1960 Munich Fellow, Helmholtz-Gymnasium, Heidelberg
1961 Scheffel-Prize, Helmholtz-Gymnasium, Heidelberg
1961 Science Prize, Helmholtz-Gymnasium, Heidelberg
1973 California Scientist of the Year, Calif. Museum of Science and Industry
1973 Alfred P. Sloane Research Fellow
1977 Alexander von Humboldt Senior U.S. Scientist Award
1980 Otto Klung Prize, Freie Universität Berlin
1983 Cyrus B. Comstock Prize, U.S. National Academy of Science
1983 Herbert P. Broida Prize, American Physical Society
1985 William F. Meggers Award, Optical Society of America
1986 Michelson Medal, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia
1987 Italgas Prize for Research and Innovation, Italgas, Torino
1988 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Preis, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
1989 King Faisal International Prize for Science, Saudi Arabia
1995 Einstein Medal for Laser Science
1996 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize for Laser Science, American Physical Society
1998 Philip Morris Research Prize (atomic clock)
1998 Bavarian of the Year, Bavarian Television
2000 Stern-Gerlach Medal, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
2000 Arthur L. Schawlow Award, Laser Institute of America
2000 Philip Morris Research Prize (atom laser)
2001 Quantum Electronics and Optics Prize, European Physical Society
2001 SUNAMCO Medal, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
2002 Matteucci-Medal, Italian National Academy of Sciences
2002 Alfried Krupp Prize for Science
2003 Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse (Order of Merit, Germany)
2003 Bayerischer Maximiliansorden (Order of Merit, Bavaria)
2005 I. I. Rabi Award, IEEE
2005 Frederic Ives Medal, Optical Society of America
2005 Otto-Hahn-Prize, DPG, GDCh, and City of Frankfurt/M
2005 Bavarian of Year, Bavarian Television
2005 Bambi Award, Burda Media
2005 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Prof. J. L. Hall and Prof. R. Glauber
2006 Honorary Citizen, City of Garching
2006 Grand Officer Cross (Order of Merit, Republic of Italy)
2006 Honorary Doctorate, Free University, Berlin (Dr. rer. nat. h.c.)
2006 Honorary Doctorate, University of St. Andrews (Doctor of Science)
2006 Ioannes Marcus Marci Medal, Czech Spectroscopic Society
2006 Grosses Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern (Order of Merit, Germany)
2006 Garbsen Ring, City of Garbsen
2006 Rudolf Diesel Gold Medal, German Institute of Interventions
2006 Carl Friedrich von Siemens Prize and Chair
2006 Honorary Citizen, City of Florence, Italy
2007 Medal “De Scientia et Humanitate Meritis”, Acad. Sci., Czech Republic
2008 Honorary Doctorate, Bar-Ilan-University, Tel Aviv, Israel
2008 Orden Pour Le Mérite f. Scientists & Arts, Germany
2009 James Joyce Award, University College, Dublin, Ireland
L Costa; J Brachmann; A-C Voigt; C Hahn; M Taglieber; T W Hänsch; K Dieckmann s-Wave interaction in a two-species Fermi-Fermi mixture at a narrow Feshbach resonance. Physical review letters 2010;105(12):123201.
S Knünz; M Herrmann; V Batteiger; G Saathoff; T W Hänsch; K Vahala; Th Udem Injection locking of a trapped-ion phonon laser. Physical review letters 2010;105(1):013004.
Ioachim Pupeza; Tino Eidam; Jens Rauschenberger; Birgitta Bernhardt; Akira Ozawa; Ernst Fill; Alexander Apolonski; Thomas Udem; Jens Limpert; Zeyad A Alahmed; et al. Power scaling of a high-repetition-rate enhancement cavity. Optics letters 2010;35(12):2052-4.
Christian G Parthey; Arthur Matveev; Janis Alnis; Randolf Pohl; Thomas Udem; Ulrich D Jentschura; Nikolai Kolachevsky; Theodor W Hänsch Precision measurement of the hydrogen-deuterium 1S-2S isotope shift. Physical review letters 2010;104(23):233001.
David Hunger; Stephan Camerer; Theodor W Hänsch; Daniel König; Jörg P Kotthaus; Jakob Reichel; Philipp Treutlein Resonant coupling of a Bose-Einstein condensate to a micromechanical oscillator. Physical review letters 2010;104(14):143002.
Harald Schnatz; Osama Terra; Katharina Predehl; Thorsten Feldmann; Thomas Legero; Burghard Lipphardt; Uwe Sterr; Gesine Grosche; Ronald Holzwarth; Theodor W Hänsch; et al. Phase-coherent frequency comparison of optical clocks using a telecommunication fiber link. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control 2010;57(1):175-81.
Tadashi Nishikawa; Akira Ozawa; Yoshiki Nishida; Masaki Asobe; Feng-Lei Hong; Theodor W Hänsch Efficient 494 mW sum-frequency generation of sodium resonance radiation at 589 nm by using a periodically poled Zn:LiNbO3 ridge waveguide. Optics express 2009;17(20):17792-800.
Birgitta Bernhardt; Theodor W Hänsch; Ronald Holzwarth Implementation and characterization of a stable optical frequency distribution system. Optics express 2009;17(19):16849-60.
N Kolachevsky; A Matveev; J Alnis; C G Parthey; S G Karshenboim; T W Hänsch Measurement of the 2S hyperfine interval in atomic hydrogen. Physical review letters 2009;102(21):213002.
A-C Voigt; M Taglieber; L Costa; T Aoki; W Wieser; T W Hänsch; K Dieckmann Ultracold heteronuclear fermi-fermi molecules. Physical review letters 2009;102(2):020405.
Tilo Steinmetz; Tobias Wilken; Constanza Araujo-Hauck; Ronald Holzwarth; Theodor W Hänsch; Luca Pasquini; Antonio Manescau; Sandro D’Odorico; Michael T Murphy; Thomas Kentischer; et al. Laser frequency combs for astronomical observations. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2008;321(5894):1335-7.
A Ozawa; J Rauschenberger; Ch Gohle; M Herrmann; D R Walker; V Pervak; A Fernandez; R Graf; A Apolonski; R Holzwarth; et al. High harmonic frequency combs for high resolution spectroscopy. Physical review letters 2008;100(25):253901.
Jian Chen; Jason W Sickler; Peter Fendel; Erich P Ippen; Franz X Kärtner; Tobias Wilken; Ronald Holzwarth; Theodor W Hänsch Generation of low-timing-jitter femtosecond pulse trains with 2 GHz repetition rate via external repetition rate multiplication. Optics letters 2008;33(9):959-61.
A Ozawa; A Vernaleken; W Schneider; I Gotlibovych; Th Udem; T W Hänsch Non-collinear high harmonic generation: a promising outcoupling method for cavity-assisted XUV generation. Optics express 2008;16(9):6233-9.
M Taglieber; A-C Voigt; T Aoki; T W Hänsch; K Dieckmann Quantum degenerate two-species fermi-fermi mixture coexisting with a bose-einstein condensate. Physical review letters 2008;100(1):010401.
Christoph Gohle; Björn Stein; Albert Schliesser; Thomas Udem; Theodor W Hänsch Frequency comb Vernier spectroscopy for broadband, high-resolution, high-sensitivity absorption and dispersion spectra. Physical review letters 2007;99(26):263902.
Philipp Treutlein; David Hunger; Stephan Camerer; Theodor W Hänsch; Jakob Reichel Bose-Einstein condensate coupled to a nanomechanical resonator on an atom chip. Physical review letters 2007;99(14):140403.
Martin Scheid; Frank Markert; Jochen Walz; Jiayu Wang; Martin Kirchner; Theodor W Hänsch 750 mW continuous-wave solid-state deep ultraviolet laser source at the 253.7 nm transition in mercury. Optics letters 2007;32(8):955-7.
G Gabrielse; P Larochelle; D Le Sage; B Levitt; W S Kolthammer; I Kuljanishvili; R McConnell; J Wrubel; F M Esser; H Glückler; et al. Antiproton confinement in a Penning-Ioffe trap for antihydrogen. Physical review letters 2007;98(11):113002.
P Fendel; S D Bergeson; Th Udem; T W Hänsch Two-photon frequency comb spectroscopy of the 6s-8s transition in cesium. Optics letters 2007;32(6):701-3.
Theodor W Hänsch Passion for precision. Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry 2006;7(6):1170-87.
Christoph Gohle; Jens Rauschenberger; Takao Fuji; Thomas Udem; Alexander Apolonski; Ferenc Krausz; Theodor W Hänsch Carrier envelope phase noise in stabilized amplifier systems. Optics letters 2005;30(18):2487-9.
T W Hänsch; J Alnis; P Fendel; M Fischer; C Gohle; M Herrmann; R Holzwarth; N Kolachevsky; Th Udem; M Zimmermann Precision spectroscopy of hydrogen and femtosecond laser frequency combs. Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences 2005;363(1834):2155-63.
Christoph Gohle; Thomas Udem; Maximilian Herrmann; Jens Rauschenberger; Ronald Holzwarth; Hans A Schuessler; Ferenc Krausz; Theodor W Hänsch A frequency comb in the extreme ultraviolet. Nature 2005;436(7048):234-7.
D Pavicic; A Kiess; T W Hänsch; H Figger Intense-laser-field ionization of the hydrogen molecular ions H2+ and D2+ at critical internuclear distances. Physical review letters 2005;94(16):163002.
Takao Fuji; Jens Rauschenberger; Alexander Apolonski; Vladislav S Yakovlev; Gabriel Tempea; Thomas Udem; Christoph Gohle; Theodor W Hänsch; Walter Lehnert; Michael Scherer; et al. Monolithic carrier-envelope phase-stabilization scheme. Optics letters 2005;30(3):332-4.
C H Storry; A Speck; D Le Sage; N Guise; G Gabrielse; D Grzonka; W Oelert; G Schepers; T Sefzick; H Pittner; et al. First laser-controlled antihydrogen production. Physical review letters 2004;93(26 Pt 1):263401.
Sebastian Fray; Cristina Alvarez Diez; Theodor W Hänsch; Martin Weitz Atomic interferometer with amplitude gratings of light and its applications to atom based tests of the equivalence principle. Physical review letters 2004;93(24):240404.
G Gabrielse; A Speck; C H Storry; D LeSage; N Guise; D Grzonka; W Oelert; G Schepers; T Sefzick; H Pittner; et al. First measurement of the velocity of slow antihydrogen atoms. Physical review letters 2004;93(7):073401.
Tim Rom; Thorsten Best; Olaf Mandel; Artur Widera; Markus Greiner; Theodor W Hänsch; Immanuel Bloch State selective production of molecules in optical lattices. Physical review letters 2004;93(7):073002.
M Fischer; N Kolachevsky; M Zimmermann; R Holzwarth; Th Udem; T W Hänsch; M Abgrall; J Grünert; I Maksimovic; S Bize; et al. New limits on the drift of fundamental constants from laboratory measurements. Physical review letters 2004;92(23):230802.
Philipp Treutlein; Peter Hommelhoff; Tilo Steinmetz; Theodor W Hänsch; Jakob Reichel Coherence in microchip traps. Physical review letters 2004;92(20):203005.
Belén Paredes; Artur Widera; Valentin Murg; Olaf Mandel; Simon Fölling; Ignacio Cirac; Gora V Shlyapnikov; Theodor W Hänsch; Immanuel Bloch Tonks-Girardeau gas of ultracold atoms in an optical lattice. Nature 2004;429(6989):277-81.
Artur Widera; Olaf Mandel; Markus Greiner; Susanne Kreim; Theodor W Hänsch; Immanuel Bloch Entanglement interferometry for precision measurement of atomic scattering properties. Physical review letters 2004;92(16):160406.
Martin Centurion; Ye Pu; Zhiwen Liu; Demetri Psaltis; Theodor W Hänsch Holographic recording of laser-induced plasma. Optics letters 2004;29(7):772-4.
A Apolonski; P Dombi; G G Paulus; M Kakehata; R Holzwarth; Th Udem; Ch Lemell; K Torizuka; J Burgdörfer; T W Hänsch; et al. Observation of light-phase-sensitive photoemission from a metal. Physical review letters 2004;92(7):073902.
Marcus Zimmermann; Christoph Gohle; Ronald Holzwarth; Thomas Udem; Theodor W Hänsch Optical clockwork with an offset-free difference-frequency comb: accuracy of sum- and difference-frequency generation. Optics letters 2004;29(3):310-2.
N Kolachevsky; M Fischer; S G Karshenboim; T W Hänsch High-precision optical measurement of the 2S hyperfine interval in atomic hydrogen. Physical review letters 2004;92(3):033003.
Olaf Mandel; Markus Greiner; Artur Widera; Tim Rom; Theodor W Hänsch; Immanuel Bloch Controlled collisions for multi-particle entanglement of optically trapped atoms. Nature 2003;425(6961):937-40.
Immanuel Bloch; Markus Greiner; Olaf Mandel; Theodor W Hänsch Coherent cold collisions with neutral atoms in optical lattices. Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences 2003;361(1808):1409-16.
Romain Long; Tilo Steinmetz; Peter Hommelhoff; Wolfgang Hänsel; Theodor W Hänsch; Jakob Reichel Magnetic microchip traps and single-atom detection. Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences 2003;361(1808):1375-89.
Olaf Mandel; Markus Greiner; Artur Widera; Tim Rom; Theodor W Hänsch; Immanuel Bloch Coherent transport of neutral atoms in spin-dependent optical lattice potentials. Physical review letters 2003;91(1):010407.
A Baltuska; Th Udem; M Uiberacker; M Hentschel; E Goulielmakis; Ch Gohle; R Holzwarth; V S Yakovlev; A Scrinzi; T W Hänsch; et al. Attosecond control of electronic processes by intense light fields. Nature 2003;421(6923):611-5.
G Gabrielse; N S Bowden; P Oxley; A Speck; C H Storry; J N Tan; M Wessels; D Grzonka; W Oelert; G Schepers; et al. Driven production of cold antihydrogen and the first measured distribution of antihydrogen states. Physical review letters 2002;89(23):233401.
G Gabrielse; N S Bowden; P Oxley; A Speck; C H Storry; J N Tan; M Wessels; D Grzonka; W Oelert; G Schepers; et al. Background-free observation of cold antihydrogen with field-ionization analysis of its states. Physical review letters 2002;89(21):213401.
Markus Greiner; Olaf Mandel; Theodor W Hänsch; Immanuel Bloch Collapse and revival of the matter wave field of a Bose-Einstein condensate. Nature 2002;419(6902):51-4.
Th Udem; R Holzwarth; T W Hänsch Optical frequency metrology. Nature 2002;416(6877):233-7.
M Köhl; M J Davis; C W Gardiner; T W Hänsch; T Esslinger Growth of Bose-Einstein condensates from thermal vapor. Physical review letters 2002;88(8):080402.
Markus Greiner; Olaf Mandel; Tilman Esslinger; Theodor W Hänsch; Immanuel Bloch Quantum phase transition from a superfluid to a Mott insulator in a gas of ultracold atoms. Nature 2002;415(6867):39-44.
M Greiner; I Bloch; O Mandel; T W Hänsch; T Esslinger Exploring phase coherence in a 2D lattice of Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical review letters 2001;87(16):160405.
M Köhl; T W Hänsch; T Esslinger Measuring the temporal coherence of an atom laser beam. Physical review letters 2001;87(16):160404.
W Hänsel; P Hommelhoff; T W Hänsch; J Reichel Bose-Einstein condensation on a microelectronic chip. Nature 2001;413(6855):498-501.
F S Cataliotti; R Scheunemann; T W Hänsch; M Weitz Superresolution of pulsed multiphoton Raman transitions. Physical review letters 2001;87(11):113601.
I Bloch; M Köhl; M Greiner; T W Hänsch; T Esslinger Optics with an atom laser beam. Physical review letters 2001;87(3):030401.
K S Eikema; J Walz; T W Hänsch Continuous coherent Lyman- alpha excitation of atomic hydrogen. Physical review letters 2001;86(25):5679-82.
W Hänsel; J Reichel; P Hommelhoff; T W Hänsch Magnetic conveyor belt for transporting and merging trapped atom clouds. Physical review letters 2001;86(4):608-11.
J von Zanthier; T Becker; M Eichenseer; A Y Nevsky; C Schwedes; E Peik; H Walther; R Holzwarth; J Reichert; T Udem; et al. Absolute frequency measurement of the In+ clock transition with a mode-locked laser. Optics letters 2000;25(23):1729-31.
T Udem; J Reichert; R Holzwarth; T W Hänsch Accurate measurement of large optical frequency differences with a mode-locked laser. Optics letters 1999;24(13):881-3.
T Udem; J Reichert; T W Hänsch; M Kourogi Accuracy of optical frequency comb generators and optical frequency interval divider chains. Optics letters 1998;23(17):1387-9.
T Heupel; M Weitz; T W Hänsch Phase-coherent light pulses for atom optics and interferometry. Optics letters 1997;22(22):1719-21.
F S Pavone; G Bianchini; F S Cataliotti; T W Hänsch; M Inguscio Birefringence in electromagnetically induced transparency. Optics letters 1997;22(10):736-8.
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