Scientists From U.S., Canada, France Split Nobel Prize In Physics For Laser Work

Updated at 6:55 a.m. ET

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been “split” — with one half going to Arthur Ashkin, an American who won for his work with optical tweezers, while Gérard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada share the other half for work in generating high-intensity ultrashort optical pulses.

Together, their achievements mark groundbreaking achievements in the field of laser physics.