In recognition of his contributions to holography, in particular his recognition of the improvement in signal-to-noise to be gained by off-axis holography and his demonstration of this method.

For development of the first laser

For his discovery of the multiplex advantage, which has led to the modern renaissance of Fourier-transform spectroscopy

In recognition of his pioneering experimental discoveries of optical second-harmonic generation, optical mixing, and optical rectification.

In recognition of his invention, analysis, and development of the unstable optical resonator, now widely used in high-power laser systems.

In recognition of his outstanding and pioneering work in optical subpicosecond spectroscopy: his development of mode-locking techniques for dye lasers, which have made possible the investigation of ultrashort phenomena, and his application of these techniques to studies of semiconductors, relaxation in large molecules, and studies of hemoglobin and bacteriorhodopsis.

In recognition of his invention, development, and application of the F-center laser.

For his contributions to the development of soft contact lenses

For pioneering work in the field of picosecond optical electronics, and for the invention and demonstration of the picosecond optoelectronic photoconductive switch

For the invention and demonstration of the optical parametric oscillator, first elucidated by Lord Rayleigh in 1883

For a pioneering role in the development of the technique of spectroscopic ellipsometry as a probe for materials characterization

For contributions to the understanding and applications of the nonlinear and electro-optic properties of quantum-confined semiconductor structures

For his distinguished contributions to the field of optical pulse propagation, particularly for his pioneering work on the use of optical fibers for generating ultrashort pulses of light

For contributions to polarization control and nonlinear optics in fibers

For the invention of laser photochemical deposition and the application of laser induced photochemical reactions to materials processing

For invention of the Bragg hologram and his other contributions to holography

For the discovery of the Nd:YAG laser and the demonstration of its usefulness as a practical solid state laser source

For pioneering work on photorefractive gain in ring resonators

For contributions to the field of ultrafast optics, in particular for introducing the concept of chirped pulse amplification for laser systems to boost optical power peaks to unprecedented levels

For pioneering work on photorefractive gain in ring resonators

For the invention of the Ti:sapphire near-infrared laser, which enabled a new era in tunable solid-state lasers and made possible all-solid-state ultra short sources

For seminal contributions to quasi-phase matching and its application to nonlinear optics

For creative inventiveness and persistent ingenuity applied to the development of laser techniques for cooling atoms, which led to the first demonstration of Bose-Einstein condensation in an atomic vapor

For seminal contributions to confocal microscopy

For seminal contributions to the invention, demonstration and development of the quantum cascade laser, which is revolutionizing the field of infrared lasers and their applications

For seminal contributions to free-electron laser, cavity QED, and micromaser; and most recently, the "invention" of the new field of nonlinear atom optics

For pioneering nonlinear integrated optics through seminal experiments and continuing leadership

For their discovery of pulsed ultraviolet laser surgery, wherein laser light cuts and etches biological tissue by photoablation with minimal collateral damage, leading to healing without significant scarring.

For invention of the 1.48μm InGaAsP laser-diode-pumped erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EFDA) and the development of its application to high-speed optical communications and short pulse lasers

For the discovery of nanocrystal quantum dots and pioneering studies of their electronic and optical properties.

For the invention and demonstration of Raman lasing in silicon

For pioneering contributions to the development of programmable optical pulse shaping and its applications to ultrafast optics and photonics

For developing sources of polarization-entangled photons that have enabled significant advances in fundamental physics and quantum information technologies, including quantum cryptography, dense-coding, quantum teleportation, and optical quantum computation

For critical advances in the science and technology of high harmonics generation, with particular relevance to sub-femtosecond pulse generation and related attosecond-scale physics

For contributions in nonlinear and linear beam optics which initiated new areas, among them the discovery of optical discrete solitons, Bragg and vector solitons in fibers, nonlinear surface waves, and the discovery of self-accelerating optical (Airy) beams

For invention, implementation and development of “Z-scan”: A simple and effective method to measure cubic and higher order optical nonlinearities

For contributions to the invention and realization of the transistor laser, delivering simultaneously both an electrical signal and a coherent laser output and providing the basis for a revolutionary new higher speed electronic-photonic integrated circuit

For the discovery of optical rectification which led to the development of very wide band terahertz wave sources

By introducing nanoparticles with tunable optical resonances and the concept of Plasmon Hybridization to explain their properties, Halas and Nordlander have revolutionized our understanding of optical properties of metallic nanostructures

For pioneering research contributions into optical micromanipulation using shaped light for interdisciplinary photonics-based implementations

For pioneering research contributions in silicon photonics

For foundational innovations that have enabled ultrafast and energetic intense lasers around the world

For pioneering experimental research at the frontier of quantum foundations and optical implementations of quantum information, including quantum nonlocality, quantum key distribution, quantum teleportation, and optical quantum computing

For elucidating the fundamental aspect of supercontinuum generation through careful study of phase stability and opening the way to compact supercontinuum sources and their numerous applications

For pioneering contributions to the realization of chip-scale optical frequency combs

For foundational discoveries in photonics, ranging from resonator, topological and non-reciprocal photonics to energy applications including the discovery of daytime radiative cooling based on a new kind of energy source

For groundbreaking contributions to the materials aspects of metamaterials, plasmonics, and nanophotonics