Photonics Days 2019 at the Lichtwerkstatt Jena.

Places and resources for self-study

Our campus is originally dedicated to high-end research, however Master students do find optimal opportunities and zones for learning and studying.
Photonics Days 2019 at the Lichtwerkstatt Jena.
Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

ACP photonics computer pool

The computer pool in the ACP building is used for PC-based photonics lectures and seminars such as Computational Photonics, Optics Design, and many others. All 24 PCs are equipped with the following software packages:

ACP optics design seminar by Prof. Herbert Gross.
ACP optics design seminar by Prof. Herbert Gross.
Image: Dorit Schmidt
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Comsol Multiphysics 5.06
  • EndNote
  • Igor Pro
  • MATLAB 2021
  • MiKTeX
  • MS Office
  • MS Visual Studio
  • Office Professional
  • Optic Studio (ZEMAX) 16.5
  • Origin Pro 2015G
  • Virtual Lab Fusion

An always up-to-date software list is available at https://poolsoftware.rz.uni-jena.deExternal link (select "Albert-Einstein-Str. 6 and "E003").

Apart from lectures and seminars, the ACP computer pool is open to all members of the University on working days from 7:45 am until 6 pm. Any student and/or scientist can log in and perform an individual training with these software packages. The login is provided via the regular, personalized university account.

ASP student workplaces and desks at the Beutenberg campus

Self-study places in the ground floor of the Abbe-Zentrum Beutenberg, located Hans-Knöll-Str. 1 at the Campus.
Self-study places in the ground floor of the Abbe-Zentrum Beutenberg, located Hans-Knöll-Str. 1 at the Campus.
Image: Christain Helgert, FSU Jena

The black building on the Beutenberg campus, commonly known as 'Mensa', is offering convenient desks for self-study in the first floor, just on the opposite side to the ASP coordination office. These desks are publicly accessible at any time and are equipped with a free and speedy WiFi (eduroam) available for all students and scientists of our University. 

ASP photonics library at the Beutenberg campus

ACP photonics library.
ACP photonics library.
Image: Christian Helgert

The Abbe School of Photonics has an in-house library stock of special and up-to-date literature on photonics. This stock contains more than 90 book titles, which are strongly recommended for accompanying studies during the first, second and third semester of the M.Sc. Photonics program. This students' literature stock is officially part of the Thuringian University and Federal State Library (ThULB)External link. The photonics literature includes, but is not limited to, the state of the art on fundamentals of photonics, quantum optics, optics design, biophotonics, optical engineering and laser physics.

A detailed list of all available books can be found here:  ACP photonics library content.External link
All books can be rented for home studies by every photonics Master's degree or doctoral student on the second floor of the ACP main building. To access or to rent any of these books, please contact rebeca.freyberg@uni-jena.de.

Physics library at Max-Wien-Platz

Moreover, the physics library at the central building of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at the Max-Wien-Platz 1External link, always offers a quiet and cozy atmosphere for self-study.

ACP outdoor blackboard

Outdoor blackboard for students at the ACP plaza, 2021.
Outdoor blackboard for students at the ACP plaza, 2021.
Image: Mats Segbers

Thanks to an initiative of the Student Council of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, all students can now use a new outdoor blackboard at the plaza in front of the ACP building. The movable board can be used outdoors for studies or individual meetings. The blackboard is regularly locked in the bikeshed adjacent to ACP. To access it, please write a short email with your full name and contact data to rebeca.freyberg@uni-jena.de - you will receive your personal key/transponder to access the bikeshed and the blackboard.

ASP coordination team

The Abbe School of Photonics and Lichtwerkstatt team in 2020.
The Abbe School of Photonics and Lichtwerkstatt team in 2020.
Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)

All students of the Abbe School of Photonics are supported by a highly specialized team dedicated to assisting you through each stage of your studies. Moreover, there are welcome tutors for incoming freshmen, as well as specific tutorials helping you reach the milestones of the first semester at our school.

link to the coordination team