THEODOR W. HÄnsch

2005 Nobel Laureate in Physics

for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique.

• Born: October 30, 1941
• Place of birth: Heidelberg, Germany
• Citizenship: Germany
• Residence: Munich, Germany
• Affiliations: Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
  • Address:
    Hans-Kopfermann-Str. 1
    85748 Garching
    Germany
    Tel: (+49) 89 2180 3211 and (+49) 89 32905 702
    Fax: (+49) 89 32905 200
• E-mail: t.w.haensch@physik.uni-muenchen.de
• Education:
  • University of Heidelberg, PhD, Physics, 1969

• Books on Laser Spectroscopy
• Books on Quantum Optics

• Prize co-recipient: Roy J. Glauber
• Prize co-recipient: John L. Hall
• Home page at Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics
• Home page at Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
• Frequency Combs
• NIST: Time and Frequency Division
• Visual Quantum Mechanics
• Quantum Optics Links
• Official award announcement and background
• Interview after announcement of Prize
• Advanced Information
• Supplementary Information
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