Jörg Bierlich

Jörg Bierlich received the Graduation degree in medical engineering from the University of Applied Sciences, Jena, Germany, in 2001, and the Ph.D. degree focused on the preparation and characterization of superconducting ceramic composites from the University of Technology “Bergakademie” Freiberg, Germany, in 2008. He finished his professional training in 1994 as an Energy Electronics Engineer at Jenoptik GmbH, Jena, Germany. From 2001 to 2008, he was with the Department of Magnetics and Quantum Electronics, Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Jena, Germany, where he worked on high-temperature superconductors. Since 2008, he has been with the Department of Fiber Optics, IPHT, working in the field of fiber drawing technologies and the development of special optical fibers and also involved in the preparation and characterization of microstructured fibers based on high silica and other glass materials.