Nobel Prize in Physics 2005

Roy J. Glauber

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Prize share: 1/2

John L. Hall

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Prize share: 1/4

Theodor W. Hänsch

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Prize share: 1/4

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005 was divided, one half awarded to Roy J. Glauber "for his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence", the other half jointly to John L. Hall and Theodor W. Hänsch "for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique"

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