The Optics Cluster (former Optics Research Group) of Delft University of Technology carries out research to achieve disruptive improvements in resolution and sensitivity for a plethora of applications, and provides high level education and supervision of students and trainings for industry. The Group is active in outreach, is co-leader of the Dutch Optics Centre and …
In the back of a cupboard of our group, (Optics Cluster at the Imaging Physics department of Applied Sciences), a box full of interesting objects had been hiding for almost thirty years. Nestled amongst prisms and scopes, was a mysterious microscope. Most of the objects dated from the mid-20th century, but this microscope looked older …
Our Post-doc Yifeng Shao has invited our former Professor, Joseph Braat, for an interview published on Advanced Photonics to look back at his career, the development of optical storage and lithography in the Netherlands, and his transition to academia coming from Philips. You find the interview here.
My Ph.D. journey started in May 2024, joining as a contributor to the European project “Reconfigurable Superconducting and Photonic Technologies of the Future (RESPITE).” The project’s overarching objective is to integrate vision and cognition on a single chip by leveraging newly developed superconducting Joule switches as neurons, multi-level phase change memory elements as synaptic weights, and …
Hi, I am Shrouk, I completed my bachelor’s degree in physics from Beni-Suef University (2016), followed by my Master’s in Theoretical Physics (2021) with a significant contribution to the field of nanosensor applications using phononic and photonic crystals. As of 15th April 2023, I am pursuing my Ph.D. at the Department of Imaging Physics-faculty of …
Jeff Meisner, postdoc in the Optics Group of the Department of Imaging Science, has passed away on January 1st. Jeff became severely ill one year ago. The medical doctors considered his condition at the time life-threatening and decided to amputate one of his feet. Around Christmas last year, the disease returned and he was taken to the …
We are glad to welcome a new year full of science and wonders. The TUDelft university has been keen to make a promotial video thanking everyone beyond the scene for 2022. We are glad to spot in this clip two of our own people, Thomas Scholte and Roland Horsten!
Continuous progress in the semi-conductor industry are leading to smaller, faster and more energy efficient chips for our modern society. Critical parameters for this industry, such as overlay and critical dimension (CD), can go down to a few nanometers. To follow this trend, there is a need for high-resolution metrology in order to inspect these …
Our Phd student, Sven Weerdenburg made a photo of our high harmonic generation EUV light source which has made it to the 2nd place of Optica (OSA) ‘Photo of the Year’ contest. The other photo contest winners you can find here
Sander Senhorst obtained his BSc in Applied Physics at Delft University of Technology in 2017. During his bachelor studies, he studied for a semester at University of Maryland with the IIE Global E3 Exchange Programme. In 2022 he obtained his master’s degree in applied physics at the Optics Group with a thesis on the subject …