Ultrafast Optics and X-Rays Division

Ultrafast Optics and X-rays Group at CFEL

We welcome you to our UFOX-Group Website. Here you can learn more about our research activities to push the boundaries of current ultrafast laser technology and the development of novel X-ray sources. We focus on light sources ranging from Terahertz to X-rays and their control down to attosecond precision. With the high level of control that laser sources offer, we also advance electron-based sources. We work on sources as small a a microchip as well as with sources, like the novel X-ray free-electron lasers, that can be as big as an airport. All these advances enable new techniques to understand the structure and the dynamics of matter down to their natural timescale.

Meet our Teams

The Group is led by Prof. Franz X. Kärtner and is based in the CFEL building as well as many labs across the DESY campus. Our multidisciplinary research is pursuit by several Research Teams with individual Subgroup Leaders.

We are constantly looking for excellent Bachelor, Master and PhD-students, as well as Postdoctoral Associates.

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We offer paid HiWi jobs for young students to join our activities. Check out our open positions.

News and Announcements

Franz Kärtner receives UNIPRENEURS Award

06 September 2023

Scientist and entrepreneur Franz Kärtner is recognized for the ability to seamlessly combine scientific expertise with entrepreneurship.

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Engjell Bebeti receives the Otto-Stern Award

12 July 2023

For the best Master thesis in Physics in the winter semester 2022/2023

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Erwin Cano Vargas Wins Best Student Poster Award

19 May 2023

At the 2023 Joint Conference on Time and Frequency Control in Japan

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