Amnon Yariv
Amnon Yariv | |
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אמנון יריב | |
Professor Amnon Yariv at Caltech in 2010 | |
| Born | April 13, 1930 |
| Known for | Optoelectronics |
| Awards | Harold Pender Award (1985) National Medal of Science (2009) IEEE Photonics Award (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied physics, electrical engineering |
| Institutions | Caltech |
| Notable students | Kerry Vahala, Joyce Poon, Avraham Gover |
Amnon Yariv (Hebrew: אמנון יריב; born April 13, 1930) is an Israeli-American professor of applied physics and electrical engineering at Caltech, known for innovations in optoelectronics. Yariv obtained his B.S., M.S. and PhD. in electrical engineering from University of California, Berkeley in 1954, 1956 and 1958, respectively.