Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Also known as Arthur Schawlow, Arthur L. Schawlow
American physicist
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Arthur Leonard Schawlow was an American physicist who made important contributions to the field of physics. His work matters because it advanced scientific understanding in ways that have had lasting impacts on the discipline.
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- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 1999
- Works
- 11
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- Microwave spectroscopy [by] C.H. Townes [and] A.L. Schawlow
- Monolithic DiodeLaser Arrays Springer Series in Electronics and Photonics
- Lasers and Light
- Optics and Laser Spectroscopy, Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1951-1961, and Stanford University Since 1961
- Monolithic Diode-Laser Arrays
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Arthur Leonard Schawlow (May 5, 1921 – April 28, 1999) was an American physicist who, along with Charles Townes, developed the theoretical basis for laser science. His central insight was the use of two mirrors as the resonant cavity to take maser action from microwaves to visible wavelengths. He shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn for his work using lasers to determine atomic energy levels with great precision.
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