Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis
The Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis is an international award for "excellent research on the application or generation of laser light". Since 2006, it is biennially awarded by the German non-profit foundation Berthold Leibinger Stiftung as part of its Laser Prizes, with an amount of 50,000 euros.
Recipients
, two Zukunftspreis laureates have also received the Nobel Prize in Physics: Gérard Mourou in 2018, and Anne L'Huillier in 2023.| Year | Name | Institution | For |
| 2006 | California Institute of Technology | cavity quantum electrodynamics | |
| 2008 | Harvard University | single-molecule biophysics and non-linear optical microscopy | |
| 2010 | Harvard University | quantum cascade lasers | |
| 2012 | Sony Corp. | multi-wavelength laser diode for backward compatibility of three generations' optical disc systems | |
| 2014 | Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light | photonic crystal fibre | |
| 2016 | École polytechnique | invention of the chirped pulse amplification and pushing the frontier on extreme light | |
| 2018 | Stanford University | laser in the development and implementation of optogenetics | |
| 2021 | University of Southampton | erbium-doped fiber amplifier and pioneering fiber optic technologies | |
| 2023 | Lund University | high harmonic generation and attosecond physics | |
| 2025 | JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado | Optical clocks and frequency metrology |
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