O. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Monika Ritsch-Marte Director of the Institute of Biomedical Physics Department of Physiology and Medical Physics Medical University of Innsbruck Müllerstr.44 A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria tel.  +43 (0)512  9003 70870 fax: +43 (0)512  9003 73870 e-mail: monika.ritsch-marte@i-med.ac.at President of the Austrian Physical Society (2007-2008) Wikipedia entry Profile at Profile at Profile at

born 1961 in Höchst/Vorarlberg, Austria

married to Univ.-Prof. Dr. Helmut Ritsch, 2 daughters
 
 
 
 

"From squeezed light to squeezed cells !"
 

since 1998	Full Professor for Medical Physics at the Medical Faculty of the University of Innsbruck (now Medical University of Innsbruck)
1996-98	APART-scholarship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
1995-96	part-time Postdoc with Prof. Peter Zoller, Project S6507 'Mechanical Light Effects' of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
1995	Habilitation (Theoretical Physics), University of Innsbruck
1993-95	Charlotte-Bühler-Habilitation Scholarship of the Austrian Science Foundation (FWF)
1990	Les Houches Summer School on Quantum Optics, Les Houches, France, July - August
1988	Ph.D. in Quantum Optics, University of Waikato, New Zealand, supervisor Prof. D.F. Walls
1985	Research Assistant,  University of Innsbruck, Austria
1972-80	Gymnasium Gallusstift, Bregenz, Austria

2023	Emmy Noether Award of the European Physical Society
2023	among the 30 finalists for the Physics Breakthrough of the Falling Walls Conference in Berlin
2022	Guest Lecturer of the IPAM long program 'Computational Imaging' at UCLA
2022	Honorary Membership of the Austrian Physical Society
2019	JILAVisiting Fellow
2019	Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
2016	Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
2013	Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA)
2011	Science Award of the Federal State of Tyrol (Wissenschaftspreis des Landes Tirol)
2011	KIWIE Grand Prix (South Korean Inventors' Award)
2009	ERC Advanced Grant catchIT (story on mypoint)
2009	Kardinal-Innitzer-Würdigungspreis für Naturwissenschaften
2008	Science Award of the Federal State of Vorarlberg (Wissenschaftspreis des Landes Vorarlberg)
2008	SUPA Distinguished Visitor Award of the Scottish Universities
1994	Visiting Scholar Award of the Federation of New Zealand University Women
1993	Ludwig-Boltzmann-Award of the Austrian Physical Society
1992	Research Award of the City of Innsbruck (Forschungspreis der Stadt Innsbruck)
1988	Ph.D. Thesis Award, University of Waikato, New Zealand

 

Quantum Optics
especially laser fluctuations, squeezing, nonlinear optics, atom interferometry

since June 1998: Biomedical Applications of Lasers
especially optical and acoustic micro-manipulation, (spiral) phase contrast microscopy, nonlinear microscopy (CARS microscopy)
 
 

Ultrasound-induced reorientation for multi-angle optical coherence tomography Kvåle Løvmo M., Deng S., Moser S., Leitgeb R., Drexler W., and M Ritsch-Marte, Nature Communications 15, 2391 (2024)
Efficient and accurate intensity diffraction tomography of multiple-scattering samples Moser S., Jesacher A., and Ritsch-Marte M., Optics Express , 31, 18274-18289 (2023)
Generally applicable holographic torque measurement for optically trapped particles Strasser F., Barnett S.M., Ritsch-Marte M., and Thalhammer G., Physical Review Letters, 128, 213604 (2022)
Acoustofluidic trapping device for high-NA multi-angle imaging Kvåle Løvmo, Moser S., Thalhammer G., and Ritsch-Marte M., Frontiers in Physics, 10,1295 (2022)
Direct holographic measurement of torque and individual forces in ensembles of trapped particles Strasser F., Moser S., Ritsch-Marte M., and Thalhammer G., Optica, 8, 79-87 (2021)
Fast holographic scattering compensation for deep tissue biological imaging May, M.A., Barré N., Kummer K.K., Kress M., Ritsch-Marte M., and Jesacher A., Nature Communications, 12, 1-8 (2021)
Direct measurement of individual optical forces in ensembles of trapped particles Strasser F., Moser S., Ritsch-Marte M., and Thalhammer G., Optica, 8, 79-87 (2021)
Controlled orientation and sustained rotation of biological samples in a sono-optical microfluidic device M Kvåle Løvmo, B Pressl, G Thalhammer, M Ritsch-Marte, Lab on a Chip 21, 1563-1578 (2021)
Comparing acoustic and optical forces for biomedical research K Dholakia, B W Drinkwater, and M Ritsch-Marte, Nature Review Physics 2, 480-491 (2020)
Motion reconstruction for optical tomography of trapped objects P Elbau, M Ritsch-Marte, O Scherzer, D Schmutz, Inverse Problems 36, 044004, (2020)
Demonstration of a multi-color diffractive lens with adjustable focal length N Bregenzer, T Öttl, M Zobernig, M Bawart, S Bernet, and M Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express, 28, 30150-30163 (2020)
High-NA two-photon single cell imaging with remote focusing using a diffractive tunable lens M A May, M Bawart, M Langeslag, S Bernet, M Kress, M Ritsch-Marte, and A Jesacher, Biomedical Optics Express 11, 7183-7191 (2020)
Model-based compensation of pixel crosstalk in liquid crystal spatial light modulators S Moser, M Ritsch-Marte, G Thalhammer Optics Express 27, 25046-25063 (2019)
Remote focusing in confocal microscopy by means of a modified Alvarez lens M Bawart, A Jesacher, S Bernet, M Ritsch‐Marte Journal of Microscopy, 271, 337-344 (2018)
Attractive force on atoms due to blackbody radiation P Haslinger, M Jaffe, V Xu, O Schwartz, M Sonnleitner, M Ritsch-Marte, H Ritsch, H Müller, Nature Physics 14, 257-260 (2018)
Orbital angular momentum light in microscopy M Ritsch-Marte, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 375, 20150437 (2017)
Multi-color operation of tunable diffractive lenses S Bernet, M Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 25, 2469-2480 (2017)
Assessing various Infrared (IR) microscopic imaging techniques for post-mortem interval evaluation of human skeletal remains C Woess, SH Unterberger, C Roider, M Ritsch-Marte, N Pemberger, et al., PloS one 12 (2017)
Roadmap on Structured Light H Rubinsztein-Dunlop, A Forbes, MV Berry, MR Dennis, DL Andrews, et al., Journal of Optics 19, 013001 (2016)
High-resolution confocal Raman microscopy using pixel reassignment C Roider, M Ritsch-Marte, A Jesacher, Optics Letters 41, 3825-3828 (2016)
Synthetic holography in microscopy: opportunities arising from advanced wavefront shaping A Jesacher, M Ritsch-Marte, Contemporary Physics 57, 46-59 (2016)
Acoustic force mapping in a hybrid acoustic-optical micromanipulation device supporting high resolution optical imaging G Thalhammer, C McDougall, MP MacDonald, M Ritsch-Marte, Lab on a Chip 16, 1523-1532 (2016)
Direct measurement of axial optical forces G Thalhammer, L Obmascher, M Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 23, 6112-6129 (2015)
How to use a phase-only spatial light modulator as a color display W Harm, A Jesacher, G Thalhammer, S Bernet, M Ritsch-Marte, Optics Letters 40, 581-584 (2015)
Doing the Waltz with Light: Optical spiral waves and their applications M Ritsch‐Marte, Optik & Photonik 10, 32-37 (2015)
Cortical contractility triggers a stochastic switch to fast amoeboid migration in 3D environments CPH Ruprecht V., S. Wieser, A. Callan-Jones, M. Smutny, H. Morita, K. Sako et al., Cell 160, 673-685 (2015)
Acoustic force spectroscopy G Sitters, D Kamsma, G Thalhammer, M Ritsch-Marte, EJG Peterman, Nature Methods 12, 47-50 (2015)
Combined holographic optical trapping and optical image processing using a single diffractive pattern displayed on a spatial light modulator A Jesacher, S Bernet, M Ritsch-Marte, Optics Letters 39, 5337-5340 (2014)
Lensless imaging through thin diffusive media W Harm, C Roider, A Jesacher, S Bernet, M Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 22, 22146-22156 (2014)
Colour hologram projection with an SLM by exploiting its full phase modulation range A Jesacher, S Bernet, M Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 22, 20530-20541 (2014)
Axial super-localisation using rotating point spread functions shaped by polarisation-dependent phase modulation C Roider, A Jesacher, S Bernet, M Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 22, 4029-4037 (2014)
A new tool to ensure the fluorescent dye labeling stability of nanocarriers: a real challenge for fluorescence imaging G Bastiat, CO Pritz, C Roider, F Fouchet, E Lignières, A Jesacher, et al., Journal of controlled release 170, 334-342 (2013)
Attractive Optical Forces from Blackbody Radiation M Sonnleitner, M Ritsch-Marte, H Ritsch, Physical Rview Letters 111, 5 (2013)
Enhancing diffractive multi-plane microscopy using colored illumination A Jesacher, C Roider, M Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 21, 11150-11161 (2013)
Demonstration of focus-tunable diffractive Moiré-lenses S Bernet, W Harm, M Ritsch-Marte Optics express 21, 6955-6966 (2013)
Wide-field vibrational phase imaging in an extremely folded box-CARS geometry P Berto, A Jesacher, C Roider, S Monneret, H Rigneault, M Ritsch-Marte, Optics Letters 38, 709-711 (2013)
Speeding up liquid crystal SLMs using overdrive with phase change reduction G Thalhammer, RW Bowman, GD Love, MJ Padgett, M Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 21, 1779-1797 (2013)
Optomechanical deformation and strain in elastic dielectrics M Sonnleitner, M Ritsch-Marte, H Ritsch, New Journal of Physics 14, 103011 (2012)
Lensless Digital Holography with Diffuse Iillumination Through a Pseudo-random Phase Mask S Bernet, W Harm, A Jesacher, M Ritsch-Marte Optics express 19, 25113-25124 (2011)
Combined Acoustic and Optical Trapping G Thalhammer, R Steiger, M Meinschad, M Hill, S Bernet, M Ritsch-Marte, Biomedical Optics Express 2, 2859-2870 (2011)
SLM-Microscopy: what spatial light modulators can do for microscopy, C. Maurer, A. Jesacher, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Lasers and Photonics Reviews 5, 81-101 (2011)

Optical Macro-Tweezers: Trapping of Highly Motile Micro-Organisms, G. Thalhammer, R. Steiger, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Journal of Optics 137, 044024 (6pp) (2011)

Flexible contrast for low-coherence interference microscopy by Fourier-plane filtering with a spatial light modulator, S.E. Schausberger, B. Heise, C. Maurer, S. Bernet, M. Ritsch-Marte, and D. Stifter, Optics Letters 24, 4154-4156 (2010)

Depth-of-Field Multiplexing in Microscopy, C. Maurer, S. Khan, S. Fassl, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 18, 3023-3034 (2010)

Holographic Ghost Imaging and the Violation of a Bell Inequality, B. Jack, J. Leach, J. Romero, S. Franke-Arnold, M. Ritsch-Marte, S. M. Barnett, and M.J. Padgett, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 083602 (2009)

Differential Interference Contrast Imaging using a Spatial Light Modulator, T.J. McIntyre, C. Maurer, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Opt. Lett. 34, 2988-2990 (2009)

Cerebral vasoreactivity decreases over night in severe obstructive apnea syndrome: a study of cerebral hemodynamics, M. Furtner, M. Staudacher, B. Frauscher, E. Brandauer, M. Esnaola y Rojas, V. Gschliesser, C. Schmiedauer, W. Poewe, M. Ritsch-Marte, and B. Högl, Sleep Medicine 10,  875-881 (2009)

Phase contrast microscopy with full numerical aperture illumination, C. Maurer C., A. Jesacher, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Opt. Express 16, 19821-19829 (2008)

Imaging of laser induced ultrasound with a spiral phase contrast method, P. Bader, M. Zangerl, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte: J. Opt. A 10, 085308-15 (2008) [Selected for Highlights from European Journals in Europhysics News, 39(6), 2008]

Adjustable refractive power from diffractive Moirá elements, S. Bernet and M. Ritsch-Marte, Applied Optics 47, 3722-3730 (2008) [Monitored in "Laser Focus World": MDOE produces variable optical power, by John Wallace, 44(12), December 2008]

Near-perfect hologram reconstruction with a spatial light modulator, A. Jesacher, C. Maurer, S. Fürhapter, A. Schwaighofer, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 16, 2699 (2008)

Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy with dynamic speckle illumination, C. Heinrich, A. Hofer, S. Bernet, M. Ritsch-Marte, New Journal of Physics10, 023029 (2008)

Full phase and amplitude control of holographic optical tweezers with theoretically unlimited efficiency, A. Jesacher, C. Maurer, S. Fürhapter, A. Schwaighofer, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 16, 4479 (2008)

Selective imaging of saturated and unsaturated lipids by wide-field CARS-microscopy, C. Heinrich, A. Hofer, A. Ritsch, C. Ciardi, S. Bernet, M. Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 16, 2597 (2008) [Selected for the Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics 3(3), March 2008]

Tailoring of arbitrary optical vector beams, C. Maurer, A. Jesacher, S. Fürhapter, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, New Journal of Physics 9, 78 (2007)

Wavefront correction of spatial light modulators using an optical vortex image, A. Jesacher, A. Schwaighofer, S. Fürhapter, C. Maurer, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 15, 5801 (2007)

Holographic optical tweezers for object manipulations at an air-liquid surface, A. Jesacher, S. Fürhapter, C. Maurer, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 14, 6342 (2006)

Nanosecond microscopy with spectroscopic resolution, C. Heinrich, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, New Journal of Physics 8, 36 (2006)

Spiral interferogram analysis, A. Jesacher, S. Fürhapter, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 23, 1400 (2005)

Shadow effects in spiral phase contrast microscopy, A. Jesacher, S. Fürhapter, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Physical Review Letters 94, 233902 (2005)

Spiral interferometry, S. Fürhapter, A. Jesacher, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Optics Letters 30, 1953 (2005)

A new method for change-point detection developed for on-line analysis of the heart beat variability during sleep, M. Staudacher, S. Telser, A. Amann, H. Hinterhuber, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Physica A 349, 582 (2005)

Spiral phase contrast imaging in microscopy, S. Fürhapter, A. Jesacher, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 13, 689 (2005)

Binary optoacoustic holography with a spatial light modulator, A. Meyer, S. Gspan, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, J. Appl. Phys. 96, 5886 (2004)

Size selective trapping with optical "cogwheel" tweezers, A. Jesacher, S. Fürhapter, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 12, 4129 (2004)

Diffractice optical tweezers in the Fresnel regime, A. Jesacher, S. Fürhapter, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Optics Express 12, 2243 (2004)

Wide-field coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy, C. Heinrich, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Applied Physics Letters 84, 816 (2004)

Can one detect sleep stage transitions for on-line sleep scoring by monitoring the heart rate variability?, S. Telser, M. Staudacher, Y. Ploner, A.Amann, H. Hinterhuber, and M. Ritsch-Marte, Somnologie 8, 33 (2004)

Self-organized array of regularly spaced microbeads in a fiber-optical trap, W. Singer, M. Frick, S. Bernet, and M. Ritsch-Marte, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20, 1568 (2003)

Mechanical forces Impeding exocytotic surfactant release revealed by optical tweezers, W. Singer, M. Frick, T. Haller, S. Bernet, M. Ritsch-Marte, and P. Dietl, Biophys. J. 84, 1344 (2003)

mTHPC-mediated photodynamic diagnosis of malignant brain tumors,
A. Zimmermann, M. Ritsch-Marte, and H. Kostron, Photochem. Photobiol., 70, 611 (2001)

Spatial patterns in optical parametric oscillators with spherical mirrors: classical and quantum effects,
M.A.M. Marte, H. Ritsch, K.I. Petsas, A. Gatti, L.A. Lugiato, C. Fabre and D. Leduc, Optics Express 3, 71 (1998)

Paraxial light and atom optics: The optical Schrödinger equation and beyond,
M.A.M. Marte and S. Stenholm, Phys. Rev. A 56, 2940 (1997)

Sub-Poissonian twin beams via competing nonlinearities,
M.A.M. Marte, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 4815 (1995)

Quantum noise reduction in Raman lasers,
H. Ritsch, M.A.M. Marte, and P. Zoller, Europhys. Lett. 19, 7 (1992)

Lasers with sub-Poissonian pump,
M.A.M. Marte and P. Zoller, Phys. Rev. A 40, 5776 (1989)

Quantum jumps in atomic systems,
P. Zoller, M.A.M. Marte and D.F. Walls,  Phys.Rev. A 35, 198 (1987)

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