Awards & Winners

Roy J. Glauber

Date of Birth 01-September-1925
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Roy Glauber
Profession Physicist, Scientist, Professor
Roy Jay Glauber is an American theoretical physicist. He is the Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard University and Adjunct Professor of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona. Born in New York City, he was awarded one half of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence", with the other half shared by John L. Hall and Theodor W. Hänsch. In this work, published in 1963, he created a model for photodetection and explained the fundamental characteristics of different types of light, such as laser light and light from light bulbs. His theories are widely used in the field of quantum optics.

Awards by Roy J. Glauber

Check all the awards nominated and won by Roy J. Glauber.

2005


Nobel Prize in Physics
(for his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence)