Laser und Quantenoptik

CV Thomas Walther

Education

	Degree	University	Supervisor
1986	Vordiplom	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
1990	Diplom in Physik	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München	Prof. Dr. Leuchs	Rydberg Atoms In Strong Electric Fields
1994	Promotion	Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland	Prof. Dr. Huber	IR-UV and UV-IR Double Resonance Spectroscopy for the Investigation of Molecular Dynamics in Polyatomic Molecules

Professional Experience

1994 - 1998	Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station TX.
1998 - 2001	Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
2002 - 2007	Full Professor (C4), Institute for Applied Physics, TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
2007 - present	Full Professor (W3), Institute for Applied Physics, TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
April 2016	Visiting Scholar, Institute of Modern Physics, Lanzhou, China

Prizes and Awards

1995	Thesis Award, University of Zürich
1997	Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Lectureship, Case Western Reserve University
2002	Teaching Award from the Association of Former Students at the College Level, Texas A&M University
2010	Teaching Award in Experimental Physics, Department of Physics, TU Darmstadt
2010	Athene Award for Teaching Excellence, Carlo und Karin Giersch-Stiftung, TU Darmstadt

Professional Interest

Research interests include (1) Cooling and trapping of neutral atoms in magneto-optical traps (Trapping of neutral mercury, photo-association spectroscopy, metrology) (2) foundations of quantum mechanics and quantum information (experimental tests of the Bell inequalities, photon sources for quantum key distribution) (3) Lasing without Inversion in Hg (4) applications of lasers in environmental sensing (absorption sensors, LIDAR for measurement of temperature profile in the Ocean) (5) Development of Laser Sources for Cooling Relativistic Ions (6) Laser Spectroscopy on heavy elements (7) general laser development (cw and pulsed fiber amplifiers, cw and pulsed Ti:Sapphire lasers, external cavity diode lasers)

Publications

A detailed list can be found Opens internal link in current window here

Patents and Invention Disclosures

1997	invention disclosure together with Y. Emery, A. Fleischhauer and E.S. Fry, Angle-Tuned, Type-II External Cavity Frequency Doubling Without Temperature Stabilization
1997	E.S. Fry, G. Kattawar, J. Pan; Detecting Underwater Objects based on the Absence of Frequency Shifted LIDAR Signals, US patent 6 388 246
2006	R.P. Lucht, Th.N. Anderson, S.F. Hanna, R. Barron-Jimenez, Th. Walther, S. Roy, M.S. Brown, J.R. Gord, J.A. Caton Nitric oxide sensor and method, US Patent 6 982 426

Referee

Referee for Phys. Rev. Letters, Phys. Rev. A, Rev. Mod. Physics, Optics Letters, Optics Express, J. of Opt. Soc. Am. B, Optics Communications, Optics and Laser Technology, J. of Modern Optics, J. of Mod. Optics, Chinese Opt. Lett., J. Underwater Acoustics, Europ. Journal Phys. D, Fortschritte d. Physik, NSF, GIF, DFG, Carl-Zeiss Stiftung, Wissenschaftsrat, Baden-Württemberg Stiftung, Bayerisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultus, Bayerisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft und ZEvA

Professional Societies

German Physical Society
American Physical Society
American Geophysical Union
The Oceanographic Society
The Optical Society

Service Activities

seit 2002	Vorsitzender und Mitglied zahlreicher Berufungskommissionen
Okt. 2002 - Sept. 2006	Sprecher der Hochschullehrer des Fachbereichs
April 2003 - Sept. 2008	Mitglied der Studienkommission
Okt. 2003 - Sept. 2011	Mitglied im Fachbereichsrat (Member of the departmental Steering Committee)
Nov. 2004 - Sept. 2008	Mitglied der Prüfungskommission Bachelor Physik
Okt. 2004 - Sept. 2006	Geschäftsführender Direktor des IAP (Managing director of the Inst. for Applied Physics)
Okt. 2006 - Sept. 2008	Dekan des Fachbereichs (Department chair)
Okt. 2008 - Sept. 2010	Prodekan des Fachbereichs (Associate department chair)
seit Dez. 2009	Vorstandsmitglied der Gerhard Herzberg Gesellschaft
Dez. 2010 - Dez. 2018	Mitglied der Akkreditierungskommission der evalag
seit Jul 2011	Stellv. Vorsitzender der Gerhard Herzberg Gesellschaft
Okt. 2013 - Okt. 2014	Dekan des Fachbereichs (Department chair)
Nov. 2014 - Sept. 2016	Prodekan des Fachbereichs (Associate Department chair)
Okt. 2018 - Nov. 2020	Dekan des Fachbereichs (department chair)
Okt. 2015 - jetzt	Mitglied im Fachbereichsrat (Member of the departmental Steering Committee)
Apr. 2020 - jetzt	Direktor Forum Interdisziplinäre Forschung (TU Darmstadt)
Dez. 2020 - jetzt	Prodekan des Fachbereichs (Associate Department chair)