MAOT  is a co-operation of a large number of institutes at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg and other research institutions.

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

• Institute of Advanced Optical Technologies – Thermophysical Properties
• Institute of Particle Technology
• Institute of Medical Biotechnology

Department of Electrical Engineering

• Institute for Microwave Engineering and High Frequency Technology
• Institute of Electronic Devices

Department of Mechanical Engineering

• Institute of Photonic Technologies

Department of Material Science

• Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology

Department of Computer Science

• Institute of System Simulation
• Institute of Pattern Recognition

Department of Physics

• Institute of Optic, Information and Photonic

University Hospital / Faculty of Medicine

• Institute of Anatomy 2
• Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
• Department of Ophthalmology

Other University Departments and non-University Insitutions

• Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies
• Max-Planck-Institute for the Science of Light
• Bavarian Laser Centre in Erlangen
• Fraunhofer Institute of Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB)