Award year: 2013
Category: Scholarship / Grant
Type: ERC Advanced Grant
Awarding organization: Europäischer Forschungsrat (ERC)
Gerd Leuch’s research begins where light in the form of a photon is absorbed by an atom. He investigates ways of increasing the efficiency of this absorption. In addition to the goal of making interactions between light and matter more efficient, Gerd Leuch’s research is relevant for fundamental research. Greater efficiency in this area is essential for quantum computing and quantum communication.