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Ferenc Krausz
Generating isolated attosecond light pulses to investigate electrons in motion.
Isolated pulse · Electron motion
- Born
- 17 May 1962
- Birthplace
- Mór, Hungary
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Ferenc Krausz
Ferenc Krausz is a Hungarian physicist who shared the 2023 physics Nobel with Pierre Agostini and Anne L’Huillier.
Early life
Hungarian studies
Studied electrical engineering in Budapest alongside theoretical physics.
Vienna doctorate
Completed doctoral research at Vienna University of Technology.
Career
- 1999
Vienna professorship
Became a professor of electrical engineering.
- 2003
Max Planck director
Moved into leadership at the Institute of Quantum Optics.
- 2004
Munich chair
Took a professorship at LMU Munich.
Contributions
Isolated pulse
His team generated an individual attosecond light pulse.
Electron motion
Used ultrashort pulses to probe processes inside atoms.
Physics Nobel
Shared the award for experimental methods in attosecond science.
Beyond the lab
Humanitarian work
Founded Science4People to support people affected by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Wider applications
Has pursued research into using laser measurements for medical diagnostics.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Photo: Original uploaded by C.laschinger (Transfered by Syp ). CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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