Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
The Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics (abbreviation: MPQ; German: Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik) is a part of the Max Planck Society which operates 87 research facilities in Germany.
| Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik | |
| Abbreviation | MPQ |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Munich |
| Location | |
Membership | 400 |
Current managing director | Ignacio Cirac |
Parent organization | MPG |
| Affiliations | LMU, TUM |
Staff | 400 |
| Website | http://www.mpq.mpg.de/en |
The institute is located in Garching, Germany, which in turn is located 10 km north-east of Munich. Five research groups work in the fields of attosecond physics, laser physics, quantum information theory, laser spectroscopy, quantum dynamics and quantum many body systems.
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