AIP congratulates Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland on their receipt of the Nobel Prize in physics "for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics." Ashkin receives one-half of the prize "for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems" and Mourou and Strickland share one-half "for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses."
This page will be populated with the information and resources about the 2018 Prizes and the newly named laureates.
From The Optical Society (OSA)
Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou, and Donna Strickland Awarded 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
Laser Achievements Capture 2018 Nobel Physics Prize
OSA Publishing Congratulates the 2018 Nobel Prize Winners in Physics
Gérard Mourou
Compression of High Energy Pulses to the Sub-attosecond Regime: Route to Exawatt Laser Subatomic Physics
G.A. Mourou
High-Brightness Sources and Light-Driven Interactions, OSA technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2016), paper JS1A.2
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=EUVXRAY-2016-JS1A.2
Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI): Physics and Lasers at the ultra-intense frontier
G. Korn, S.V. Bulanov, J. Chambaret, D. Charambilidis, J. Collier, M. Dunne, K. Ertel, J. Hein, S. Karsch, F. Krausz, G. Mourou, P. Nickles, K. Osvay, B. Rus, W. Sandner, G. Tsakiris, and T. Tajima
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2010, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper JThG2
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=CLEO-2010-JThG2
EXTREME LIGHT PHYSICS (ELI)
G. Mourou
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim 2009, (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper PL_1
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=CLEOPR-2009-PL_1
Ultra-high intensity- 300-TW laser at 0.1 Hz repetition rate.
V. Yanovsky, V. Chvykov, G. Kalinchenko, P. Rousseau, T. Planchon, T. Matsuoka, A. Maksimchuk, J. Nees, G. Cheriaux, G. Mourou, and K. Krushelnick
Opt. Express 16, 2109-2114 (2008)
https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-16-3-2109
Relativistic Electron Jets from Laser-Solid Interactions at Kilohertz Repetition Rate
A.G. Mordovanakis, J. Easter, P. Masson-Laborde, B. Hou, G. Mourou, K. Krushelnick, W. Rozmus, and J. Nees
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2008), paper JWB3
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=QELS-2008-JWB3
An efficient Ni Kα X-ray source driven by a high energy fiber CPA system
K. -. Liao, A.G. Mordovanakis, B. Hou, G. Chang, G. Mourou, J. Nees, and A. Galvanauskas
CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007 Conference Digest, (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper CP1_4
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=CLEO_Europe-2007-CP1_4
Acceleration of Quasi-Monochromatic Electron Beams in Laser Wakefield to 300 MeV and Initiation of Photonuclear Reactions
A. Maksimchuk, S. Reed, N. Naumova, S. Bulanov, V. Chvykov, B. Hou, G. Kalintchenko, T. Matsuoka, P. Rousseau, G. Mourou, V. Yanovsky, J.R. Beene, D.R. Schultz, D.W. Stracener, and C.R. Vane
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies, Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2006), paper JWC1
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=CLEO-2006-JWC1
Relativistic Optics: A New Approach to Attosecond Physics
G. Mourou
Frontiers in Optics, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2006), paper JWG1
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=OPE-2006-JWG1
Development of Petawatt scale Ti:sapphire laser at 0.05 Hz repetition rate
V.P. Yanovsky, V.V. Chvykov, S. Bahk, G. Kalintchenko, K. Ta Phuoc, Y. Chang, and G. Mourou
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2003), paper CME6
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=CLEO-2003-CME6
Production of a high-density and high-temperature plasma with an intense high-contrast subpicosecond laser
C. Y. Chien, J. S. Coe, G. Mourou, J. C. Kieffer, M. Chaker, Y. Beaudoin, O. Peyrusse, and D. Gilles
Opt. Lett. 18, 1535-1537 (1993)
https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-18-18-1535
Generation of 20-TW pulses of picosecond duration using chirped-pulse amplification in a Nd:glass power chain
C. Sauteret, D. Husson, G. Thiell, S. Seznec, S. Gary, A. Migus, and G. Mourou
Opt. Lett. 16, 238-240 (1991)
https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-16-4-238
Amplification of picosecond pulses to the terawatt level by chirped pulse amplification and compression
P. Maine, D. Strickland, M. Bouvier, and G. Mourou
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, D. Auston, R. Jacobs, R. Bartolini, and P. Liao, eds., Vol. 14 of OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 1987), paper FR2
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=CLEO-1987-FR2
Picosecond pulse amplification using pulse compression techniques
D. Strickland, P. Maine, M. Bouvier, S. Williamson, and G. Mourou
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, G. Bjorklund, E. Hinkley, P. Moulton, and D. Pinnow, eds., OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 1986), paper THL1
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=CLEO-1986-THL1
Donna Strickland
Dual-wavelength chirped-pulse amplification system
Z. Zhang, A. M. Deslauriers, and D. Strickland
Opt. Lett. 25, 581-583 (2000)
https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-25-8-581
Resistance of short pulses to self-focusing
D. Strickland and P.B. Corkum
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 11, 492-497 (1994)
https://www.osapublishing.org/josab/abstract.cfm?uri=josab-11-3-492
Cr:LiSrAlF6 regenerative amplifier
M.D. Perry, D. Strickland, T. Ditmire, and F.G. Patterson
Opt. Lett. 17, 604-606 (1992)
https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-17-8-604
Laser ionization of noble gases by Coulomb-barrier suppression
S. Augst, D.D. Meyerhofer, D. Strickland, and S.L. Chin
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 8, 858-867 (1991)
https://www.osapublishing.org/josab/abstract.cfm?uri=josab-8-4-858
Generation and nonlinear interactions of high power 20-fs pulses
D. Strickland and P.B. Corkum
International Quantum Electronics Conference, A. Owyoung, C. Shank, S. Chu, and E. Ippen, eds., Vol. 8 of OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 1990), paper QTHN1
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=IQEC-1990-QTHN1
Picosecond pulse amplification using pulse compression techniques
D. Strickland, P. Maine, M. Bouvier, S. Williamson, and G. Mourou
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, G. Bjorklund, E. Hinkley, P. Moulton, and D. Pinnow, eds., OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 1986), paper THL1
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=CLEO-1986-THL1
Arthur Ashkin
Optical Trapping and Manipulation of Neutral Particles Using Lasers
A. Ashkin
Optics & Photonics News 10(5), 41- (1999)
https://www.osapublishing.org/opn/abstract.cfm?uri=opn-10-5-41
Observation of a single-beam gradient force optical trap for dielectric particles
A. Ashkin, J.M. Dziedzic, J.E. Bjorkholm, and Steven Chu
Opt. Lett. 11, 288-290 (1986)
https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-11-5-288
Simultaneous determination of refractive index and size of spherical dielectric particles from light scattering data
Petr Chylek, V. Ramaswamy, A. Ashkin, and J.M. Dziedzic
Appl. Opt. 22, 2302-2307 (1983)
https://www.osapublishing.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-22-15-2302
Stability of radiation-pressure particle traps: an optical Earnshaw theorem
A. Ashkin and J.P. Gordon
Opt. Lett. 8, 511-513 (1983)
https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-8-10-511
Continuous-wave self-focusing and self-trapping of light in artificial Kerr media
A. Ashkin, J.M. Dziedzic, and P.W. Smith
Opt. Lett. 7, 276-278 (1982)
https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-7-6-276
Cooling and trapping of atoms by resonance radiation pressure
A. Ashkin and J.P. Gordon
Opt. Lett. 4, 161-163 (1979)
https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-4-6-161
From the American Physical Society (APS)
Winners of 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics Announced
Acceleration and Trapping of Particles by Radiation Pressure
A. Ashkin
Phys. Rev. Lett. 24, 156 – Published 26 January 1970
https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.24.156
Trapping of Atoms by Resonance Radiation Pressure
A. Ashkin
Phys. Rev. Lett. 40, 729 – Published 20 March 1978
https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.40.729
Experimental Observation of Optically Trapped Atom
Steven Chu, J. E. Bjorkholm, A. Ashkin, and A. Cable
Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 314 – Published 21 July 1986
https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.57.314
From the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Teaching the science behind the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics
Diffraction effects in mechanically chopped laser pulses
Samridhi Gambhir, and Mandip Singh
American Journal of Physics 86, 406 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5029821
Implementing digital holograms to create and measure complex-plane optical fields
Angela Dudley, Nombuso Majola, Naven Chetty, and Andrew Forbes
American Journal of Physics 84, 106 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4935354
A low-cost mirror mount control system for optics setups
Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan, and Markus Gühr
American Journal of Physics 83, 186 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4895343
Experimental method to characterize the retardance function of optical variable retarders
Juan M. López-Téllez, Neil C. Bruce, Jesús Delgado-Aguillón, Jesús Garduño-Mejía, and Maximino Avendaño-Alejo
American Journal of Physics 83, 143 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4896078
A graphical description of optical parametric generation of squeezed states of light
Jöran Bauchrowitz, Tobias Westphal, and Roman Schnabel
American Journal of Physics 81, 767 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4819195
Collimated blue light generation in rubidium vapor
Marcus B. Kienlen, Noah T. Holte, Hunter A. Dassonville, Andrew M. C. Dawes, Kurt D. Iversen, Ryan M. McLaughlin, and Shannon K. Mayer
American Journal of Physics 81, 442 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4795311
On the connection between image formation formulas in geometrical optics and beam transformation formulas in wave optics
Jean-François Bisson
American Journal of Physics 81, 844 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4819168
A low-cost spatial light modulator for use in undergraduate and graduate optics labs
Derek Huang, Henry Timmers, Adam Roberts, Niranjan Shivaram, and Arvinder S. Sandhu
American Journal of Physics 80, 211 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3666834
Absorption of a pulse by an optically dense medium: An argument for field quantization
P. R. Berman, and J.-L. Le Gouët
American Journal of Physics 79, 527 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3549235
Resource Letter NO-1: Nonlinear Optics
Elsa Garmire
American Journal of Physics 79, Issue 3, 245 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3534835
Optical tweezers for undergraduates: Theoretical analysis and experiments
M.S. Rocha
American Journal of Physics 77, 704 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3138698
Generation of Bessel beams using a 4-f spatial filtering system
Jeremy M. D. Kowalczyk, Stefanie N. Smith, and Eric B. Szarmes
American Journal of Physics 77, 229 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3033743
Physics of attosecond pulses produced via high harmonic generation
Katalin Varjú, Per Johnsson, Johan Mauritsson, Anne L’Huillier, and Rodrigo López-Martens
American Journal of Physics 77, 389 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3086028
Optical super-resolution with aperture-function engineering
E. Ramsay, K.A. Serrels, A.J. Waddie, M.R. Taghizadeh, and D.T. Reid
American Journal of Physics 76, 1002 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2957887
Development of a variable spectral-width, wavelength-tunable light source using a superluminescent diode with optical feedback
Fang-Wen Sheu, and Pei-Ling Luo
American Journal of Physics 76, 769 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2907774
Making optical vortices with computer-generated holograms
Alicia V. Carpentier, Humberto Michinel, José R. Salgueiro, and David Olivieri
American Journal of Physics 76, 916 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2955792
On the fundamentals of optical scanning holography
Ting-Chung Poon
American Journal of Physics 76, 738 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2904472
Optical Doppler shift measurement using a rotating mirror
Luis Bernal, and Luis Bilbao
American Journal of Physics 75, 216 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2404958
Multiple-prism arrays in laser optics
F.J. Duarte
American Journal of Physics 68, 162 (2000)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.19384
Modern optical signal processing experiments demonstrating intensity and pulse-width modulation using an acousto-optic modulator
Ting-Chung Poon, Mark D. McNeill, and Daniel J. Moore
American Journal of Physics 65, 917 (1997)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18683
Recombining rainbows
Kirk McDonald
The Physics Teacher 56, 196 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5028225
A Simple Experimental Setup to Clearly Show that Light Does Not Recombine After Passing Through Two Prisms
Rafael Garcia-Molina, Alejandro del Mazo, and Santiago Velasco
The Physics Teacher 56, 14 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5018680
The Smallest Tweezers in the World
Alexandre Lewalle
The Physics Teacher 46, 467 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2999061