CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub

⚛️ Join us in Berlin for the #36 CARLA Quantum Symposium (Oct 7–9) at #PhotonicsDays2025!

Talks, lab visits, career pitching & networking on quantum imaging, comms, computing & sensing.

🆓 Info and registration: carlahub.eu/events/360-c...

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Maria Chernysheva (Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology) leads research in ultrafast fibre lasers, developing optical pulses lasting just a millionth of a billionth of a second.

🎥 Watch her story 👉 youtube.com/shorts/9iXee...

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🔬 Training alert!

Join us on Oct 9, 2025 at the University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu for a hands-on #360CARLA training on Spectral Imaging for Medical & Health Applications.

Free, but spots are limited! Apply now 👉 carlahub.eu/events/360-c...

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From gravitational waves to quantum communication, Vaishali Adya has built an inspiring career at the intersection of photonics and quantum technologies. Now an Assistant Professor at KTH, she… Vaishali Adya: From LIGO to Quantum Photonics | Women in Photonics

✨ From LIGO to quantum photonics in Sweden: discover Vaishali Adya’s journey into squeezed light, gravitational wave detection & secure quantum communication.

Watch her testimonial!

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YouTube video by Carla Hub Laura Pasquardini: A Personal Scientist for Hire | Women in Photonics

🔬 “Keep your mind open — to learn, to solve problems, to grow.” 🌱

Laura Pasquardini, co-founder of Indivenire, draws on her expertise in biointerfaces, Lab-on-a-chip and biosensors to support institutions as a personal scientist for hire.

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🔦 Dive into biophotonics!

Join the #360CARLA Health Training at VUB B-PHOT (Gooik) on Oct 11, 2025.

Hands-on sessions:
🔬 Fluorescence microscopy
🧬 Nanofabrication & bioprinting

Info and registration: carlahub.eu/events/360-c...

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What a year for #360CARLA!

From training activities and career symposia to hands-on experiences, 2024/25 was full of enriching experiences & growth opportunities in photonics.

Here’s a photo recap — and the best part? Even more activities are coming next year!

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The Petzval effect comes from the lens’s field curvature: sharp in the center, blurred at the edges.

It’s why some films feel magical and intimate, creating that classic “cinematic” vibe. 🎥🌟

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In Poor Things, the dreamy, curved edges of the frame aren’t just aesthetic: they’re a nod to the Petzval effect. 🎬✨

This vintage lens phenomenon guides your eyes to the main subject with a soft, cinematic blur. 👀💫

Inside Women in Photonics 2025: A young researcher shares her experience - Carla We are creating inclusive pan-European photonics career camps for university students and young researchers with photonics communities.

🗣 "The bridge between participants’ presentations and career reports inspired young researchers and highlighted the strong perspectives of photonics."

Read more about Alexandra Bran’s testimonial on Women in Photonics 2025 👉 carlahub.eu/news/inside-...

✨ Through Lasers4EU, quantum research is being accelerated, enabling breakthroughs in quantum computing and information. The initiative also bridges academia and industry, creating key opportunities for professionals to engage in quantum advancements.

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🔦 #Lasers4EU is advancing quantum technologies by providing access to cutting-edge facilities like LENS and the Lund Laser Centre. These platforms are critical for research in quantum information and ultrafast materials dynamics.

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Science, technology, business, applications: photonics welcomes diverse profiles. Let your interests guide you. There’s a place for every curious mind. ✨

Watch her advice! 👇

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🗣 "Just think what you like. Follow your curiosity, your talent and you’ll find what to study in #photonics."

Words of wisdom from Roberta Ramponi, Vice President of @photonics21.bsky.social.

✅ This advancement reduces production time and costs, boosts design freedom, and accelerates innovation across research and industry.

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🧫 In fields like photonics and biomedicine, this enables the production of microneedles, drug delivery systems, microfluidic channels, and microlens arrays with nanoscale precision, faster and more flexibly than ever before.

🚀 After the arrival of laser lithography for 3D microfabrication, tightly focused laser beams can now “draw” directly onto photosensitive materials, building complex 3D structures layer by layer without physical masks.

⏳ Before its introduction, creating intricate structures at these scales required multi-step, mask-based fabrication methods. This made prototyping slow, costly, and limited in complexity, especially for truly novel geometries.

🔬 Laser-based additive manufacturing is transforming how we design and build micro- and nanoscale components, unlocking new possibilities in photonics, biotech and materials science.

Britton Hofer is building the future of quantum tech, one atom at a time ⚛️🔬
She’s a PhD student at Institut d'Optique studying collective light-matter interactions using single dysprosium atoms.

#WomenInPhotonics #carlahub #photonics

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🔬 Backed by Horizon Europe, ReMade@ARI unites 6 major networks like LASERLAB-Europe & LEAPS. It’s not just tools—tailored training ensures researchers can fully tap into next-gen material science.

#360CARLA #carlahub #photonics #energy #STEM

♻️ ReMade@ARI is accelerating sustainable innovation by giving scientists access to 50+ top European research infrastructures. From electronics to packaging, it supports the design of recyclable materials using atomic-level analysis.

🔦 Tomáš Mitura got his start in photonics as an intern at the ILC in Slovakia.

He worked hands-on with a custom laser writing machine, learned core laser theory, and now he's a laser researcher building the future.

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🔍 Registrations are open for MINDLAB School 2025 at ICFO: four days of hands‑on neurophotonics labs, expert talks, and creative group projects!

🗓️ 4–7 November, 2025
📍 Castelldefels, Barcelona
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What looks like sci-fi stage magic is actually a clever use of beam interruption and photodetectors (the same principles behind motion sensors, factory automation, and even safety systems).

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The Laser Harp uses real laser beams and optical sensors to turn gestures into sound. Every time the performer’s hand “plucks” a beam, it breaks the light path and triggers a note. No strings, just light and precision.

In Jean-Michel Jarre’s iconic performances, beams of light become music in The Laser Harp — but this isn’t just 80s synth wizardry. It’s pure photonics in action.

YouTube video by Carla Hub Kiyesola Kolawole: Growing in Photonics | My experience in Photonics

From Salzburg to Sony DADC! Kiyesola Kolawole is gaining hands-on experience in micro-optics and growing both technically and personally. 💼💬

#MyExperienceInPhotonics #360carla #carlahub #photonics #industry

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🔍 Curious about how lasers shape #industry?

Join the #360CARLA & #Lasers4EU Training in high-power lasers at HiLASE Centre!

🗓️ October 16–17, 2025
📍 Dolní Břežany (Czechia)
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#photonics #CARLAhub #STEM

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