Recognition of outstanding achievements that lead to a fundamental understanding of laser technology and its applications.

Fraunhofer IOF Young Scientists Award for Innovative Theses presented

This year’s awards have been announced live at the ECOC Exhibition in the Product Focus theater.

Award presentation ceremony is highlight on first exhibition day, five winners announced in four categories.

Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov are awarded “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”.

Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier are awarded “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in...

Emeritus professor is recognized for his exceptional contributions to the global optics and photonics community.

Clara Saraceno plans to bring a new kind of laser to the market with a grant from the European Research Council.