Hermann A. Haus

Hermann Anton Haus (also Baron of house, born August 8, 1925 in Ljubljana, at that time the Kingdom of Yugoslavia; † 21 May 2003 in Lexington ) was an American physicist. He made ​​major contributions in the field of quantum optics and noise.

Biography

House was the doctor's son, Baron Otto Maximilian house and Helene Hynek. He was the grandson of Anton House, the only kuk Grand Admiral of the Austro -Hungarian Navy, who was knighted posthumously. He graduated from a humanistic Gymnasium education in Ljubljana. In the context of evictions under Josip Broz Tito house and his mother had to leave Yugoslavia in 1945 and were deported to Austria. There he studied at the Technical University of Graz and later in Vienna. In 1948 he came to America and in 1949 graduated in Schenectady for a Bachelor of Science from Union College. In 1951 he gained a Master of Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1954 and a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

House was married to Eleanor Laggis House ( † 7 May 2008) and had 4 children. He died on 21 May 2003 of a heart attack.

Research and teaching

Hermann House in 1962 professor at MIT, where he conducted research and taught since then. His main research topic is the noise in communication engineering components and systems. In the seventies, Hermann House developed the theory of mode-locking of lasers. In the eighties, he contributed significantly to the theory of optical solitons. This was followed by the discovery of the Gordon -Haus effect ( with James P. Gordon), the start of work on squeezed quantum states as well as application-oriented work on mode-locked fiber lasers and filters for controlled use of the Gordon -Haus effect.

Memberships and Awards

House was an honorary member of renowned scientific societies and academies, such as

He was the recipient of numerous scientific awards and prizes, among other

  • Charles Hard Townes Award ( 1987)
  • Frederic Ives Medal ( 1994)
  • Ludwig Wittgenstein Prize (1997)
  • National Medal of Science ( 1995)
  • Willis E. Lamb Award ( 2001)

Writings

  • Waves and Fields in Optoelectronics, Prentice Hall 1983
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