Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Research at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light covers a wide range of topics, including nonlinear optics, quantum optics, nanophotonics, photonic crystal fibres, optomechanics, quantum technologies, biophysics, and—in collaboration with the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin – links between physics and medicine. MPL was founded in 2009 and is one of the over 80 institutes that make up the Max Planck Society, whose mission is to conduct basic research in the service of the general public in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences and the humanities.
Quantum communication: new efficient source for entangled photons
Innovative quantum technologies for communication, imaging, and metrology depend on photon pairs, two light particles which are connected even over...
Emmy Noether Travel Grant from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light: Learning from role models
Women are still underrepresented in many areas of science - including physics. The new Emmy Noether Travel Grant of the Max Planck Institute for the...
Artificial knee tissue to help in the fight against arthritis
In a project funded by the European Union with almost six million euros, researchers from Europe and Turkey are reproducing tissue from the knee - on...
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Managing Director
Prof. Dr. Jochen Guck
Please contact:
Lisa Spann (PA)
Email: lisa.spann@mpl.mpg.de
Phone: +49 9131 7133 801
Head of Infrastructure
Dr. Dorothe Burggraf
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Email: lisa.spann@mpl.mpg.de
Phone: +49 9131 7133 801
Current situation regarding COVID-19
Unfortunately, all face-to-face lectures and events at our institute are cancelled until further notice due to COVID-19. Currently we can only offer online seminars.
Upcoming Events
Wombat 2021 - Online event
4th Workshop on Optomechanics and Brillouin Scattering: Online event
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70th Birthday Symposium for Gerd Leuchs: Light, Lasers and Quanta
Cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions
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