Optics in Thuringia – Unparalleled Know-How
Thuringia is home to a world-class optics cluster with a long tradition. Multinational powerhouses such as Carl Zeiss, Schott or Jenoptik got their start in Thuringia. Today, they set international standards for optical technology. The Carl Zeiss Group is a global leader in the optical and optoelectronic industry, Jenoptik AG operates around the globe and Docter Optics is the international market leader in optical glass projection lenses for automotive applications.
Thuringia is also where physicists are building the world’s most powerful laser with an output of one Petawatt. The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena has won accolades from the German Research Foundation as a world leader in plasma and laser physics. Know-how about adhesive-free optics has reached a whole new level in a group of companies and research institutes in Thuringia. That’s only a few of the many examples for the capability and innovativeness of Thuringia’s optics industry.
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