 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
F. J. Duarte | |
|---|---|
.jpg) F. J. Duarte at a meeting of the Optical Society in 2006 | |
| Born | c. 1954 |
| Nationality | Chilean American |
| Alma mater | Macquarie University |
| Known for | Tunable lasers Narrow-linewidth dye lasers Multiple-prism dispersion theory N-slit interferometer N-slit interferometric equation |
| Awards | Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Award (1995) David Richardson Medal (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Optics |
| Institutions | Macquarie University University of New South Wales University of Alabama Eastman Kodak Company State University of New York University of New Mexico Interferometric Optics |
| Doctoral advisor | J. A. Piper |
| Other academic advisors | J. C. Ward R. E. Aitchison |
Francisco Javier "Frank" Duarte (born c. 1954) is a laser physicist and author/editor of several books on tunable lasers.
His research on physical optics and laser development has won several awards, including an Engineering Excellence Award in 1995 for the invention of the N-slit laser interferometer.