Group leaders:
Monika RITSCH-MARTE
Stefan BERNET

Biomedical Optics

We develop new methods in optical micro-manipulation and in optical microscopy and apply them to biomedical questions. Our specialty is computer-generated holography using so-called “spatial light modulators”.

Group leader:
Axel KREUTER

Solar Radiation and air quality

We are interested in multiple aspects of solar radiation related to air quality and health. One specific focus is on trace gas and aerosol ground based remote sensing. We are involved in spectral measurements with Pandora spectrometers and a sun photometer for trace gas and aerosol optical depth retrievals. Secondly, we focus on the UV spectral range and operate the Austrian UV measurement network.