Emil Wolf

Emil Wolf
Born(1922-07-30)July 30, 1922
DiedJune 2, 2018(2018-06-02) (aged 95)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBristol University
Known forHolotomography
Wolf effect
Born and Wolf
AwardsFrederic Ives Medal (1978)
Michelson Medal (1980)
Max Born Award (1987)
Marconi Medal (1987)
Esther Hoffman Beller Medal (2002)
Scientific career
FieldsOptics, physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
University of Manchester
University of Rochester
Doctoral advisorEdward H. Linfoot
Other academic advisorsMax Born
Doctoral studentsGirish Agarwal
M. Suhail Zubairy
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Emil Wolf (July 30, 1922 – June 2, 2018)[1] was a Czech-born American physicist who made advancements in physical optics, including diffraction, coherence properties of optical fields, spectroscopy of partially coherent radiation, and the theory of direct scattering and inverse scattering. He was also the author of numerous other contributions to optics.

  1. ^ "Emil Wolf | in Memoriam | the Optical Society".

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