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Robert W. Hellwarth

Robert Willis Hellwarth (December 10, 1930 – January 20, 2021) was an American physicist and electrical engineer who studied quantum electronics, nonlinear optics, and photonics. He is known for the invention of Q-switching, a technique that produces short, intense pulses of laser light, and for work on optical phase conjugation and nonlinear optical…

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Q-switching Optical phase conjugation Raman-induced Kerr effect Nonlinear optical processes
Alma mater
Princeton University University of Oxford
Born
(1930-12-10)December 10, 1930 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Died
January 20, 2021(2021-01-20) (aged 90) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Fields
Physics Electrical engineering Nonlinear optics Photonics
Workplaces
Hughes Aircraft Company Hughes Research Laboratories California Institute of Technology University of Southern California

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Alma mater · 1
Robert W. Hellwarth → Princeton University University of Oxford
Born · 1
Robert W. Hellwarth → (1930-12-10)December 10, 1930 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Died · 1
Robert W. Hellwarth → January 20, 2021(2021-01-20) (aged 90) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
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Robert W. Hellwarth → Physics Electrical engineering Nonlinear optics Photonics
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Robert W. Hellwarth → Q-switching Optical phase conjugation Raman-induced Kerr effect Nonlinear optical processes
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Robert W. Hellwarth → Hughes Aircraft Company Hughes Research Laboratories California Institute of Technology University of Southern California

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hellwarth electrical nonlinear research photonics optical work q-switching university physics engineering hughes laboratories optics phase conjugation processes american quantum electronics

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Robert W. HellwarthAlma materPrinceton University University of Oxford1.00infobox
Robert W. HellwarthBorn(1930-12-10)December 10, 1930 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.1.00infobox
Robert W. HellwarthDiedJanuary 20, 2021(2021-01-20) (aged 90) Santa Monica, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Robert W. HellwarthFieldsPhysics Electrical engineering Nonlinear optics Photonics1.00infobox
Robert W. HellwarthKnown forQ-switching Optical phase conjugation Raman-induced Kerr effect Nonlinear optical processes1.00infobox
Robert W. HellwarthWorkplacesHughes Aircraft Company Hughes Research Laboratories California Institute of Technology University of Southern California1.00infobox

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