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- ↑ History of the Scripps Visibility Lab http://www.physics.miami.edu/optics/ken/OtherPapers/A25_VA_OOXVI_2002.pdf
- ↑ "Elected Fellows | Optica". www.optica.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ↑ Past Presidents of the Optical Society of America http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/leadership/pastpresidents/default.aspx
- ↑ OSA Richardson Medal http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/osaawards/awardsdesc/davidrichardson/default.aspx
- ↑ Frederic Ives Medal http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/osaawards/awardsdesc/ivesquinn/default.aspx