Tamás Nagy

Dr. Tamás Nagy is a Department Head in the A3 Department of Ultrafast Lasers and Nonlinear Optics at the Max Born Institute in Berlin. His research focuses on ultrafast laser technology, high-energy few-cycle pulse generation, and advanced pulse characterization methods. He leads projects in energy-scalable hollow-core fiber compression, optical parametric amplification, and attosecond science.

Education:

• PhD in Physics (summa cum laude, 2000), University of Szeged, Hungary
• MSc in Physics (with honor, 1994), Attila József University, Szeged

Research Interests:

• Energy scaling of ultrafast lasers
• Few-cycle pulse compression and amplification
• Attosecond science and XUV spectroscopy
• Nonlinear optical phenomena in hollow-core fibers
• High-order harmonic generation

Key Contributions:

• Developed scalable hollow-core fiber compression techniques achieving terawatt-level pulses
• Pioneered high-energy OPCPA systems beyond 10 mJ
• Advanced FROG and d-scan pulse characterization methods

Awards:

• OSA Senior Member (2018)

Professional Roles:

• General Chair: HILAS 2018 (Strasbourg)
• Program Chair: HILAS 2016 (Long Beach)