Charles Hard Townes Award

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The Charles Hard Townes Award is a prestigious optics and photonics prize presented by Optica (formerly OSA) recognizing outstanding contributions to quantum electronics, ultrafast optics, and related fields.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf optics and photonics award
science and technology award
administeredBy Optica Awards and Honors Committee NERFINISHED
associatedWith laser science
nonlinear optics
quantum optics
ultrafast phenomena
awardedFor outstanding contributions to optics and photonics
outstanding contributions to quantum electronics
outstanding contributions to ultrafast optics
category academic award
research award
country United States of America
surface form: United States
discipline physical sciences
field optics
photonics
quantum electronics
ultrafast optics
formerNameOfPresenter Optical Society of America NERFINISHED
hasLanguage English
inception 1980
namedAfter Charles Hard Townes NERFINISHED
namedAfterKnownFor laser
maser
namedAfterOccupation physicist
notableRegion international
presentedBy Optica NERFINISHED
Optical Society of America NERFINISHED
presenterCurrentName Optica NERFINISHED
sponsor Optica NERFINISHED

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Gérard Mourou awardReceived Charles Hard Townes Award