Govind P. Agrawal

Professor of Optics

Office: Wilmot 517
Phone: (585) 275-4846
Fax: (585) 244-4936
E-mail: gpa@optics.rochester.edu

Short Biography
Govind P. Agrawal received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, in 1971 and 1974 respectively. After holding positions at the École Polytechnique, Paris; City University of New York, New York; and AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, he joined the University of Rochester in January 1989. Dr. Agrawal is a Fellow of both the IEEE and the Optical Society of America (OSA). He was an Associate Editor for the Journal of the Optical Society of America (Part B) during 1993-98 and of Optics Express during 2001-2004, and is currently serving on the editorial boards of several journals and book series devoted to optics. He is also a Member of the OSA Publication Council.

Research
Dr. Agrawal's research interests focus on quantum electronics, nonlinear optics, and laser physics. He has made important contributions to the fields of semiconductor lasers, nonlinear fiber optics, and optical communications. He has authored seven books: Semiconductor Lasers (Kluwer Academic, 2nd ed. 1993), Nonlinear Fiber Optics (Academic Press, 4th ed. 2007), Fiber-Optic Communication Systems (Wiley, 3rd ed. 2002), Applications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics (Academic Press, 2001), Lightwave Technology: Components and Devices (Wiley, 2004), Lightwave Technology: Telecommunication Systems (Wiley, 2005). He has also edited Semiconductor Lasers: Past, Present and Future (AIP Press, 1995) and Raman Amplification in Fiber Optical Communication Systems (Academic Press, 2005). He has published more than 300 research papers in various internationally reputed scientific journals.

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