Lorenz Eckoldt  

Patent professional
 

Since 2024, Lorenz Eckoldt has been a patent attorney trainee at MERH-IP, currently pursuing qualification as a German Patent Attorney and admission to practice before the European Patent Office.

He studied physics at Humboldt University of Berlin, focusing on theoretical solid-state physics and optics. In parallel with his studies, he worked in the detector group at the Heinrich Hertz Institute for Telecommunications, where he was particularly involved in the development and simulation of III-V semiconductor photodetectors. For his master’s thesis, he conducted research on the design and characterization of III-V single-photon avalanche detectors with an InAlAs multiplication layer, which are of particular relevance for quantum communication applications, such as quantum cryptography. In the course of this work, he furthermore gained practical experience with epitaxial growth techniques, particularly metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).

Subsequently, Mr. Eckoldt worked as a project developer in the solar energy sector, where he was responsible for the development and implementation of large-scale photovoltaic projects.

Mr. Eckoldt has specialized expertise in semiconductor detectors, laser physics, MOVPE and MBE epitaxy, semiconductor device design and simulation, quantum communication, precision measurement technology, electronics development, and single-photon experiments.