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Anne L'Huillier
Helping make it possible to study electrons using flashes of light lasting attoseconds.
High-order harmonics · Ultrashort pulse research
- Born
- 16 August 1958
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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Anne L'Huillier
French-Swedish physicist whose work on high-order harmonics laid foundations for attosecond science.
Early life
Paris education
Studied mathematics and physics in France.
Doctoral research
Completed doctoral work on atoms and intense laser fields.
Career
- 1980s
Laser research
Worked in France and investigated the interaction of intense light with gases.
- 1990s
Move to Lund
Joined Lund University and developed research into ultrafast light pulses.
- 2000s onward
Attosecond science
Led continuing experimental and theoretical work while teaching physics.
Contributions
High-order harmonics
Observed many overtones when infrared laser light passed through a noble gas.
Ultrashort pulse research
Helped establish methods underpinning attosecond light sources.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shared the award with Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz.
Beyond the lab
Teaching commitment
Continued a university class after receiving the Nobel announcement during a break.
Scientific collaboration
Her career connected laboratories in France, Sweden and elsewhere.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: Bengt Oberger. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
