Govind P. Agrawal
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Govind P. Agrawal is an Indian American physicist and a fellow of Optica, Life Fellow of the IEEE, and Distinguished Fellow of the Optical Society of India. He is the recipient of James C. Wyant Professorship of Optics at the Institute of Optics and a professor of physics at the University of Rochester. He is also a Distinguished scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) in the University of Rochester. Agrawal has authored and co-authored several highly cited books in the fields of non-linear fiber optics, optical communications, and semiconductor lasers.
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Born | (1951-07-24)July 24, 1951 |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | University of Lucknow (B.S., 1969) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (M.S., 1971 & Ph.D., 1974) |
Awards | Max Born Award, Optica (2019) Quantum Electronics Prize, European Physical Society (2019) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | fiber optics, optical communications, silicon photonics, Physics |
Institutions | The Institute of Optics (1989–present) University of Rochester (1989–present) |