Optica Names Prof. Juerg Leuthold the 2025 Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize Recipient
Optica (formerly OSA), the society dedicated to promoting the generation, application, archiving and dissemination of knowledge in the science of light, awards Prof. Juerg Leuthold the 2025 Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize. Prof. Leuthold, head of the Institute of Electromagnetic Fields (IEF), is honored for pioneering plasmonics based devices and in particular developing broadband modulators and detectors with highest bandwidths.
Prof. Leuthold’s research interests are in the field of photonics, plasmonics, and THz with an emphasis on applications in high-speed communications and sensing. In the past 10 years, his research group has advanced the field of plasmonics by bringing up some of the fastest optical modulators and detectors. He joins an esteemed group of past recipients recognized for their outstanding contributions to the field of optical engineering.
The Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize recognizes significant research accomplishments in the field of optical engineering. The Fraunhofer Award was established in 1982. The accompanying prize was established in 1992, and honors the memory of Robert M. Burley, who exemplified many of the highest attributes of the optical engineer and was the first recipient of the Fraunhofer Award.
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