Lorenzo M. Narducci (25 May 1942 – 21 July 2006) was an Italian-American physicist known for his contributions to
quantum optics and the study of laser instabilities, in particular. He was the author of more than 200 scientific papers and several books including ''Laser Physics and Laser Instabilities''.
In addition to his research on the theory of laser instabilities
he also contributed to the physics of emission and absorption in three-level systems, and frequency locking.
Narducci received his PhD from the
University of Milan for research on optical
coherence
Coherence, coherency, or coherent may refer to the following:
Physics
* Coherence (physics), an ideal property of waves that enables stationary (i.e. temporally and spatially constant) interference
* Coherence (units of measurement), a deriv ...
in
quantum electrodynamics. He served as editor of
Optics Communications (1987-2006) and was member of the editorial board at
Physical Review A
''Physical Review A'' (also known as PRA) is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Physical Society covering atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum information. the editor was Jan M. Rost (Max Planck Ins ...
.
Narducci was a
Fellow of the Optical Society and among various awards, he received the 1991 ''
Einstein Prize for Laser Science'' and the 1999 ''Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics''.
References
External links
In Memory at ''Physical Review A'', July 21, 2006.Obituary at ''Physics Today'', August 13, 2006.In Memoriam at The Optical Society, July 21, 2006.
20th-century Italian physicists
Quantum physicists
Optical physicists
Theoretical physicists
20th-century American physicists
Fellows of Optica (society)
University of Milan alumni
Italian emigrants to the United States
1942 births
2006 deaths
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