The Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis (future prize) is an international award for "excellent research on the application or generation of laser light". 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.
Recipients , two Zukunftspreis laureates have also received the Nobel Prize in Physics: Gérard Mourou in 2018, and Anne L'Huillier in 2023. +YearNameInstitutionFor2006California Institute of Technologycavity quantum electrodynamics2008Harvard Universitysingle-molecule biophysics and non-linear optical microscopy2010Harvard Universityquantum cascade lasers2012Sony Corp.multi-wavelength laser diode for backward compatibility of three generations' optical disc systems2014Max Planck Institute for the Science of Lightphotonic crystal fibre2016École polytechniqueinvention of the chirped pulse amplification (CPA) and pushing the frontier on extreme light2018Stanford Universitylaser in the development and implementation of optogenetics2021University of Southamptonerbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) and pioneering fiber optic technologies2023Lund Universityhigh harmonic generation and attosecond physics2025 JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of ColoradoOptical clocks and frequency metrology Source:
See also Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis (affiliated innovation prize) Berthold Leibinger (founder of issuing foundation) List of physics awards
References
External links Website of the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung