Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILTProgram Wednesday, September 30, 2026
The 7th Conference on Laser Polishing LaP | 2nd Conference on Laser-based Optics Manufacturing LOM
will be held in English.
Status: July 14, 2026
| 8:30 |
Check-in |
| 9:00 | Session IV - Laser-Based Form Manufacturing and Process Chains I Session Chair: Astrid Saßmannshausen |
| New developments in laser-based optics manufacturing Edgar Willenborg Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany |
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| Laser-based optics manufacturing on ultra-precision turning machines Karsten Braun Innolite, Aachen, Germany |
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| Manufacturing micro-optical elements by selective laser-induced etching – machines and applications Jens Gottmann Lightfab, Aachen, Germany |
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| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | Session V - Laser-Based Form Manufacturing and Process Chains II Session Chair: Karsten Braun |
| Laser processes for shaping optical components – SLE vs. usp laser ablation Astrid Saßmannshausen, Lara Beckmann, Sandra Borzek Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany |
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| Selective laser etching and CO2 laser polishing of micro-optics for fibre optic sensors Pubali Pal, Calum Ross Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK |
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| Femtosecond-laser ablative shaping of lens structures in fused silica: from form generation to surface finishing Robert Schmidt Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena, Fachbereich SciTec, Germany |
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| 12:30 |
Lunch Break |
| 13:30 | Session VI - Optics for IFE and FEM simulation of laser polishing Session Chair: Manuel Jung |
| Process transfer function identification for inverse power mapping in deterministic glass machining structures Allison Browar Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA, USA |
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| Process engineering and numerical simulation for temperature-controlled laser beam polishing Thomas Schmidt, Andreas Fey, Susanne Kasch Günter-Köhler Institute for Joining Technology and Material Testing, Jena, Germany |
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| FEM Simulation of laser polishing of glass Wladislaw Müller, Norbert Pirch Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany |
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| 15:00 | Closing Remarks |
| 15:15 | End of the conference |
| The organizer reserves the right to change the program. | |