skills
With the MSE in Photonics and Laser Engineering, you will acquire a basic understanding of the physical principles and processes of photonics. You will be a professional in the use of light and lasers in a wide range of applications from lighting technology to production engineering, from measurement technology to medical technology. You will be able to design and implement photonic sensor systems for automation and production. You will have the capacity to numerically simulate multidisciplinary systems with photonic elements and to combine light-based technologies with mechanical, micromechanical and electro-optical systems.
Photonics and Laser Engineering engineers have the ability to solve complex problems using the most suitable methods. They can quickly gain an overview of the current state of the art, evaluate existing scientific approaches and apply them accordingly. Photonics and Laser Engineeringengineers can assess the feasibility and market benefit of novel photonics systems. They are predestined to lead multidisciplinary project teams and are able to communicate, collaborate, and interact with other fields such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, medical and biotechnology, computer science or data sciences.
Outline of profession
Photonics and Laser Engineering makes possible numerous applications, making it an “enabler” of major cross-sectional technologies such as image processing and metrology, medical technology and life sciences, additive and subtractive manufacturing, communications and sensing. At the basis of all of these technologies are the generation, control, detection, and interaction of light.
Graduates of the Photonics and Laser Engineering profile know and understand key photonic components, light-based processes and measurement methods. They use and combine them for novel applications, know how to design photonic systems and how to combine them with electrical and mechanical systems. Photonics and Laser Engineering engineers research novel technologies and implement them in applications. Furthermore, graduates with a master’s degree in Photonics and Laser Engineering are interdisciplinary all-rounders. They are prepared for leading positions with management responsibility in the areas of research and development, intelligent manufacturing, industrial process and quality control as well as automation and digital factories.
Further information
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Individual specialisation in the profile Photonics and Laser Engineering
The Institute of Product and Production Engineering (focus is on laser development and laser machining) and the Institute for Sensors and Electronics
(focus is on measurement technologies and optoelectronics) offer this specialization: