Alf Adams
Alfred ("Alf") Rodney Adams FRS (born 1939) is a British physicist who invented the strained-layer quantum-well laser. Most modern homes will have several of these devices in their homes in all types of electronic equipment.
Alf Adams | |
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| Alfred Rodney Adams | |
| Born | 11 November 1939 |
| Alma mater | University of Leicester (BSc, PhD, DSc) |
| Known for | Strained quantum-well lasers |
| Awards | FRS (1996) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The electrical and optical properties of ortho-rhombic sulphur crystals (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | Walter Eric Spear |
| Website | surrey |
He served as a Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey, where he headed the Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Research Group. He is now retired and holds the position of emeritus professor. He was awarded the Duddell Medal and Prize in 1995, and elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1996. In 2014 he was awarded the Rank Prize in Optoelectronics for his pioneering work on strained-layer laser structures.
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