MATHIAS MÖNSTER, Dr.-Ing., studied electrical engineering and physics at the Technical University Aachen (RWTH Aachen). During his studies he spent time as an intern at Mitsubishi Electric Corp. in Japan for six months, where he was involved in the development of optoelectronic semiconductor devices. He completed his diploma thesis at the Institute of Semiconductor Electronics at the RWTH Aachen in optical microring resonators. After graduating he joined the Max-Born-Institute, in Berlin, where he worked towards his doctoral degree in compact femtosecond laser sources based on microstructure fibers. His special interests include semiconductor technology, photonics, nanotechnology and communication engineering.

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