MQV Insights: Quantum Optics Meets Microscopy

How can light and matter be made to interact efficiently and precisely? Visit the start-up Qlibri on April 28 and learn more about Qlibri's approach to ultrasensitive microscopy methods and the development of components used in various quantum technologies in an exciting Lecture a laboratory tour.

In classical light microscopy, selective absorption of light is crucial for detecting structures. But what if the object you want to examine is so small and thin that no light is absorbed at all? The start-up Qlibri is developing ultrasensitive absorption microscopes that make it possible to view objects that were previously "invisible" to the naked eye, such as extremely thin material films or individual molecules. Conventional lenses and objectives are replaced by a pair of highly reflective mirrors, between which the light is trapped and its interaction with the sample under investigation – which is also located between the mirrors – is greatly amplified. One of the two mirrors is just as big as a red blood cell! In an introductory Lecture , you Lecture more about this exciting approach taken by the start-up and the various areas of application for Qlibris products, which range from research into new materials to quantum computing. You will then visit three different laboratories, where you will see, among other things, how the microscopically small mirrors are manufactured.

Visit the start-up Qlibri on April 28, 2026, as part of our event series "MQV Insights – On site Quantum Sciences On site ."

The Lecture at 6:30 p.m. The subsequent tour of the laboratories begins at around 7:00 p.m. and ends at around 8:30 p.m. Both the lecture room and the laboratory tour are wheelchair accessible.

Registration is required for the event. You can find the registration form here.