Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
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The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) performs basic research in optical metrology, optical communication, new optical materials, plasmonics and nanophotonics and optical applications in biology and medicine. It is part of the Max Planck Society and was founded on January 1, 2009 in Erlangen near Nuremberg. The institute is based on the Max Planck Research Group "Optics, Information and Photonics", which was founded in 2004 at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, as a precursor. The institute currently comprises four divisions.
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Abbreviation | MPL |
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Formation | 2009; 15 years ago (2009) |
Type | Scientific institute |
Purpose | Research in optics and photonics |
Headquarters | Erlangen, Germany |
Coordinates | 49.582461°N 11.027331°E / 49.582461; 11.027331 |
Key people | Philip Russell, Vahid Sandoghdar, Florian Marquardt, Jochen Guck |
Parent organization | Max Planck Society |
Website | http://www.mpl.mpg.de/ |
Formerly called | Max Planck Research Group for Optics, Information and Photonics |
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