Peter P. Sorokin

Peter P. Sorokin is an American physicist and co-inventor of the dye laser.^[1][2] Sorokin and his colleague J. R. Lankard, at IBM Research Laboratories, used a ruby laser to excite a near infrared laser dye. Their report was quickly followed by that of F. P. Schäfer. In 1974 Sorokin received the Albert A. Michelson Medal from the Franklin Institute.^[3] In 1983 Sorokin was awarded the Comstock Prize in Physics from the National Academy of Sciences^[4] and in 1984 the Harvey Prize from Israel's Technion.^[5] In 1991 he received the first Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science from the American Physical Society.^[6]. Sorokin is an IBM Fellow since 1968.^[7]

References

1. ^ F. P. Schäfer(Ed.), Dye Lasers (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990) Chapter 1.
2. ^ F. J. Duarte and L. W. Hillman (Eds.), Dye Laser Principles (Academic, New York, 1990) Chapter 1.
3. ^ "Franklin Laureate Database - Albert A. Michelson Medal Laureates". Franklin Institute. http://www.fi.edu/winners/show_results.faw?gs=&ln=&fn=&keyword=&subject=&award=MICH+&sy=1967&ey=1997&name=Submit. Retrieved June 14, 2011 (2011-06-14). 
4. ^ "Comstock Prize in Physics". National Academy of Sciences. http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AWARDS_comstock. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
5. ^ "The Harvey Prize". Technion. http://www.admin.technion.ac.il/harvey/. Retrieved August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09). 
6. ^ "Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science". American Physical Society. http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/schawlow.cfm. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
7. ^ Manz, Jrn; Wste, Ludger, eds (1994). Femtosecond Chemistry. doi:10.1002/9783527619436. ISBN 9783527619436.  edit Look in chapter Contributors’ CVs and Addresses page 825.

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