Head of Optical Coatings Group
Optical Components Department
E-Mail: m.steinecke@lzh.dePhone: +49 511 2788-297
Short-Bio
Studies of physics at Leibniz University Hannover with a degree as B. Sc. in 2014, followed by a Master's degree with M. Sc. in 2017. In the year 2023 he completed his doctorate at the Leibniz Universität Hannover, his dissertation has the title „Nonlinear optics in thin film interference coatings“.
Morten Steinecke has been a research associate at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. since 2017 and has been leading the Optical Coatings group in the Departement of Optical Compontents since 2023.
Main Research Areas
- Research and development of novel materials for optical coatings
- Integration and use of nonlinear optics in optical coating systems
- Design and fabrication of passive optical switches
- Novel characterization methods for optical materials and components
LZH publications
Journal articles (reviewed) (8)
Magnetron sputter deposition of Ta2O5-SiO2 quantized nanolaminates
Optics Express
10
31
15825-15835
2023
Third and fifth order nonlinear susceptibilities in thin HfO2 layers
Opt. Express
12
31
19309-19318
2023
Damage threshold affected by the spatiotemporal evolution of femtosecond laser pulses in multilayer structures
Optical Engineering
7
61
071602
2022
Electrical and optical properties linked to laser damage behavior in conductive thin film materials
Optical Materials Express
1
11
35-47
2021
Quantizing nanolaminates as versatile materials for optical interference coatings
Applied Optics
5
59
A236-A241
2020
Correlation of structural and optical properties using virtual materials analysis
Optics Express
16
27
22209-22225
2019
Quantized nanolaminates as versatile materials for optical interference coatings
Optical Interference Coatings Conference (OIC), OSA Technical Digest
TB.3
2019
Journal articles (non-reviewed) (7)
Bandgap energy of quantizing nanolaminates and its relation to the laser-induced damage threshold in the ultraviolet
SPIE Proceedings Vol. 12726, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials
2023
Ultrafast switching with nonlinear optics in thin films
Proceedings of the Optical Interference Coatings Conference (OIC)
FA.1
2022
Nonlinear optical switching in thin film coatings in relation to the damage threshold
Proc. SPIE 12300, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials
101-109
2022
χ(3) and χ(5) Effects in Thin Gradient HfO2-Layers
Applications of Lasers for Sensing and Free Space Communications
JTu6A.12
2022
Spatio-temporal evolution of femtosecond laser pulses in dielectric multi-layers controlling the damage behavior
SPIE Proceedings Vol. 11910, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2021
1191012
2021
Femtosecond laser-induced modifications of frequency tripling mirrors
SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10805: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2018: 50th Anniversary Conference
108051W
2018
Measurement setup for the determination of the nonlinear refractive index of thin films with high nonlinearity
SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10805: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2018: 50th Anniversary Conference
1080524
75
2018
Conference papers (32)
Optical thin film design optimization for nonlinear response
SPIE Optical System Design
07.-12. April
Straßburg
2024
IBS 2000: Ion beam sputtering on large area astronomical optics
SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
16.-21. Juni
Yokohama
2024
IBS 2000: Large are ion beam sputtering coating machine
SPIE Optical Systems Design
08. April
Straßburg
2024
IBS 2000: Large area ion beam sputtering coating machine
SPIE Optical Systems Design
7.-12. April
Straßburg
2024
Contamination driven laser-induced damage threshold of optical components in the 1 μm wavelength regime
SPIE Photonics Europe
07.-12. April
Straßburg
2024
Stability and absorption of quantizing nanolaminates
SPIE Optical Systems Design
07. - 11. April
Straßburg
2024
Optical components applying quantized nanolaminates for NIR applications
SPIE Laser Damage
17.-20. September
Dublin/Livermoore
2023
Temperature and Damage Behaviour of Hybrid Coated Mirrors Under Continous Wave Laser Irradiation
SPIE Laser Damage
17.-20. September
Dublin/Livermore
2023
Temperature and Damage Behaviour of Hybrid Coated Mirrors Under Continous Wave Laser Irradiation
Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2023
Livermore, California, US
2023
Bandgap energy of quantizing nanolaminates and its relation to the laser-induced damage threshold in the ultraviolet
SPIE Laser Damage
17.-20. September
Dublin/Livermore
2023
Bandgap energy of quantizing nanolaminates and its relation to the laser-induced damage threshold in the ultraviolet
SPIE Laser Damage
18. September- 20. September
Dublin/Livermore, CA, USA
2023
Optical switches in thin film coatings based on highly nonlinear materials
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Europe (CLEO/Europe) and European Quantum Electronics Conference (EQEC)
26.-30. Juni
München
2023
Optical switches in thin film coatings based on highly nonlinear materials
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
26. Juni - 30. Juni
München
2023
Anwendungen nichtlinearer Optik in Interferenzschichten
Arbeitskreistreffen DUV/VUV
24. Mai
Braunschweig
2023
Atomic layer deposition: A novel process for laser applications?
SPIE Laser Damage
17.-20. September
Dublin/Livermore
2023
IBS für metergroße Optiken: IBS2000 im LZH
Große Flächen und höchste Qualität: Ion Beam Sputtering im Fokus
23. November
Hannover
2023
Environmental dependencies on the LIDT of all-silica GLAD mirrors for 355 nm
SPIE Laser Damage
18.-21. September
Rochester
2022
Ultrafast Switching with Nonlinear Optics in Thin Films
Optical Interference Coatings Conference (OIC)
19.-24. Juni
Whistler
2022
Switching of ultrashort laser pulses by nonlinear optics in thin films
SPIE Photonics Europe
03.-07. April
Straßburg
2022
Nonlinear optical switching in thin film coatings in relation to the damage threshold
SPIE Laser Damage
18.-21. September
Rochester
2022
Manufacturing and characterization of frequency tripling mirrors
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
21.-25. Juni
online
2021
Study of Third Harmonic Generation From Thin Gradient HfxAlyOz Layers
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
21.-25. Juni
online
2021
Third harmonic generation from thin gradient ternary mixture layers
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)
09.-14. Mai
San Jose
2021
Electrical and optical properties linked to laser damage behavior in indium tin oxide
SPIE Laser Damage
15.-18. September
online
2020
Ultra-fast Kerr Switches on the Basis of Dielectric Multi-layer Films
OSA Nonlinear Optics
15. Juli
Waikoloa
2019
Femtosecond laser-induced modifications of frequency tripling mirrors
SPIE Laser Damage
23.-26. September
Boulder
2018
Measurement setup for the determination of the nonlinear refractive index of thin films with high nonlinearity
SPIE Laser Damage
23.-26. September
Boulder
2018
Characterization of nonlinear optical properties in thin Films
Optical System Design
14.-17. Mai
Frankfurt am Main
2018
Utilization of third order nonlinear effects in dielectric layer stacks
International Conference on Frontiers of Optical Coatings (FOC)
22.-26. Oktober
Guangzhou
2017