Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis

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The Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis (future prize) is an international award for "excellent research on the application or generation of laser light". [1] Since 2006, it is biennially awarded by the German non-profit foundation Berthold Leibinger Stiftung as part of its Laser Prizes, with an amount of 50,000 euros. [2]

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Recipients

As of 2023, two Zukunftspreis laureates have also received the Nobel Prize in Physics: Gérard Mourou in 2018, and Anne L'Huillier in 2023.

YearNameInstitutionFor
2006 H. Jeffrey Kimble [3] California Institute of Technology cavity quantum electrodynamics
2008 Xiaoliang Sunney Xie [4] Harvard University single-molecule biophysics and non-linear optical microscopy
2010 Federico Capasso [5] Harvard University quantum cascade lasers
2012 Osamu Kumagai [6] Sony Corp. multi-wavelength laser diode for backward compatibility of three generations' optical disc systems
2014 Philip Russell [7] Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light photonic crystal fibre
2016 Gérard Mourou [8] École polytechnique invention of the chirped pulse amplification (CPA) and pushing the frontier on extreme light
2018 Karl Deisseroth [9] Stanford University laser in the development and implementation of optogenetics
2021 David N. Payne [10] University of Southampton erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) and pioneering fiber optic technologies
2023 Anne L'Huillier [11] Lund University high harmonic generation and attosecond physics

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