Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Dieter Bimberg earned his Ph.D. from Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. He subsequently held a position as Principal Scientist at the Max Planck-Institute for Solid State Research in Grenoble, France, before becoming Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Aachen.
In 1981, he founded the Department of Applied Physics at the Technical University of Berlin, where he served as Chair of Applied Physics for over 30 years. He was Dean of the Solid State Physics Department from 1990 to 2011. In 2004, he founded the Center of NanoPhotonics at TU Berlin, which became a world-leading research institute in photonic nanostructures.
Since 2018, Prof. Bimberg serves as Executive Director of the Bimberg Chinese-German Center for Green Photonics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CIOMP, Changchun — leading an international team focused on quantum photonic device development for energy-efficient communication systems.
Physics and technology of quantum dot nanostructures for photonic and electronic device applications, including mode-locked lasers and quantum light sources.
Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers for energy-efficient optical interconnects. Achieving 100 fJ/bit at 50+ Gb/s — setting global benchmark records.
High-brightness edge-emitting lasers based on quantum dot active media for long-wavelength LIDAR and advanced sensing applications.
Energy-efficient photonic systems enabling the next generation of data center interconnects and metropolitan area networks with minimal energy footprint.
Chinese Academy of Sciences, CIOMP, Changchun, PR China
Chinese Academy of Sciences
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Technical University of Berlin (Chair held for 30+ years)
Max Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Grenoble, France; Guest Professor at Technion (Haifa), UC Santa Barbara, and Hewlett-Packard (Palo Alto)