Amnon Yariv
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| Notable students | Kerry Vahala, Joyce Poon, Avraham Gover |
Amnon Yariv (born April 13, 1930) is an
In 2010, Yariv was selected as a winner of the National Medal of Science for "scientific and engineering contributions to photonics and quantum electronics that have profoundly impacted lightwave communications and the field of optics as a whole".[2] He has also been selected to receive the IEEE Photonics Award for 2011.[3]
Yariv has been a member of the
Yariv has authored several texts on optical electronics and photonics.[4][5] He has said that the highlight of his group's work was the invention of the semiconductor
Amnon Yariv currently resides in Pasadena, California. He is married to Frances Yariv. He has three daughters: Danielle Yariv, Dana Yariv and Gabriela (Gavi) Yariv.
References
- ^ "Amnon Yariv". American Institute of Physics. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Yariv Awarded National Medal of Science". photonics.com. Nov 2, 2010.
- ^ "IEEE Photonics Award Recipients". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Retrieved Nov 7, 2010.
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Amnon Yariv (1995). Optical Electronics (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-510736-4.
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Amnon Yariv and Pochi Yeh (2007). Photonics: optical electronics in modern communications (6th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517946-0.
External links
- Optical and Quantum Electronics Laboratory, Yariv's Caltech group
- Laureate Photos Archived 2016-05-31 at the Wayback Machine with President Obama
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