The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light covers a wide range of research, including laser spectroscopy, quantum optics, nonlinear optics, nanophotonics, photonic crystal fibers, integrated optics, optomechanics, laser interferometry, quantum technologies, biophysics and – in collaboration with the Max Planck Zentrum für Physik und Medizin – the connections between physics and medicine. The MPL was founded in January 2009 and is one of over 80 institutes of the Max Planck Society that conduct basic research in the natural, biological, human and social sciences in the service of the general public.
International experts evaluate research at MPL
From February 24 to 27, the international advisory board of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) visited the institute to gain a comprehensive overview of its basic research and development.
Gerd Leuchs at the closing ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
The United Nations declared 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ). The occasion was the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics – which continues to shape research at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) to this day. The closing ceremony took place in…
Physics from Erlangen in Regensburg: Flore Kunst receives the 2026 Bernhard Heß Prize
Dr. Flore Kunst is being awarded the Bernhard Heß Prize 2026 for her work in the field of “topological physics – in particular non-Hermitian and topological phenomena in open systems.” Kunst heads a Lise Meitner research group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen.
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