Centre of Advanced Electron and Photonic Optics Project ID: TN02000020 Provider: Technological Agency of the Czech Republic Period: Jan 01, 2023 - Dec 31, 2028 Recipient -- coordinator: Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, v. v. i. -- Prof. Ing. Josef Lazar Dr. Co-recepient(s) / PI(s): -- Co-investigators from IPP G. Šípová, R. Melich, J. Pleštil, M. Mach, K. Žídek, M. Stašík, J. Nečásek, R. Doleček, F. Procháska, J. Budasz, J. Beneš, V. Karabyn, D. Tomka, Z. Rail, J. Kredba, M. Guesmi, P. Psota, D. Macner, H. Franců, L. Klein, F. Jakubů, P. Elsner, J. Bartoníček, J. Václavík, P. Mokrý, J. Junek, V. Kanclíř, M. Hlubučková, O. Matoušek, I. Hadincová, J. Lukeš Aims of the project: Centre builds on the previous CEPO, unites key academic and industrial players in CR who are engaged in research in electron, photon and quantum technologies. CAEPO activities will enhance research excellence, application relevance of academic partners and knowledge transfer towards industrial partners focused on electron & light microscopy and spectroscopy, advanced lasers and their applications, opto-fiber sensors & probes, micro&nanostructured surfaces and optical elements, ultrasensitive detection at the edge of physical principles, ultra-precise production metrology and development of sophisticated elements and systems. This synergistic cooperation shifts the level of added value of CAEPO industrial partners outputs, brings 2/3 of them closer to and keeps 1/3 at level of world leaders