Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Pertsch

Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Pertsch Date of birth: November 8, 1970 (in Gera) Nationality: German married, four children Address: Institute of Applied Physics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Max Wien Platz 1 07743 Jena Phone / Fax: +49 (0) 3641 9 47 840 / 841 Email: thomas.pertsch@uni-jena.de Internet: www.iap.uni-jena.de/nanooptics; www.phona.uni-jena.de www.acp.uni-jena.de; www.asp.uni-jena.de; www.ultra-optics.de Home Address: Rodaer Strasse 17F 07629 Hermsdorf Phone: 036601 80949 09/77-08/87 10-year-polytechnic school, Hermsdorf, final result: excellent 09/87-08/89 extended secondary school, Stadtroda/Hermsdorf, final result: excellent 09/89-08/90 military and civil service Scientific Career 09/90-07/96 studies in Electrical Engineering - Technical University Dresden, final result: excellent diploma theses on Numerical modeling of M-profile lasers with Max-Born- Institute of Nonlinear Optics and Short-Time Spectroscopy, Berlin 08/93-05/94 studies in electrical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, New York, USA, final QPA: 3.875 excellent 01/95-06/95 internship at Hewlett-Packard, development of fiber optic test devices 10/96-01/97 scientific assistant at Institute of Applied Physics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU Jena) 02/97-01/01 scientific assistant at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, Jena 02/01-12/04 scientific assistant at Institute of Condensed Matter Theory and Solid State Optics, FSU Jena 12/03 PhD in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.) from the FSU Jena, dissertation on Discrete localization in linear and nonlinear optical waveguide arrays, final result summa cum laude

since 01/05 head of the junior research group»nano optics«in the Center for Innovation Competence»ultra optics«at Institute of Applied Physics, FSU Jena 06/05 appointment as Juniorprofessor for Applied Physics / Nano Optics at FSU Jena 07/08 appointment as permanent Professor (W2) for Applied Physics / Nano Optics at FSU Jena Present Employment Professor at Institute of Applied Physics at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, W2, permanent Scholarships and awards 1993 Dresdner Bank student scholarship for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA 2003 Research Prize 2002 of the Thuringian Ministry for Science, Research, and Art 2004 Dissertation Prize 2003 of the FSU Jena 2010 Dean's Teaching Price of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, FSU Jena Memberships Optical Society of America Friends and Patrons of the University Jena Contributions to science organizations vice dean of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (since 04/2013) director of "Abbe Center of Photonics" (www.acp.uni-jena.de) at the Friedrich-Schiller- Universität Jena spokesman and member of executive board of "Abbe School of Photonics" (www.asp.unijena.de) at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena member of the Council of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at Friedrich-Schiller- Universität Jena spokesman of national research initiative "Photonic Nanomaterials - PhoNa" (www.phona.unijena.de) referee for: leading scientific journals: Physical Review Letters, Physical Review E, Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, Nature Nanotechnology, Light: Science & Applications, Physics Report, Optics Letters, IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, Ap- plied Physics Letters, Laser & Photonics Reviews, science funding organizations: DGF - German Research Foundation, Humboldt Foundation, ANR - Agence Nationale de la Recherche France, ARC - Australian Research Council, organization of workshops and seminars: VDE/VDI (GMM)-workshop Nanooptics, Jena, Germany, 2007 Heraeus-seminar Optics and physics in discrete systems, Bad Honnef, 2008 international workshop and seminar on Bloch oscillations and Landau Zener tunneling: from hot electrons to ultracold atoms, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, 2009

OWTNM 2009 (XVIII th International Workshop on Optical Waveguide Theory and Numerical Modeling), Jena, Germany, 2009 international workshop on "Photonic Nanomaterials PhoNa," Jena, Germany, 2010, 2012, 2014 EUPROMETA doctoral school on "Photonic nanostructures and metamaterials," Jena, Germany, 2014 conference committees: ECIO - European Conference on Integrated Optics, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2008 EOS Annual Meeting 2008 - "Masters and PhD Education in Photonics," Paris, 2008 EOS Annual Meeting 2010 - "Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation in PhD Education," Paris, 2010 CLEO/Europe - Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, Munich 2009, 2011 Metamaterials, Barcelona, Spain, 2011 CLEO/IQEC Pacific Rim, Sydney, 2011 NLP - Nonlinear Photonics, Kharkov/Sudak, Ukraine, 2011, 2012, 2013 OSA topical Advanced Photonics Congress, Colorado Springs, USA, 2012 CLEO 2012 - Laser Science to Photonic Applications, San Jose, USA, 2012 ICONO/LAT - Conferences on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics, Moscow, 2013 OPTICS Optics and Photonics Taiwan, International Conference, 2013 OSA Optics & Photonics Congress: Advanced Photonics, Barcelona, 2014 Teaching experience full semester lectures (SWS indicates the number of lecturing hours per week): Numerical methods in nonlinear optics (German, 2 SWS) - SS2002 Computational electrodynamics (German, 2 SWS) - SS2004; SS2005 Computational optics (German, 2 SWS) - WS2004/05, WS2005/06 Theoretical optics (German, 4 SWS + seminar) - SS2006 Introduction to nano optics (English, 2 SWS + seminar) - SS2006 SS2013 Computational physics I (German, 2 SWS + seminars) - WS2006/07 WS2013/14 Electrodynamics (German, 4 SWS + seminars) - SS2007, SS2009 Computational photonics (English, 4 SWS + seminar) - SS2008 SS2014 Theoretical nanooptics (English, 2 SWS + seminar) - WS2008/09 WS2011/12 Astrophotonics (English, 2 SWS + seminar) - WS2010/11 WS2013/14 Nanomaterials (English, 4 SWS + seminar) - WS2011/12 WS2013/14 Fundamentals of modern optics (English, 4 SWS + seminar) - WS2012/13, WS2013/14 Fundamental concepts of photonics (German, 4 SWS + seminar) - SS2014 academic mentoring of a group currently consisting of 9 postdocs, 14 PhD students, and 5 Master students exam professor for students becoming Physics Teacher program coordinator for Master of Science in Photonics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena also responsible for accreditation coordinator of Erasmus Mundus Master Program - OpSciTech - Optics in Science and Technology

Publication summary 182 articles in refereed international journals 4381 citations 36 h-index (ISI Web of Science) 2008: 22 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 77 2009: 20 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 100 2010: 19 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 78 2011: 21 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 80 2012: 20 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 80 2013: 21 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 95 59 invited presentations at international conferences 288 articles in proceedings of international conferences 10 patents Research areas interaction of light with microstructured and nanostructured matter optical metamaterials, photonic crystals, plasmonics, near field optics nonlinear light-matter interaction in microstructures and nanostructures, nonlinear spatiotemporal dynamics, quantum phenomena, high-q nonlinear optical microresonators, optooptical processes in integrated optics, all-optical signal processing scanning optical nearfield microscopy, photoemission electron microscopy application of optical nanostructures for efficiency enhancement of photovoltaic elements application of advanced photonic concepts for astronomical instruments Current research projects NanoPho Design and fabrication of nanostructured optical layer systems for efficiency enhancement of photovoltaic elements, funding by German Research Foundation, 221 T, 09/2009 09/2014 PhoNa Photonic Nanomaterials, funding by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, funding for nano optics, 1.3 Mio, 12/2009 11/2014 InfraVolt Photon management in solar cells for the infrared spectral range, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, funding for nano optics, 247 T, 04/2011 12/2014 Multiphoton Nano Markers, funding by the German Excellence Initiative in Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), PhD grant ~120 T, 07/2011 06/2015 NanoGuides II Nonlinear optical plasmonic nanoantennas from Lithium Niobate, funding by German Research Foundation, 168 T, 08/2013 07/2016 NanoPlas Ultrafast optics of nano-plasmonic systems, research exchange project with Australian National University, Canberra, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 15 T, 01/2013 12/2014 Sitara Functional nanostructures for self-adapting intelligent multi-aperture camera modules, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 109 T, 07/2013 06/2016

NanoLiN Coherent generation of light by poled nanostructured Lithium Niobate, research exchange project with National Central University, Taiwan, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 15 T, 01/2014 12/2015 MetaLiquids Metamaterials in liquid phase, funding by German Research Foundation, 128 T, 03/2014 02/2017 SolarNano Nanostructured plasmonic reflectors for efficient thin film solar cells, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 287 T, 07/2014 06/2016 Current strategic and infrastructure projects with major contributions PhoNa Photonic Nanomaterials, funding by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the Leading Research Initiative, 10 Mio, 12/2009 11/2014 Abbe Center of Photonics, research and infrastructure project funded by the Carl-Zeiss- Foundation, 1 Mio, 1/2011 12/2014 Abbe Center of Photonics, research building funded by the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) and Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, 22.5 Mio, 1/2011 06/2015 ultra optics 2015, Second funding stage of the Centre for Innovation Competence, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, ~12.0 M, 04/2010 03/2015 Coordination project for Photonic Nanomaterials, funding by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, 394 T, 08/2009 07/2014 ACP 2020 Agenda for excellent photonics, funding by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture in the program ProExcellence II, 3.9 M, 01/2015 12/2019 Current education projects with major contributions MaB Master Photonics, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 2.6 Mio, 09/2008 09/2016 ASP-PhD-Stip Scholarship program for foreign doctoral students at the Abbe School of Photonics, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 150 T, 10/2012 09/2016 Finished projects Ultrafast χ (2) nano-photonics, research exchange project with Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, (ICFO) Barcelona, Spain, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 5 T, 01/2006 12/2007 Enhancement of the photovoltaic effect by nano-patterned metal thin-films, research exchange project with National Central University, Taiwan, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 7 T, 01/2006 12/2007 Nonlinear optics with metal-nano-particles, funding by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, one PhD grant ~45 T, 07/2007 12/2008 Design and realization of nano structured optical metamaterials and their application in complex photonic systems, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as Centre for Innovation Competence, 4.9 M, 04/2005 03/2010 NanoSun Design and fabrication of nanostructured optical layer systems for efficiency enhancement of photovoltaic elements, funding by German Research Foundation, funding for nano optics ~150 T, 04/2006 06/2010

NanoVolt Optical nano structures for photovoltaics, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, funding for nano optics ~130 T, 10/2006 09/2010 Discrete spatio-temporal dynamics in waveguide arrays with quadratic nonlinearity, funding by German Research Foundation in research unit 532, ~224 T, 05/2007 03/2011 Versatile nano characterization methods based on multi-channel tip scanning, funding by the German Excellence Initiative in Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), one PhD grant ~120 T, 03/2008 02/2011 HyPoSolar Development of an inorganic-organic hybrid solar cell from semiconducting polymer and Si nanowires, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 243 T, 09/2008 12/2011 Functional nanophotonic structures and metamaterials, research exchange project with Australian National University, Canberra, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 20 T, 01/2010 12/2011 Novel optical effects at nanoscale metal structures for biosensing, funding by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, one PhD grant, ~60 T, 01/2010 12/2011 SolLux Optical technologies for next generation silicon thin film photovoltaic, funding by Thüringer Aufbaubank, 300 T, 02/2009 02/2012 Oncooptics Physical and technical fundamentals of high-intensity lasers for radio oncology, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, funding for nano optics ~1.7 M, 04/2007 03/2012 InnoLecture Innovation in teaching at the Abbe School of Photonics, funding by Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, 40 T, 10/2011 03/2012 NimNil Large area fabrication of 3D negative index materials by nanoimprint lithography, funding by the European Union ~70 T, 09/2009 08/2012 MetaDiffract Control of the dispersion properties of diffractive optical elements by nanostructured metamaterials, funding by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, one PhD grant ~60 T, 09/2009 08/2012 OpSciTech EU Erasmus Mundus Master Program - Optics in Science and Technology together with Institut d Optique (Orsay-Palaiseau, Paris), Technical University Delft, Imperial College (London), Warsaw University of Technology, funding for FSU 500 T, 09/2007 08/2012 Phiobe Control of optic and electronic properties of nanostructured interfaces, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 640 T, 07/2008 12/2012 MetaMat Volume metamaterials, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 571 T, 01/2009 12/2012 NanoGuides Nonlinear optics in metallic nanowaveguides in Lithium Niobate, funding by German Research Foundation, 242 T, 09/2009 05/2013 MetaFilms Investigation of coupling of dielectric and plasmonic resonances for metamaterials in waveguide geometries, funding by German Research Foundation, 225 T, 04/2009 09/2013 MeMa Innovative nanostructured materials for optics, funding by the Thueringian Ministry of Education and Research, 1020 T, 01/2009 12/2013 SpaceTime Nonlinear space time dynamics in nanostructured optical systems, funding by Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, 106 T, 04/2012 03/2014

Finished education projects with major contributions MaPho Master Photonics, funding by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture in the ProExzellenz program, 379 T, 10/2008 12/2013 GraPho Graduate School Photonics, funding by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture in the ProExzellenz program, 1.3 Mio, 10/2008 12/2013 ASP-IPID International Doctorate Program at the Abbe School of Photonics, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 346 T, 10/2010 04/2014 Training of early career researchers Doctorate theses Falk EILENBERGER (Dr. rer. nat. with summa cum laude), "Spatiotemporal nonlinear optics and the quest for the observation of discrete light bullets," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2014). Carsten SCHMIDT (Dr. rer. nat. with summa cum laude), "Mode dynamics in coupled disk optical microresonators," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Frank SETZPFANDT (Dr. rer. nat. with magna cum laude), "Nonlinear Dynamics in Multimode Optical Waveguide Arrays," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Ekaterina PSHENAY-SEVERIN (Dr. rer. nat. with magna cum laude), "Design, realization, and characterization of optical negative index metamaterials," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Christian HELGERT (Dr. rer. nat. with summa cum laude), "Symmetry-related effects of optical metamaterials," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Jörg PETSCHULAT (Dr. rer. nat. with summa cum laude), "The multipole description of complex plasmonic nanostructures," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Master/Diploma/Bachelor theses Dominik KÜHN (B.Sc.), "Untersuchung der Ausbreitung von Oberflächenplasmonen an korrugierten metallischen Grenzflächen," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Nils BECKER (B.Sc.), "Nichtdispersive, ultrakurze Pulse," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Roman KISELEV (M.Sc.), "Loss compensation in nanooptical components for lightwave communication," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Svyatoslav V. KHARITONOV (M.Sc.), "Characterization of nanooptical components for lightwave communication," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Dmitry SIVUN (M.Sc.), "Investigation of Hankel-type surface plasmon polaritons," Friedrich- Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Gitta SIMON (M.Sc.), "Dreidimensionale Gruppierung von plasmonischen Strukturen," Friedrich- Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Miguel Polotan SISON (M.Sc.), "Investigation of plasmonic black holes," Friedrich-Schiller- Universität Jena (2013). Xiaolong WANG (M.Sc.), "Lifetime investigation of fluorescence particles interacting with plasmonic structures," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Eugene KIM (M.Sc.),"Below 50 nm Barium Titanate nanoparticles for biological applications," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013).

Sina SARAVI (M.Sc.), "Trapping and slowing down light in lithium niobate photonic crystals," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Bayarjargal NARANTSATSRALT (M.Sc.), "Resonant excitation of conical surface plasmon polaritons in conical metallic structures," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Maritza TANGARIFE-ORTIZ (M.Sc.), "2D Metrology of refractive power by transmission techniques," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012) - with Carl Zeiss AG. Karin PRATER (Dipl.-Phys.), "Vortex Light Bullets," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Ralf PEUKER (B.Sc.), "Analyse wellenleitender plasmonischer Strukturen mit Hilfe der Fourier Modal Method," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Alexander BROWN (M.Sc.), "Imaging Cross-Correlator FROG," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Rossá MAC CIARNAÍN (M.Sc.), "Transient electroluminescence decay analysis of organic LED devices," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012) - with Philips AG. Aliya ZAHEER (M.Sc.), "Determination of refractive index sensitivity of ensemble of Au and Ag nanoparticles of different shapes and sizes, on experimental and simulation basis," Friedrich- Schiller-Universität Jena (2012) - with Institute of Photonic Technology. Anton SERGEYEV (M.Sc.), "Second-harmonic waveguiding and resonance modes in oxide and semiconductor nanomaterials," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Sapna SHUKLA (M.Sc.), "Scattered light of micro- & nano-structures," Friedrich-Schiller- Universität Jena (2012) - with Carl Zeiss AG. Jose Javier OJEDA ANDARA (M.Sc.), "Speckle signature of rough surfaces," Friedrich-Schiller- Universität Jena (2012) - with Carl Zeiss AG. Juliane BRANDT (B.Sc.), "Ätzen von ionenbestrahltem Lithiumniobat in KOH zur Herstellung von Mikro- und Nanostrukturen," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Srikant SUGAVANAM (M.Sc.), "Extension of the multipole approach for metamaterials to interacting meta-atoms in regular and random lattices," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Matthias FALKNER (Dipl.-Phys.), "Methoden zur Charakterisierung effektiver Parameter nanostrukturierter optischer Materialien," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Mattes LIEBSCH (Dipl.-Phys.), "Untersuchung zu Wechselwirkungen optischer Mikroresonatoren mit externen Störungen," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2010). Adrian AZARIAN (M.Sc.), "Investigation of CO2 laser melting of optical microresonator structures," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2009). Norbert BERGNER (Dipl.-Phys.), "Modellierung und Herstellung von nanostrukturierten metallischen Reflexionsoberflächen," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2008). Stephan GEISS (Examensarbeit), "Optische Nahfeldmikroskopie an metallischen Nanostrukturen," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2008). Peter HANSINGER (Dipl.-Phys.), "Untersuchung der nichtlinearen Lichtausbreitung in Lithiumniobat mit zweidimensionaler Domänenstruktur," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2008). Falk EILENBERGER (Dipl.-Phys.), "Untersuchung der nichtlinearen Raum-Zeit-Dynamik von Lichtpulsen in Faserarrays," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2008). Matthias SCHNEEMANN (Dipl.-Phys.), "Propagationseffekte in Wellenleiterarrays," Friedrich- Schiller-Universität Jena (2007).

Carsten SCHMIDT (Dipl.-Phys.),"Nichtlineare thermo-optische Effekte in sphärischen Mikroresonatoren," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2007). Anna HEIDT (Dipl.-Phys.), "Opto-optische Schaltprozesse in Wellenleiterbauelementen aus Lithiumniobat," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2007). Reinhard GEISS (Dipl.-Phys.), "Charakterisierung linearer und nichtlinearer optischer Eigenschaften von Wellenleitern und Wellenleiterresonatoren aus Materialien mit quadratischer Nichtlinearität," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2007). Christian HELGERT (Dipl.-Phys.), "Quadratisch nichtlineare optische Eigenschaften von metallischen Nanostrukturen auf Lithiumniobat," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2006). Awards obtained by supervised students Thesis prize of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena for M.Sc. (Photonics) Sina SARAVI for his master thesis on "Trapping and slowing down light in lithium niobate photonics crystals" (2013). Dissertation award of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena for Dr. Christian HELGERT for his doctorate thesis on "Symmetry-related effects of optical metamaterials" (2012). Dissertation award of the Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Werth foundation for Dr. rer. nat. Ekaterina PSHE- NAY-SEVERIN for her doctorate thesis on "Design, realization, and characterization of optical metamaterials with negative refractive index" (2012). Heptagon - Sven Bühling research prize for Dipl.-Phys. Falk EILENBERGER for his doctorate research project on "Spatio-temporal dynamics of light pulses in discrete systems" (2011). Rohde & Schwarz award for Dipl.-Phys. Falk EILENBERGER for his diploma thesis on "Investigation of nonlinear spatio-temporal danymics of light pulses in fiber arrays" (2009).