ECONOS 2026

The European Conference on Non-linear Optical Spectroscopy (ECONOS) emerged in 2002 to widen the agenda of the former annual European CARS (Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering) workshops to cover all forms of nonlinear optical spectroscopy, theoretical and experimental studies, and applications.
Topics include, but are not limited to, CARS, and other forms of coherent scattering, applications of high-order responses in the time and frequency domains. Applications deal with diagnostics in reacting flows, microscopy of biological samples, materials, nano-objects and other media. Developments also deal with novel lasers sources, and study of other spectral signatures such as LITG, SERS, SRS, TALIF etc... in different media.

ECONOS in general provides a platform for scientific exchange between physicists, chemists, engineers, material scientists, biologists, biomedical scientists and industry representatives and is intended to provide participants with new impulses for their own research. At the same time, the bridge to translation into application and marketing, e.g. in the field of new diagnostic and biomedical approaches is established.

Abstract submission is open until 28 February 2026. Please, send your abstracts to

abstracts@econos-conference.eu

and use the following Word templatedocx, 14 kb · de with filename including the presenter's last name  and a "poster" or "oral" statement.

 

Registration

Fees

early registration until 15 March 2026:

• Regular: 400 €
• Student: 275 €

regular registration 

• Regular: 450€
• Student: 350€

Includes: scientific program, lunch (Mo - Wed), coffee breaks, conference materials, 1x conference dinner

Payment

Registration is handled via the ECONOS conference office. Due to administrative requirements, participation is confirmed via invoice-based registration.

Step 1 – Register by email
Please send your registration request to: registration@econos-conference.eu

To ensure fast processing, please include the following information in your email:

• Full name
• Affiliation / department
• Email address
• Registration category (student / regular)
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  (street, ZIP code, city, country)
• VAT ID (if applicable)

Please note: For administrative reasons, we require the participant’s private/home address for issuing the invoice. If your institution requires invoicing to an official business address, please indicate this explicitly.

Step 2 – Invoice & payment
An invoice will be issued by Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
Payment is made by bank transfer using the details provided in the invoice.
Please note that invoice processing may require a few working days. We appreciate your patience.

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Program and Abstracts as PDFpdf, 4 mb · de

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Sunday, 29 March 2026

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13:00 Registration

15:00 Welcome

15:10 Keynote I - Gerd Leuchs

Influence of the correlations of the light field on nonlinear light matter interaction

16:10 Coffee Break

16:30 Keynote II - Markus Antonietti  

Light as a Reagent – Artificial Photosynthesis Well Beyond Nature

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Monday, 30 March 2026

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Session I - Precision Spectroscopy

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09:00 Nathalie Picqué (invited) 

Nonlinear dual-comb spectroscopy

09:40 Antoine Espaignol 

Impulsive molecular alignment of acetylene through vibrational resonance

10:00 Francesco Vergari

Interferometric effects in multiple fs/ps rotational coherent Raman scattering

10:20 Francesco Mazza

Atomic coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy in metal vapours

10:40 Coffee break

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Session II - Molecular Interfaces and Imaging

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11:10 Michael Schmitt (invited)

Advances in Nonlinear Multimodal Imaging and Hyperspectral Coherent Raman Spectroscopy for Precision Oncology

11:50 Nasim Mirzajan

Mapping In-plane Orientational Order and Correlation Lengths in Molecular Films using Azimuthal-Scanning Vibrational Sum-Frequency Generation Microscopy

12:10 Nick Lemberger

Automated correction of optical attenuation in stimulated Raman scattering imaging

12:30 Sighart Fischer

Interpretation of the primary chiral charge separation on the basis of second order spin-orbit-coupling

12:50 Lunch

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14:00 Industrial Session

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14:30 Poster Session

16:30 Free Time

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Tuesday, 31 March 2026

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Session III - Combustion Diagnostics

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09:00 Robert Lucht (invited)

Application of Femtosecond CARS for Measurements in High-Pressure Reacting Flows

09:40 Clément Pivard

55Hz rate fs/ps-CARS spectroscopy for combustion thermometry

10:00 Michael Scherman

High-speed fs/ps-CARS of H₂ for energetics and propulsion studies

10:20 Jonas Hölzer

Rotational coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering evaluation of collisional dephasing in nitrogen ammonia gas mixtures

10:40 Coffee break

11:10 Waruna Kulatilaka (invited)

Femtosecond, Two-Color, Two-Photon, Polarization Spectroscopy for Quenching-Free Detection of Atomic Hydrogen

11:50 Jeanna Buldyreva

Rotational-CARS thermometry of ethylene relying on accurate linewidth calculations

12:10 Alexander Fellows

Imaging Structural Anisotropy and Heterogeneity in Molecular Films with Sum-Frequency Microscopy

12:50 Lunch

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14:00 Christian Eggeling (invited)

Advanced super-resolution optical microscopy for cellular research

14:40 Carsten Fallnich

Photothermal stimulated Raman scattering with two beams only

15:00 Timea Koch

Ultrabroadband CARS Detection of Solvation-Induced Vibrational Changes in Liquid Mixtures

15:20 Coffee break

16:00 Social event: Guided Tour "100 years of Science in German Oxford"

17:30 Steering Committee Meeting

19:00 Conference Dinner, Wirtshaus "Fischerhütte", Fischerhüttenstraße 136, 14163 Berlin

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Wednesday, April 2026

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09:00 Alexis Bohlin (invited)

The shaping of aeroengines with diagnostics

09:40 Tom Lippoldt

In-situ analysis of thermal decomposition of calcium oxalate by simultaneously applying Thermogravimetric Analysis and Ultrabroadband Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy

10:00 Steffen Gommel

Sub-Cycle Response of Indium Tin Oxide film at its Epsilon-Near-Zero Region by Fieldoscopy

10:20 Coffee break

10:50 Alexandros Gerakis (invited)

Thermodynamic characterization of neutrals, ions, electrons and nanoparticles in high speed flows and gas discharges with coherent Rayleigh Brillouin scattering

11:30 Closing session

12:00 Lunch

13:30 End of ECONOS 2026

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Accommodation
A limited number of rooms is available at Harnack House (conference venue), subject to availability. Please contact Harnack House directly and mention “ECONOS 2026”.

Further accommodation options in the vicinity include e.g. Seminaris CampusHotel Berlin and smaller guesthouses/hotels in Dahlem / Zehlendorf. Budget-friendly options are also available in other parts of Berlin with direct U-Bahn access (e.g. U3 via Dahlem-Dorf / Thielplatz).

Childcare

Participants who require childcare during the conference are kindly encouraged to contact the organizers in advance.

While the conference itself does not provide on-site childcare, we will do our best to assist participants in identifying suitable childcare options in Berlin and, where possible, provide guidance or support.

Please feel free to reach out to the organizing committee if childcare arrangements would help facilitate your participation in ECONOS 2026.