Hermann A. Haus

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name = Hermann Anton Haus


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birth_date = August 8, 1925
birth_place = Ljubljana, Slovenia
death_date = May 21, 2003
death_place = Lexington, Massachusetts
residence = Lexington, Massachusetts
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nationality = Slovenian
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field = Optical communications
work_institution = MIT
alma_mater = Union College (BS) - 1949
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (MS) - 1951
MIT (ScD) - 1954
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known_for = Optical communications
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prizes = National Medal of Science - 1995
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Hermann Anton Haus (1925–2003) was a Slovene-American physicist, electrical engineer, and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Haus' research and teaching ranged from fundamental investigations of quantum uncertainty as manifested in optical communications to the practical generation of ultra-short optical pulses. In 1994, the Optical Society of America recognized Dr. Haus' contributions with its Frederic Ives Medal, the society's highest award. Haus authored or co-authored five books and published nearly 300 articles and presented his work at virtually every major conference and symposium on laser and quantum electronics and quantum optics around the world. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1995 and was adopted into RPI's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2007.

External links

* [http://www.rpi.edu/about/hof/haus.html Haus at the RPI Alumni Hall of Fame]
* [http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2003/haus.html MIT News Office obituary]
* [http://www-tech.mit.edu/V123/N27/27haus.27n.html The Tech (MIT student newspaper) obituary]