EMERITUS GRUPPEN
Optics and information processing
Leuchs Emeritus Group
The research spectrum of the Leuchs Emeritus Group ranges from classical optics to quantum optics, with the focus on both fundamental questions and practical applications. The founding of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light goes back to an initiative by Gerd Leuchs in 2000.
Photonische Kristallfasern
Russell Emeritus Group
The Russell department focuses on the science of photonic crystal fibers (PCF), first introduced by Philip Russell in 1991. His department was one of the two original departments of the MPL, which was founded in January 2009.
ASSOZIIERTE GRUPPEN
Department of Physics – Experimental Physics
Prof. Michael Hartmann, Chair of Theoretical Physics
Department Physik
MPL Fellow Prof. Peter Hommelhoff, Chair for Laser Physics
Department of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Information Technology (EEI)
Prof. Bernhard Schmauss, Chair of High Frequency Technology