Carsten Reinhardt

Carsten Reinhardt is a Professor at the University of Bremen affiliated with Faculty 4, specializing in optical measurement systems and photonics applications. His work bridges engineering and material sciences with practical industrial implementations.

Research interests include:

• Optical Engineering
• Photonics
• Material Characterization
• Sensor Development
• Fiber Optics

Current and recent funded projects demonstrate expertise in optical instrumentation:

• Equipment center for multidisciplinary structural analysis – Environmental electron microscopy for material characterization of complex samples (2024-2028)
• Multisight - Optical multi-channel multi-gas sensors (2023-2025)
• Diameter measurement by analyzing the scattered light from glass fibers (2021-2022)
• Optical Corona Virus Air Purifier System (2021-2022)
• Measurement system based on light diffraction, interference, and birefringence for fiber optic parameter determination (2018-2022)

Active in university initiatives including "Startup meets migration - \"Zukunftsschnack\" in Bremen" (September 2025) and STARS EU workshops, with technical oversight of precision measurement systems for industrial quality assurance.