James Fienup

James Fienup
Fienup in 1986
Born (1948-04-17) April 17, 1948 (age 76)
Alma materCollege of the Holy Cross (BA)
Stanford University (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsApplied physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Rochester
ThesisImproved synthesis and computational methods for computer-generated holograms (1975)
Doctoral advisorJoseph W. Goodman

James Ray Fienup (born April 17, 1948) is an American optical scientist and applied physicist. He is the Robert E. Hopkins Professor of Optics at the Institute of Optics of the University of Rochester, where he researches imaging science.[1] Fienup was the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Optical Society of America from 1998 to 2003.[2]

  1. ^ "James R. Fienup". Institute of Optics. University of Rochester. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  2. ^ "Professor Fienup | Fienup Research Group". Institute of Optics. University of Rochester. Retrieved 2023-12-19.