Our scientific mission is to advance ultrafast laser technology, explore new areas of coherent light generation, and apply our uniquely tailored ultrafast sources to better understand chemical, biological, and physical processes.

We are a group of around 25 researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, building femtosecond laser systems at record average powers and using them to reach regimes of light–matter interaction that were previously inaccessible. Our work is supported by the ERC, the DFG and the European Innovation Council, and has led to a spin-off company.