The Photonics group is led by Prof. Gregor Weihs at the Institute for Experimental Physics at the University of Innsbruck. It is part of the FWF Cluster of Excellence "quantA - Quantum Science Austria" and of the FWF SFB BeyondC. Our research in quantum optics and quantum information focuses on semiconductor nanostructures and on the foundations of (quantum) physics.
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We hope we have sparked your interest in the Photonics Research Group and look forward to receiving your application. You can find the current job vacancies here . If you have any questions about the application process, please do not hesitate to contact us
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It was a productive and inspiring visit from our partners at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and the HUN-REN Wigner Research Center for Physics
We congratulate Robert Keil and Tommaso Faleo on their new publication, “Photonic hyperentanglement in polarization and frequency via joint spectrum shaping” in "Optica Quantum".
The new article by Tommaso Faleo, “Optimized spectral purity of unfiltered photons via pump and nonlinearity shaping” has been published in Applied Physics Letters.
Video of the opening of the quantum optics ground station
“Science is being taken to a new level!”. Report by ORF Tirol on the opening of the quantum ground station
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Quantenteleskop
Innsbruck's New Connection to Space! The Hafelekar site offers ideal conditions for researching the fundamentals of satellite-based quantum communication
The new article "Optical control of quantum dots can enable future quantum technologies" has been published
“Experimental techniques in optical quantum dot control,” by Vikas Remesh and Gregor Weihs, Applied Physics Reviews (2026)
In an interview for Punkt Eins, Prof. Gregor Weihs explains what groundbreaking experiments the quantum telescope will make possible.
Thank you to everyone involved for making the Long Night of Research so exciting!
6th quantA Workshop in Innsbruck brought together 150 participants from across Austria’s quantum community for two days of scientific exchange, career insights, and collaboration across research and administration.
CIFAR held the Quantum Information Science (QIS) program meeting in Banff, Canada
