David C. Hanna

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David C. Hanna FRS
Born	(1941-04-10) 10 April 1941 (age 84)
Awards	Max Born Prize (1993) EPS Applied Quantum Electronics Prize (2000) Charles Hard Townes Medal (2003)
Scientific career
Fields	laser physics, nonlinear optics
Institutions	Southampton University

David Colin Hanna FRS (born 10 April 1941) ^[1] is a British physicist specializing in laser physics and nonlinear optics. He is emeritus professor of physics at the University of Southampton. His research interests include quasi-phase-matched nonlinear materials, optical parametric oscillators, fibre lasers, and X-ray sources based on high harmonic generation. ^{[2] [3]}

Hanna was awarded the Max Born Prize in 1993, ^[4] the European Physical Society Prize for Applied Aspects of Quantum Electronics and Optics in 2000, ^[5] and the Charles Hard Townes Medal in 2003. ^[6] Hanna was elected to the Royal Society in 1998. ^[7]

Works

• Orazio Svelto (1998). Principles of lasers. Translator David C. Hanna. Springer. ISBN   978-0-306-45748-7.

References

1. Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding Library of Congress Linked Data Service :  linked authority record n79092342 .
2. Ferguson, A. I. (1 August 2001). "Honorary Editor's introduction". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 34 (16). IOP Publishing: 34. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/34/16/001. ISSN   0022-3727.
3. "David Hanna". Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
4. "Born medal recipients". Institute of Physics. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
5. "QEOD Prizes - EPS Quantum Electronics Prizes". European Physical Society (EPS). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
6. "Charles Hard Townes Medal". The Optical Society. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
7. "David Hanna". Royal Society. 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2018.