Theodor W. Hänsch
German physicist
Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch is a German physicist. He received one-third 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... Wikipedia
Place of birth: Heidelberg, Germany
Notable students: Immanuel Bloch, Carl Wieman, Tilman Esslinger, and more
Affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Research interests: Quantum Physics and Laser Spectroscopy
Doctoral advisor: Peter E. Toschek
Known for: Laser-based precision spectroscopy; Laser cooling