The Bioelectrodynamics team presented the Biophotoniq initiative at the Quantum Biology Forum 2026 conference
At the Quantum Biology Forum 2026 international conference in the United States, scientists from the Bioelectrodynamics research team presented a new initiative called Biophotoniq, focused ...
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Yue Xu took 2nd place in the Spin-off Academy 2026
Postdoctoral fellow Yue Xu won second place in the Spin-off Academy educational program with her BioCAT project, which focuses on advanced imaging and biosensing methods.
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Vala and Borodkin won the men’s doubles title at the Czech Academy of Sciences Badminton Tournament
Milan Vala and Andrei Borodkin from the ÚFE won first place in the men’s doubles at the Czech Academy of Sciences’ AKA Badminton Tournament.
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Researchers from the ÚFE, in collaboration with the ORC at the University of Southampton, have developed a fiber laser with record-breaking efficiency
The Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences has achieved a significant technological breakthrough in the field of fiber lasers. A ...
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ÚFE participates in the PHOTONIX project, which focuses on the use of solar energy for next-generation photonics
The Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences has become a partner in the new international PHOTONIX project, which has received ...
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We have launched registration for ICTON 2026
We have opened registration for the 26th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2026), which will take place on July 12–16, 2026, at the ...
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Project LasApp: meeting of solving teams at ÚFE
A meeting of LasApp project participants was held at the Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague-Kobylisy. The main ...
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Radomír Pánek, President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, began his visits to CAS workplaces at the ÚFE
On Thursday, January 29, Prof. Radomír Pánek, President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, visited the Institute of Photonics and Electronics. The Institute became the ...
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Minister of Education Mikuláš Bek presented the Ministry of Education Award to physicist Marek Piliarik
Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Mikuláš Bek presented the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Awards in the field of higher education, science, and ...
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ÚFE at Optica Laser Congress 2025
From October 19 to 23, the Optica Laser Congress, one of the most important events on optics, solid-state lasers, and their applications, took place at ...
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Lasers at the Czech-Taiwanese Technology Days
Laser research at the Czech Academy of Sciences, including the LasApp project, was presented by Pavel Peterka from ÚFE (fiber lasers), Martin Smrž from the ...
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Zdeněk Šroubek has passed away
On 2 October, Zdeněk Šroubek, a distinguished scientist of ÚFE, emeritus member of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic, physicist, and expert in electron ...
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František Křižík medal for Jan Blabla for his contribution to the practical use of lasers
Jan Blabla, a long-time employee of the Czech Metrology Institute and our Institute, received the František Křižík medal on 6 October at Villa Lanna in ...
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ÚFE Open Days Invitation / Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences
In about a month, the next edition of the Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences will begin, during which the institutes open their doors ...
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Meeting of the International Advisory Board of the ÚFE
On September 24, we hosted a meeting of the International Advisory Board of the Institute of Photonics and Electronics (ÚFE) at our main building in ...
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Invitation to a workshop Emerging Analytical Methods and Cancer Research
We would like to invite you to a workshop that will take place on November 11, 2025, in the lecture hall of our institute.
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Prof. Jiří Čtyroký received a medal from the Czech Academy of Sciences for his contributions to the physical sciences
Prof. Jiří Čtyroký, an expert in integrated optics and optical communications who has been associated with the Institute of Photonics and Electronics for more than ...
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Bára Švejkarová brought home an award from the Photonics TALENT Summer School in Bordeaux
Doctoral student Bára Švejkarová from the Fiber Lasers and Nonlinear Optics research team won second place in the Best Poster Competition at the Photonics TALENT ...
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Day with lasers and photonics and Science Week at “Jaderka” (Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering)
We organized excursions for high school students interested in studying at the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in ...
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ÚFE at the Laser World of Photonics 2025 in Munich
Czech optics was strongly represented at the prestigious Laser World of Photonics 2025, which took place in Munich from 24 to 27 June. At the ...
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Publication in Nature Reviews Methods Primers
The Nano Optics research team has contributed to a major review publication on interferometric scattered light microscopy (iSCAT) in Nature Reviews Methods Primers.
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June Science Fair and LasApp partner meeting
The largest scientific event in the Czech Republic, organized by the Czech Academy of Sciences since 2015, took place on 5-7 June in Letňany, Prague. ...
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Visit us at the Science Fair!
Don't miss the biggest scientific event in the Czech Republic! We cordially invite you to visit the exhibition booth of the ÚFE, which this year ...
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Record participation at the Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers 2025 organized by UFE in Prague
UFE organised a Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibres and their Applications (WSOF) in Prague from 7 to 10 April, which also included a commercial exhibition, ...
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UFE at SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics in Prague
The SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics 2025 symposium was held in Prague from 7 to 10 April. The Institute of Photonics and Electronics was actively involved, ...
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Meeting of journalists on the LasApp project at BIOCEV and HiLASE
LasApp partners welcomed journalists at a press day for LasApp - Breakthrough Laser Technologies for Smart Manufacturing, Space and Biotechnology Applications. The event took place ...
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ÚFE at the 27th ICG Glass Congress in Kolkata
Michal Kamrádek and Ivan Kašík from the Fiber Lasers and Nonlinear Optics team participated in the ICG (International Commission on Glass) glass congress in Kolkata, ...
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Registration for WSOF 2025 is now open
Registration for the 8th Workshop on Special Optical Fibers and their Applications (WSOF), which will be held April 7-10, 2025 in Prague, is now open.
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