Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kowarik
+49 30 810 448 17  
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Dr. Michael Kolbe
+49 30 3481 7131
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Light as a Measurement Tool – the discovery of the laser has opened up new methods, improved measurement productivity, and increased accuracy in optical metrology. Today, optical measurement techniques are used across a wide range of applications—not only in industrial food production and the pharmaceutical industry but increasingly in environmental analytics as well.

Optical measurement methods play a particularly important role along the industrial value chain, meeting the growing demand for highly accurate, flexible, and fast measurement systems for production and manufacturing monitoring. Compared to traditional sampling in industrial processes, optical measurements offer key advantages: they can be performed continuously and automatically, and corrections can be made without interrupting ongoing production. Measurements based on light of different wavelengths provide insights into material properties and enable process and surface control. Industries such as mechanical engineering, semiconductors, and automotive manufacturing rely heavily on these optical measurement techniques.

The focus area Optical Analytics is one of six core areas within the Optics Cluster, distinguished by its versatility. Berlin-Brandenburg is particularly strong in many areas of optical metrology, with key focuses including:

• Development of multidimensional spectroscopic methods    
• Imaging and image processing    
• Innovative optical analysis methods, including in-situ process analytics