Marlan Scully
Marlan O. Scully | |
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| Born | August 3, 1939 Casper, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Casper College University of Wyoming Yale University |
| Known for | Quantum optics Laser physics |
| Awards | Adolph E. Lomb Medal (1970) Elliott Cresson Medal (1990) Charles Hard Townes Award (1998) Quantum Electronics Award (2003) Arthur L. Schawlow Prize (2005) Herbert Walther Award (2011) Frederic Ives Medal (2012) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Baylor University Texas A&M University Princeton University Yale University MIT University of Arizona University of New Mexico Max Planck Inst. of Quantum Optics |
| Thesis | Quantum theory of an optical maser (1967) |
| Doctoral advisor | Willis Lamb |
| Doctoral students | Julio Gea-Banacloche Patrick A. Lee Mikhail Lukin Wolfgang P. Schleich Eric Van Stryland |
Marlan Orvil Scully (born August 3, 1939) is an American physicist best known for his work in theoretical quantum optics. He is a professor at Texas A&M University and Princeton University. Additionally, in 2012 he developed a lab at the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative in Waco, Texas.
He has authored over 700 scientific articles, as well as standard textbooks such as Laser Physics (with W. Lamb and M. Sargent) and “Quantum Optics” (with M. S. Zubairy).