| Joseph H. Eberly | |
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| Born | 1935 |
| Fields | Theoretical quantum optics |
| Institutions | University of Rochester |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University Stanford University |
| Known for | Founder of Optics Express |
Joseph H. Eberly (born 1935) is the Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and Professor of Optics at the University of Rochester.
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Eberly earned his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and his Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University.
Professor Eberly's research interests focus on: cavity QED; quantum information and control of non-classical entanglement (including sudden death and sudden birth of entanglement); response of atoms to high-intensity optical pulses; coherent control theory of optical interactions, including soliton and adiabaton propagation.[1] In 1995, with funding from the National Science Foundation, he founded the Rochester Theory Center for Optical Science and Engineering (RTC). The Center, under Eberly's directorship, provides postdoctoral training in frontier areas of optical science and technology to selected young Ph.D. theorists from U.S. universities.[1] His recent work on the electron and therefore positron localization in external fields may lead to the ultimate solution of the realistic interstellar space travel using electromagnetically controlled positronic propulsion [2].
Eberly is recognized as an icon in the field of theoretical quantum optics, and has been the recipient of the Charles Hard Townes Award, the Smoluchowski Medal and the Senior Humboldt Award.[3] He was the president of the Optical Society of America in 2007.[4] For his outstanding contributions in the theory of electron localization in atoms and molecules he was awarded in 2010 the Frederic Ives Medal,[5] the highest award of the Optical Society of America.
Eberly has published more than 300 scientific journal articles and other scientific papers. He has co-written two textbooks and has contributed chapters to many more.