Program

Speakers of the 8th UKP Workshop 2025

Overview by Event Module

FUNDAMENTALS BEAM SOURCES BEAM SHAPING

Dr. Jörn Bonse
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin (D)

Prof. Oleg Pronin
n2-Photonics GmbH, Hamburg (D)

Lukas Rimkus
Light Conversion Ltd., Vilnius (LT)

 

Deividas Andriukaitis
EKSPLA, Vilnius (LT)

Dr. Dominik Bauer
TRUMPF Laser SE, Schramberg (D)

Dr. Ralf Knappe
Coherent Kaiserslautern GmbH, Kaiserslautern (D)

 

Dr. Stephen Hamann
Silicon Light Machines, San Jose (USA)

Thomas Niedereichholz
Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH, Herrsching (D)

Anna Stadlbauer

HOLO/OR Ltd., Ness Ziona (IL) / SCANLAB GmbH, Puchheim (D)

 

PROCESS SCALING APPLICATIONS

Dr. Florian Rößler
MOEWE Optical Solutions GmbH, Mittweida (D)

Bryan Germann
Aerotech, Inc., Pittsburgh (USA)

Dr. Holger Schlüter
SCANLAB GmbH, Puchheim (D)

 

 

Paul Buske
RWTH Aachen University - TOS, Aachen (D)

Florian Lendner
GFH GmbH, Deggendorf (D)

Prof. Eike Hübner

Fraunhofer HHI, Berlin (D)

Alexander Kanitz
Lidrotec GmbH, Bochum (D)

Martin Kratz
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Martin Osbild
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Martin Reininghaus
Pulsar Photonics GmbH, Aachen (D)

Markus Rütering
MKS Instruments, Inc., Darmstadt (D)

Astrid Saßmannshausen
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Dr. Jens Ulrich Thomas
SCHOTT AG, Mainz (D)

 

Daily overview

Program subject to changes. TBA= to be announced

Check-in and Welcome
8:00 - 9:15 (CET)

 

8:00 - 9:00

Check-in

9:00 - 9:15

Welcome
Dr. Dennis Haasler, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Beam Sources
9:15 - 10:45 Uhr (CET)

 

9:15 - 9:45

Industrial 1 kW 10 mJ ultrafast laser for novel applications
Dr. Dominik Bauer, TRUMPF Laser SE, Schramberg (D)

9:45 - 10:15

Ultrafast lasers and applications from 1.3 µm to deep UV
Dr. Ralf Knappe, Coherent Kaiserslautern GmbH, Kaiserslautern (D)

10:15 - 10:45

Versatile Laser Source: from femtoseconds to nanoseconds
Deividas Andriukaitis, EKSPLA, Vilnius (LT)

Coffee Break and Exhibition
10:45 - 11:15 Uhr (CET)

Beam Shaping
11:15 - 12:45 Uhr (CET)

 

11:15 - 11:45

Industrial laser beam shaping by a single element
Anna Stadlbauer, HOLO/OR Ltd., Ness Ziona (IL) / SCANLAB GmbH, Puchheim (D)

11:45 - 12:15

Innovate and excel: New High-Power LCOS spatial light modulator pushing boundaries in laser material processing
Thomas Niedereichholz, Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH, Herrsching (D)

12:15 - 12:45

High-speed MEMS SLMs: phase modulation for beam forming and high-resolution patterned line-beams
Dr. Stephen Hamann, Silicon Light Machines, San Jose (USA)

Lunch Break and Exhibiton
12:45 - 13:45 Uhr (CET)

Applications 1
13:45 - 15:45 Uhr (CET)

 

13:45 - 14:15

Concepts for scaling and automating USP laser material processing for the production of medical components
Martin Reininghaus, Pulsar Photonics GmbH, Aachen (D)

14:15 - 14:45

Smart processing for industrial laser machining
Florian Lendner, GFH GmbH, Deggendorf (D)

14:45 - 15:05

3D Laser beam shaping with diffractive neural networks: theory and practice
Paul Buske, RWTH Aachen University - TOS, Aachen (D)

15:05 - 15:25

Innovative applications involving optical stamping with shaped beams
Martin Osbild, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

15:25 - 15:45

Tailored intensity distributions to increase precision and productivity of Selective laser-induced Etching
Martin Kratz, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Coffee Break and Exhibition
15:45 - 16:05 Uhr (CET)

Shuttle Transfer to Fraunhofer ILT
16:05 - 16:25 Uhr (CET)

Marketplace - Ultrafast Lasers at Fraunhofer ILT
16:25 - 22:00 Uhr (CET)

16:25 - 19:00

Live demonstrations at the Fraunhofer ILT

19:00 - 19:30

Shuttle service from Fraunhofer ILT to »DAS LIEBIG«

19:30 - 19:45

Future trends of ultrafast laser technology between research and industry
Prof. Arnold Gillner, RWTH Aachen University - LLT, Aachen (D)

19:45 - 22:00

Scientific exchange: ultrashort pulse laser processing with Fraunhofer ILT, RWTH Aachen - LLT and industry experts

22:00

End of day 1
Shuttle service from DAS LIEBIG to the center of Aachen

 

Check-in and Welcome
8:30 - 9:05 Uhr (CET)

 

8:30 - 9:00

Check-in

9:00 - 9:05

Welcome
Dr. Dennis Haasler, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Fundamentals
9:05 - 10:35 Uhr (CET)

 

9:05 - 9:35

Generation and characterization of anisotropic nanostructures using ultrashort pulsed lasers
Dr. Jörn Bonse, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin (D)

9:35 - 10:05

Fundamentals & applications of sub 100 fs pulse materials processing
Prof. Oleg Pronin, n2-Photonics GmbH, Hamburg (D)

10:05 - 10:35 Reliable FEMTOSECOND UV and DUV solid-state lasers for industry applications
Lukas Rimkus, Light Conversion Ltd., Vilnius (LT)

Coffee Break and Exhibition
10:35 - 11:00 Uhr (CET)

Process Scaling
11:00 - 12:30 Uhr (CET)

 

11:00 - 11:30

Process scaling with cascaded scan systems
Dr. Holger Schlüter, SCANLAB GmbH, Puchheim (D)

11:30 - 12:00

Advancements in high precision beam steering mechanics & control methods
Bryan Germann, Aerotech, Inc., Pittsburgh (USA)

12:00 - 12:30

Ultra-fast and precise micro texturing of two and three-dimensional surfaces
Dr. Florian Rößler, MOEWE Optical Solutions GmbH, Mittweida (D)

Lunch Break and Exhibition
12:30 - 13:30 Uhr (CET)

Applications 2
13:30 - 16:00 Uhr (CET)

 

13:30 - 14:00

Ultrashort pulse welding of glass: from lab to application
Dr. Jens Ulrich Thomas, SCHOTT AG, Mainz (D)

14:00 - 14:30

USP laser processing in liquids for semiconductor Manufacturing
Alexander Kanitz, Lidrotec GmbH, Bochum (D)

14:30 - 15:00

Enhancing the thermal emissivity of metal surfaces by USP laser processing for efficient heat transfer in space
Prof. Eike Hübner, Fraunhofer HHI, Berlin (D)

15:00 - 15:30

USP laser-based manufacturing of optical components
Astrid Saßmannshausen, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

15:30 - 16:00

Short- and ultrashort pulse lasers for Li-ion battery and power electronics materials processing
Markus Rütering, MKS Instruments, Inc., Darmstadt (D)

16:00

Outlook
Dr. Dennis Haasler, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)

Registration

Early Bird Discount End:
January 15,  2025

Registration Deadline:
March 11,  2025

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The 8th UKP Workshop will take place in the conference and event center DAS LIEBIG.