Federico Capasso

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Italian-American academic inventor physicist

Federico Capasso is an Italian-American physicist renowned for pioneering work in quantum electronics and nanophotonics, including the invention of the quantum cascade laser.

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instanceOf Italian-American ⓘ
academic ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
almaMater Sapienza University of Rome ⓘ
surface form: University of Rome La Sapienza
awardReceived Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science ⓘ
surface form: APS Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science

Edison Medal ⓘ
surface form: IEEE Edison Medal

King Faisal International Prize in Science ⓘ
surface form: King Faisal International Prize for Science

SPIE Gold Medal ⓘ
W.E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics ⓘ
birthPlace Rome ⓘ
surface form: Rome, Italy
birthYear 1949 ⓘ
citizenship Italy ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
degree PhD in physics ⓘ
employer Bell Telephone Laboratories ⓘ
surface form: Bell Laboratories

Harvard University ⓘ
field nanophotonics ⓘ
optics ⓘ
physics ⓘ
quantum electronics ⓘ
knownFor invention of the quantum cascade laser ⓘ
pioneering work in nanophotonics ⓘ
pioneering work in quantum electronics ⓘ
memberOf Accademia dei Lincei ⓘ
American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
National Academy of Engineering ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
name Federico Capasso self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
notableConcept bandgap engineering in semiconductors ⓘ
quantum cascade laser ⓘ
notableWork quantum cascade laser ⓘ
occupation research scientist ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
position professor of applied physics ⓘ
professor of electrical engineering ⓘ
researchArea band-structure engineering ⓘ
metasurfaces ⓘ
nanophotonics ⓘ
plasmonics ⓘ
semiconductor lasers ⓘ
role leader in quantum cascade laser development at Bell Labs ⓘ
workInstitution Bell Telephone Laboratories ⓘ
surface form: Bell Labs

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ⓘ

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IEEE James Clerk Maxwell Award → notableRecipient → Federico Capasso ⓘ
Federico Capasso → name → Federico Capasso self-link ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering → notableRecipient → Federico Capasso ⓘ