Ferdinand-Braun-Institut

The high-performance equipment allows to etch, anneal, and deposit in one single cluster tool, thus offering well-defined surface conditions and a low level of cross-contamination. This opens up new possibilities for highly integrated device concepts.

The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut has fabricated micro light-emitting diodes in the UV spectral range. The tiny LEDs can be densely packed to form high-resolution arrays.

"Very good, at times even excellent" – this is how an international group of experts assessed the research results of the FBH in their evaluation report. In its statement dated July 12, the Senate of the Leibniz Association therefore recommends the unconditional continued funding of the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut by the Federal and State funding authorities.

The publication "Comparison of individual and common wavelength-operation for 785 nm Y-branch DBR ridge waveguide diode lasers with adjustable spectral distance" has been selected as Editor's Pick by the Applied Optics Editorial Office.

Researchers from INNOVENT e.V. and Ferdinand-Braun-Institut gGmbH have developed a measurement technique that allows to detect nanoscale fluorescent thin films for the first time without using expensive laboratory equipment. The addressed fields of application of fluorescent thin films and the associated analysis technology are in areas such as security, logistics and merchandise management.