PDI at Photonics Week 2025 – Guided Lab Tour

As part of Photonics Week 2025, the Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik (PDI) invites you to take a closer look at some of its state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. During the guided tour, Photonics Week visitors visitors will gain insight into our research on semiconductor nanostructures and photonic materials, and explore the following labs:

Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE)
PDI operates a total of thirteen MBE reactors, each dedicated to a specific material system to avoid cross-contamination. Some are integrated into cluster systems, and most are housed in a 500 m² cleanroom environment. These ultra-precise growth techniques form the foundation of PDI’s research in low-dimensional semiconductors and nanostructures.

BALET – Berlin Application Laboratory Electron Tomography
BALET enables the implementation, application, and development of electron tomography methods in materials science. The lab is focused on 3D imaging of complex nanostructures, with a particular emphasis on semiconductor and opto-electronic technologies.

ZALKAL – Application Laboratory for Time-resolved Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy
Established in 2024, ZALKAL offers exceptional spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution for analyzing materials using time-resolved cathodoluminescence. The system is equipped to detect signals from the ultraviolet (≈180 nm) to the near-infrared range, making it a powerful tool for a wide variety of materials and applications.

🔗 Register via the Photonics Week website

Event details
📅 Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 – 12:00
📍 Location: Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik (PDI), Hausvogteiplatz 5-7, 10117 Berlin