Eli Yablonovitch
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Eli Yablonovitch is an American physicist and engineer renowned as a pioneer of photonic crystals and a leading figure in the field of photonics and optoelectronics.
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- Yablonovitch ×1
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| instanceOf |
engineer
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human → inventor → physicist → university professor → |
| academicDiscipline |
electrical engineering
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physics → |
| awardReceived |
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering
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Herbert Walther Award → IEEE Photonics Award → IEEE William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award → Optica Frederic Ives Medal → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of California, Berkeley → |
| employer |
University of California, Berkeley
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| familyName |
Yablonovitch
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| fieldOfWork |
applied physics
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electrical engineering → optoelectronics → photonics → photonics crystals → |
| givenName |
Eli
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| hasAcademicAdvisor |
Amnon Yariv
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| influenced |
design of high-efficiency solar cells
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development of modern photonic crystal technology → |
| influencedBy |
Amnon Yariv
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| knownFor |
Yablonovitch limit in light trapping
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contributions to nanophotonics → contributions to optoelectronic devices → foundational contributions to photonic bandgap materials → pioneering work on photonic crystals → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
American Physical Society
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National Academy of Engineering → National Academy of Sciences → Optica → |
| name |
Eli Yablonovitch
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| notableConcept |
light trapping in solar cells
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photonic bandgap → |
| notableStudent |
Shanhui Fan
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| notableWork |
seminal papers on photonic bandgap structures
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work on spontaneous emission control in photonic crystals → |
| occupation |
engineer
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physicist → scientist → university professor → |
| positionHeld |
faculty member at UC Berkeley
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professor of electrical engineering → |
| researchInterest |
nanophotonics
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optoelectronic materials → photonic crystals → semiconductor lasers → solar cell efficiency → |
| workInstitution |
University of California, Berkeley
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Referenced by (5)
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IEEE James Clerk Maxwell Award
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IEEE Photonics Award → |
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Eli Yablonovitch
("Yablonovitch")
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Israel Prize in Chemistry and Physics
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Eli Yablonovitch
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