2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for Gerard Mourou鈥檚 research work
December 10, at Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, French physicist G茅rard Mourou, professor and member of Haut Coll猫ge at the , jointly with the Canadian Donna Strickland have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
This recognition of Gerard Mourou鈥檚 work is the fruit of a longstanding laser research partnership between his laboratory and Thales, whose leading laser technology made the discovery possible.
This discovery is called 鈥渃hirped pulse amplification鈥. It is a revolutionary technique allowing the amplification of an ultrashort laser pulse up to the petawatt level with the laser pulse being stretched out temporally and spectrally prior to amplification.
Franck Leibreich, Director of Thales Laser Solutions, has been personally invited by G茅rard Mourou to attend the event to celebrate a longstanding research partnership between Thales and G茅rard Mourou鈥檚 laboratory.
Among Gerard Mourou鈥檚 guests come to surround him and his wife (from left to right): Franck Leibreich, Astrid Lambrecht 鈥揇irectrice de l鈥橧nstitut de Physique du CNRS/Director of the CNRS Physics Institute, Jacques Biot 鈥揊ormer President of Ecole Polytechnique, Sylvie Retailleau 鈥揚resident of Paris-Sud University and Eric Labaye 鈥 President of Ecole Polytechnique.
The spectrum of potential applications for this discovery is huge.
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