The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light covers a wide range of research, including laser spectroscopy, quantum optics, nonlinear optics, nanophotonics, photonic crystal fibers, integrated optics, optomechanics, laser interferometry, quantum technologies, biophysics and – in collaboration with the Max Planck Zentrum für Physik und Medizin – the connections between physics and medicine. The MPL was founded in January 2009 and is one of over 80 institutes of the Max Planck Society that conduct basic research in the natural, biological, human and social sciences in the service of the general public.

Shaping the future of research at the interface between Physics and Medicine

We are pleased to invite you to a symposium on current topics at the interface between physics and medicine. The meeting aims to identify future opportunities for growth at MPL and MPZPM. We look forward to welcoming you and a lively scientific exchange! Participation is open to everyone free of charge. No registration required.

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MPL research group leader Pascal Del'Haye elected Optica Fellow for 2027

The international professional society Optica has named Dr. Pascal Del'Haye a Fellow for the class of 2027. Del'Haye is the head of the Microphotonics Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL). The group’s main research focus is integrated microphotonic devices and nonlinear optics in whispering gallery mode microresonators.

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Quantum technologies of the future: Munich Quantum Valley brings its event series to MPL

As part of the event “MQV Insights – What Quantum Physics Has to Do with Time, Noise, AI, and Communication”, the public learned how scientists at MPL are using AI to improve quantum computers while simultaneously developing quantum mechanical methods to secure data transmission despite the enormous computing power of quantum computers.

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Conclusion of the QuNET initiative: Federal Minister of Research Bär launches Quantum Communication Network

The QuNET Research initiative concluded its final key experiment with a live demonstration. Together with representatives from the federal states of Bavaria, Berlin, Saxony, and Thuringia, Germany’s Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space Dorothee Bär activated a cross-state experimental network for quantum communication in Berlin.

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Secure communication: Application laboratory opens in Erlangen

With opening remarks from Bavaria’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, Hubert Aiwanger, the application laboratory for secure quantum communication – part of the Quantum Communication Infrastructure Bavaria project – was officially opened on Friday 16 October 2026 in Erlangen. The project is establishing real-world test infrastructure in Bavaria for secure data transmission based on quantum communication.

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Highway instead of a racetrack: strong coupling of light and sound in an optical fiber

For the first time, scientists have achieved strong coupling between light and long-lived acoustic vibrations in an optical fiber. Optical fibers are used in both classical telecommunications and quantum communication and could serve not only as connections between computing nodes but also as quantum processors themselves in the future.

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MPL research group leader Pascal Del'Haye elected Optica Fellow for 2027

The international professional society Optica has named Dr. Pascal Del'Haye a Fellow for the class of 2027. Del'Haye is the head of the Microphotonics Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL). The group’s main research focus is integrated microphotonic devices and…

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Quantum technologies of the future: Munich Quantum Valley brings its event series to MPL

Munich Quantum Valley (MQV), funded by the Bavarian High-Tech Agenda, emerged from a collaboration among seven major Bavarian research institutes – including the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL). As part of the event “MQV Insights – What Quantum Physics Has to Do with Time, Noise,…

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Conclusion of the QuNET initiative: Federal Minister of Research Bär launches Quantum Communication Network between Bavaria, Thuringia, and Berlin

The QuNET Research initiative, which received 125 million euros in funding by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), concluded its final key experiment today with a live demonstration. Together with representatives from the federal states of Bavaria, Berlin, Saxony,…

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