The Einstein Prize for Laser Science was a recognition awarded by the former Society for Optical and Quantum Electronics and sponsored by the Eastman Kodak Company. The prize, awarded in the 1988–1999 period, consisted of a 3-inch brass medal including Einstein's image and a depiction of a two-level transition including the A and B coefficients. Recipients of the prize include:
Serge Haroche, 1988 Herbert Walther, 1988 H. Jeff Kimble, 1989 Richart E. Slusher, 1989 Carlton M. Caves, 1990 Daniel Frank Walls, 1990 S. E. Harris, 1991 L. M. Narducci, 1991 John L. Hall, 1992 Willis E. Lamb, 1992 Raymond Chiao, 1993 Norman F. Ramsey, 1993 G. S. Agarwal, 1994 Theodor W. Hänsch, 1995 Carl E. Wieman, 1995 David J. Wineland, 1996 Peter L. Knight, 1996 Paul Corkum, 1999
In retrospect, the prize was mainly awarded for significant contributions in quantum optics. Two recipients of the Einstein Prize for Laser Science were already Nobel laureates in physics (W. E. Lamb and N. F. Ramsey) and five other recipients went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics (S. Haroche, J. L. Hall, T. W. Hänsch, C. E. Wieman, and D. J. Wineland). Presentation of the prize was done at the Lasers'88 to Lasers'99 conferences.
Note: the official name of these conferences was The International Conference on Lasers and Applications, Lasers 'XX.
See also
List of physics awards
References
External links: group photographs Group photograph at Lasers'92 including, right to left, Marlan Scully, Willis Lamb, John L. Hall, and F. J. Duarte. Group photograph at Lasers'93 including (right to left) Norman F. Ramsey, Marlan Scully, and F. J. Duarte. Group photograph at Lasers'95 including (right to left) Marlan Scully, Theodor W. Hänsch, Carl E. Wieman, and F. J. Duarte.