Hermann Anton Haus (August 8, 1925 – May 21, 2003) was a Slovene-

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, and Institute Professor at the

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. Haus' research and teaching ranged from fundamental investigations of

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as manifested in optical communications to the practical generation of ultra-short optical pulses. In 1994, the Optical Society of America recognized Dr. Haus' contributions with it
Frederic Ives Medal
the society's highest award. Haus authored or co-authored eight books (see section below), published nearly 300 articles, and presented his work at virtually every major conference and symposium on laser and quantum electronics and quantum optics around the world. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1995 and was adopted into RPI's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2007. He was a grandson of the Austrian admiral Anton Haus. His father,

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, was a leading Slovenian doctor who investigated

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. The tomb of his great-grandmother Marija Haus (Walter) is still in

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, Croatia.

Books authored or co-authored by Prof. Haus

H. A. Haus and R. B. Adler, Circuit Theory of Linear Noisy Networks (The MIT Press, 1959).H. A. Haus, Noise in Electron Devices (The MIT Press, 1959)H. A. Haus and J. P. Penhune, Case Studies in Electromagnetism: Problems with Solutions (Wiley, 1960).P. Penfield and H. A. Haus, Electrodynamics of Moving Media (The MIT Press, 1967).H. A. Haus, Waves and Fields in Optoelectronics (Prentice Hall, Incorporated, 1984).H. A. Haus and J. R. Melcher, Electromagnetic Fields and Energy (Prentice Hall, 1989).H. A. Haus, Electromagnetic Noise and Quantum Optical Measurements (Springer Science & Business Media, 2000).C. Manolatou and H. A. Haus, Passive Components for Dense Optical Integration (Springer Science & Business Media, 2002).

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External links

An interview with Prof. Haus - RLE currents vol 1, no. 2, p. 7, June 1988A Biographical Memoir by Erich P. Ippen - NASH. A. Haus, Reminiscence of a teacher and a researcherThe Hermann Anton Haus Fund - RLE MIT
1925 births 2003 deaths 20th-century American educators MIT School of Engineering faculty Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni National Medal of Science laureates Union College (New York) alumni Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Engineers from Ljubljana Slovenian physicists Yugoslav emigrants to the United States {{US-academic-scientist-stub