Frank Fuchs

Frank Fuchs received the Ph.D. degree in physics from Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany, in 1991. After completing the Ph.D., she carried out applied research at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics, Freiburg, Germany. During 2004–2005, he was a Visiting Scientist at the Center for Quantum Devices, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. His research interests include optical and transport properties of devices based on low gap semiconductors. More recently, he concentrates on standoff detection of hazardous substances using laser-based techniques. He has coauthored more than 100 refereed journal articles and 2 book chapters, contributed in the edition of Landoldt–Börnstein, and presented 17 invited talks on international conferences.