Head of Coatings Group
Optical Components Department
E-Mail: m.steinecke@lzh.dePhone: +49 511 2788-297
Short-Bio
Studies of physics at Leibniz University Hannover with a degree as B. Sc. in 2014, followed by a Master's degree with M. Sc. in 2017.
Morten Steinecke has been a research associate at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. since 2017 and has been leading the Optical Coatings group since 2023.
Main Research Areas
- Research and development of novel materials for optical coatings
- Integration and use of nonlinear optics in optical coating systems
- Design and fabrication of passive optical switches
- Novel characterization methods for optical materials and components
LZH publications
Journal articles (reviewed) (8)
Magnetron sputter deposition of Ta2O5-SiO2 quantized nanolaminates
Optics Express
10
31
15825-15835
2023
Third and fifth order nonlinear susceptibilities in thin HfO2 layers
Opt. Express
12
31
19309-19318
2023
Damage threshold affected by the spatiotemporal evolution of femtosecond laser pulses in multilayer structures
Optical Engineering
7
61
071602
2022
Electrical and optical properties linked to laser damage behavior in conductive thin film materials
Optical Materials Express
1
11
35-47
2021
Quantizing nanolaminates as versatile materials for optical interference coatings
Applied Optics
5
59
A236-A241
2020
Correlation of structural and optical properties using virtual materials analysis
Optics Express
16
27
22209-22225
2019
Quantized nanolaminates as versatile materials for optical interference coatings
Optical Interference Coatings Conference (OIC), OSA Technical Digest
TB.3
2019
Journal articles (non-reviewed) (7)
Bandgap energy of quantizing nanolaminates and its relation to the laser-induced damage threshold in the ultraviolet
SPIE Proceedings Vol. 12726, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials
2023
Nonlinear optical switching in thin film coatings in relation to the damage threshold
Proc. SPIE 12300, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials
101-109
2022
Ultrafast switching with nonlinear optics in thin films
Proceedings of the Optical Interference Coatings Conference (OIC)
FA.1
2022
χ(3) and χ(5) Effects in Thin Gradient HfO2-Layers
Applications of Lasers for Sensing and Free Space Communications
JTu6A.12
2022
Spatio-temporal evolution of femtosecond laser pulses in dielectric multi-layers controlling the damage behavior
SPIE Proceedings Vol. 11910, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2021
1191012
2021
Femtosecond laser-induced modifications of frequency tripling mirrors
SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10805: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2018: 50th Anniversary Conference
108051W
2018
Measurement setup for the determination of the nonlinear refractive index of thin films with high nonlinearity
SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10805: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2018: 50th Anniversary Conference
1080524
75
2018
Conference papers (27)
IBS 2000: Ion beam sputtering on large area astronomical optics
SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
16.-21. Juni
Yokohama
2024
Stability and absorption of quantizing nanolaminates
SPIE Optical Systems Design
07. - 11. April
Straßburg
2024
Optical components applying quantized nanolaminates for NIR applications
SPIE Laser Damage
17.-20. September
Dublin/Livermoore
2023
Temperature and Damage Behaviour of Hybrid Coated Mirrors Under Continous Wave Laser Irradiation
Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2023
Livermore, California, US
2023
Temperature and Damage Behaviour of Hybrid Coated Mirrors Under Continous Wave Laser Irradiation
SPIE Laser Damage
17.-20. September
Dublin/Livermore
2023
Bandgap energy of quantizing nanolaminates and its relation to the laser-induced damage threshold in the ultraviolet
SPIE Laser Damage
18. September- 20. September
Dublin/Livermore, CA, USA
2023
Bandgap energy of quantizing nanolaminates and its relation to the laser-induced damage threshold in the ultraviolet
SPIE Laser Damage
17.-20. September
Dublin/Livermore
2023
Atomic layer deposition: A novel process for laser applications?
SPIE Laser Damage
17.-20. September
Dublin/Livermore
2023
IBS für metergroße Optiken: IBS2000 im LZH
Große Flächen und höchste Qualität: Ion Beam Sputtering im Fokus
23. November
Hannover
2023
Optical switches in thin film coatings based on highly nonlinear materials
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Europe (CLEO/Europe) and European Quantum Electronics Conference (EQEC)
26.-30. Juni
München
2023
Optical switches in thin film coatings based on highly nonlinear materials
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
26. Juni - 30. Juni
München
2023
Anwendungen nichtlinearer Optik in Interferenzschichten
Arbeitskreistreffen DUV/VUV
24. Mai
Braunschweig
2023
Environmental dependencies on the LIDT of all-silica GLAD mirrors for 355 nm
SPIE Laser Damage
18.-21. September
Rochester
2022
Switching of ultrashort laser pulses by nonlinear optics in thin films
SPIE Photonics Europe
03.-07. April
Straßburg
2022
Nonlinear optical switching in thin film coatings in relation to the damage threshold
SPIE Laser Damage
18.-21. September
Rochester
2022
Ultrafast Switching with Nonlinear Optics in Thin Films
Optical Interference Coatings Conference (OIC)
19.-24. Juni
Whistler
2022
Manufacturing and characterization of frequency tripling mirrors
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
21.-25. Juni
online
2021
Study of Third Harmonic Generation From Thin Gradient HfxAlyOz Layers
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
21.-25. Juni
online
2021
Third harmonic generation from thin gradient ternary mixture layers
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)
09.-14. Mai
San Jose
2021
Electrical and optical properties linked to laser damage behavior in indium tin oxide
SPIE Laser Damage
15.-18. September
online
2020
Ultra-fast Kerr Switches on the Basis of Dielectric Multi-layer Films
OSA Nonlinear Optics
15. Juli
Waikoloa
2019
Femtosecond laser-induced modifications of frequency tripling mirrors
SPIE Laser Damage
23.-26. September
Boulder
2018
Characterization of nonlinear optical properties in thin Films
Optical System Design
14.-17. Mai
Frankfurt am Main
2018
Measurement setup for the determination of the nonlinear refractive index of thin films with high nonlinearity
SPIE Laser Damage
23.-26. September
Boulder
2018
Utilization of third order nonlinear effects in dielectric layer stacks
International Conference on Frontiers of Optical Coatings (FOC)
22.-26. Oktober
Guangzhou
2017