Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.

Laser amplifier for laser-based communication in space

As part of a study for ESA, scientists at LZH work on a laser amplifier that could be used for laser-based communication in space in the future. Read more…
More light for the future of gravitational-wave astronomy

For future gravitational wave detectors, researchers from AEI, LZH, and LUH have developed a new and the most powerful laser system to date. They have combined several high-performance laser beams from fiber laser systems. The results of their work were now published in the journal Optics Express. Read more…
Making 2-micrometer femtosecond lasers suitable for industrial use

In the IKARUS project, together with Active Fiber Systems GmbH, the LZH works on an innovative and compact fs fiber laser system at 2 µm wavelength. Read more...

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WeLASER: Technical alternative in weed management

Instead of using chemical products, in the future, the growth center of weeds is to be lethally damaged through laser radiation. The partners in the EU project WeLASER want to create the basis for this vision. The project brings together research institutions, companies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the agricultural sector in eight EU countries, including the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH). Over the next three years, the partners want to test a laser system's effectiveness on selected crops.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Overmeyer assumes WLT presidency

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ludger Overmeyer, member of the Board of Directors of the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) and Chairman of the Scientific Directorate, has assumed the presidency of the German Scientific Laser Society (WLT) as of January 1st, 2021.

MOONRISE: Step by step towards a village made of moon dust

They are not yet usable as building blocks – but the lanes melted with the laser are a first step towards 3D-printed buildings, landing points, and roads made of moon dust. In the MOONRISE project, the team of scientists from the Institute of Space Systems (IRAS) at the Technical University of Braunschweig and the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) have succeeded in both melting regolith under lunar gravity and "printing" joint lanes.

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