Amnon Yariv
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Amnon Yariv is an Israeli-American physicist and electrical engineer renowned for his pioneering contributions to lasers, optoelectronics, and photonics theory.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli-American person
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electrical engineer ⓘ physicist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
applied physics
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electrical engineering ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
fiber-optic communications
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laser technology ⓘ semiconductor optoelectronic devices ⓘ |
| employer | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Yariv ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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integrated optics ⓘ laser physics ⓘ optoelectronics ⓘ photonics ⓘ physics ⓘ quantum electronics ⓘ |
| givenName | Amnon ⓘ |
| hasCitizenship |
Israel
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United States of America ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of distributed feedback lasers
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development of modern photonics ⓘ theory of optical waveguides ⓘ |
| knownFor |
foundational work in integrated optics
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pioneering contributions to lasers ⓘ pioneering contributions to optoelectronics ⓘ pioneering contributions to photonics theory ⓘ seminal textbooks on quantum electronics and photonics ⓘ theory of distributed feedback lasers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| name | Amnon Yariv self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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Israeli ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
contributions to optical communications theory
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contributions to photonic integrated circuits ⓘ development of integrated optics as a field ⓘ theoretical description of semiconductor lasers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
textbook "Optical Electronics"
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textbook "Photonics" ⓘ textbook "Quantum Electronics" ⓘ |
| occupation |
electrical engineer
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physicist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| workInstitution | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
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