Norbert has received diploma and PhD degrees in physics from Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany, in 1998 and 2003, respectively. Since that time, he has been with the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF. There, he runs a group on micro-optical system design to cover applications of micro-optical systems and technologies related to lighting / projection, imaging, sensing, and organic electronics.