The Physics of Laser Radiation-Matter Interaction

Alexander Horn is Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, Germany, where he focuses his research efforts on the field of laser microtechnologies. Within the Laserinstitute Hochschule Mittweida (LHM), he has established a successful research group in the field of diagnostics for laser processing, investigating, in particular, laser processes during ablation and modification of thin layers. His research activities over the past decades are centered in different areas of laser technologies with ultrashort pulse lasers, in particular the development of innovative ultrafast pump-probe diagnostics, laser material processing with ultrashort pulsed laser radiation, femtosecond spectroscopy, ultrafast laser control, and ultrafast diagnostics. Next to his involvement in numerous professional collaborations, Prof. Horn has headed up different groups at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology and at the Laser Zentrum Hannover, focusing on current topics in laser application, and acted as project coordinator for a Cluster of Excellence at the Georg August Universität in Göttingen. He leads since 2021 the Laserinstitut Hochschule Mittweida.