Prof. Dr. Michel Orrit

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSpectroscopy,Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Laser Physics
Keywordssingle molecules, gold nanoparticles, optical microscopy, high-resolution spectroscopy, photothermal contrast

Current contact address

CountryNetherlands
CityLeiden
InstitutionLeiden University
InstituteHuygens Laboratorium
Homepagehttp://www.single-molecule.nl/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dietmar MöbiusMolekularer Systemaufbau, Max-Planck-Institut für Multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften, Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Christoph BräuchleInstitut für Physikalische Chemie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/1985

Programme(s)

1984Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
2000Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Orrit made outstanding contributions to the field of single molecule spectroscopy in solids. It is the technique introduced by him in 1990 which made the spectroscopy of single molecules to a widely used method not only in physics but also in biology. Professor Orrit's focus has been on basic quantum properties of a single molecule in a solid environment, especially on tunneling phenomena.