Theodor W. Hänsch
Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch | |
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Hänsch at the 2012 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting | |
| Born | 30 October 1941 Heidelberg, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
| Known for | GBAR experiment Gray molasses Laser cooling Optical clock Vernier spectroscopy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter E. Toschek |
| Other academic advisors | Arthur L. Schawlow Christoph Schmelzer |
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Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch (German pronunciation: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈhɛnʃ] ⓘ; born 30 October 1941) is a German physicist. He received one-fourth of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics for "contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique", sharing the prize with John L. Hall and Roy J. Glauber.
Hänsch is Director of the Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik (quantum optics) and Professor of experimental physics and laser spectroscopy at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.