Founder of HoloRing | Laser micromachining and surface nanostructuring
Petr Hauschwitz
Petr leads the Laser Micromachining team at HiLASE Centre. He researches multi-beam laser processing and the fabrication of functional micro- and nanostructured surfaces. At HoloRing, he draws on this experience in motif design, process selection and final inspection.
- HoloRing
- Founder
- Current role
- Team Leader, Laser Micromachining, HiLASE Centre
- Research
- Laser micromachining and nanostructuring
- Specialism
- Multi-beam processing and functional surfaces
From an engagement ring to HoloRing.
See the research recordHow HoloRing began
From an engagement ring to HoloRing.
Petr wanted an engagement ring for his partner that felt genuinely personal. He turned to the field he knew best: precision laser processing.
The first prototype brought together motif design, material behavior, laser parameters and inspection under changing light. Further experiments led to HoloRing, a separate company founded by Petr in 2024.
- Company
- Founder of HoloRing s.r.o.
- Technology access
- HoloRing's access to HiLASE technology is governed by a commercial arrangement. Petr's roles at HiLASE and HoloRing are distinct.
Research applied
What laser research brings to a ring.
Petr draws on his research experience in three practical areas: adapting a motif to a curved surface, choosing the appropriate laser process and assessing the finished surface.
Adapt the motif to the curve
Line width, spacing and proportion are adjusted for the ring's small curved surface so the motif remains legible at a normal viewing distance.
Select the laser process
Laser engraving creates recessed detail. In selected designs, holographic nanostructuring changes how the surface interacts with light, creating spectral color that shifts with the viewing angle.
Inspect the finished surface
The finished surface is assessed from several angles and under different lighting to check the motif's definition, fine detail and optical response.
Research record
Selected results and recognition.
The list includes a team research result, two individual awards and an editorial selection.
2021 /Team research result
World-record rate for laser nanostructuring
The Laser Micromachining team led by Petr reported a laser nanostructuring rate of more than 1,900 cm² per minute on stainless steel using 2,601 beamlets. A separate collaboration between HiLASE and HOLO/OR demonstrated parallel processing with 40,401 sub-beams.
2023 /Award
Otto Wichterle Award
The Czech Academy of Sciences awarded Petr its 2023 Otto Wichterle Award, which supports promising early-career researchers.
2021 /Award
Werner von Siemens Award: first place for Best Dissertation
Petr's dissertation, Large-Scale Functionalization of Surfaces Using Laser-Generated Micro- and Nanostructures, won first place in the Best Dissertation category of the Werner von Siemens Award 2021.
2021 /Editorial selection
Forbes Czech Republic 30 Under 30
Forbes Czech Republic included Petr in its 2021 30 Under 30 editorial list.
Selected publications
Multi-beam laser processing at scale.
These peer-reviewed papers list Petr as first author and document the fabrication of functional surfaces using 2,601 beamlets and 40,401 sub-beams in parallel.
2021 /Peer-reviewed paper
LIPSS-based functional surfaces produced by multi-beam nanostructuring with 2601 beams and real-time thermal processes measurement
Scientific Reports
2021 /Peer-reviewed paper
Towards Rapid Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Surfaces by Multi-Beam Nanostructuring with 40,401 Beams
Nanomaterials
Selected talks
Speaking to scientific and public audiences.
In July 2026, Petr presented laser processing research at ICTON and explained nature-inspired functional surfaces at Colours of Ostrava.
How a laser copies nature's tricks
A public talk on functional surfaces inspired by micro- and nanostructures in living organisms.
High-Productivity Laser Fabrication of Micro- and Nanostructured Functional Surfaces Across IR-UV Spectrum
An invited conference talk on high-throughput laser fabrication of functional surfaces across the infrared-to-ultraviolet spectrum.
Research profile
Publications, talks and sources.
Petr's personal website lists his publications, conference contributions, public talks, media appearances and awards, with links to the original sources.
HoloRing
How research experience informs the finished surface.
Petr's experience with laser processing shapes how HoloRing adapts motifs to curved surfaces, selects the process for each design and inspects the finished surface.