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Amnon Yariv
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Amnon Yariv

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Amnon Yariv

Martin and Eileen Summerfield Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering

B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1954; M.S., 1956; Ph.D., 1958. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1964-66; Professor, 1966-79; Myers Professor, 1979-96; Summerfield Professor, 1996-.

Research Overview

Professor Amnon Yariv's research focuses on the theoretical and technological underpinning of optical communication. Present projects include: new types of semiconductor lasers, optical phase-lock systems and coherent photonics, hybrid Si/III-V devices for lasers, detectors and modulation, "Slow" light propagation in artificial periodic dielectric waveguides.

Research Summary: theoretical and technological underpinning of optical communication

A Swinging Showerhead Leads to Discovery of a New Mode of Vibration in Nature

The New Blauvelt Fellowship Supports Graduate Students in Charting Their Own Paths

Professor Yariv Elected As Honorary Member of The Optical Society

Professor Yariv Elected to National Academy of Inventors

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