John Tyndall Award

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The John Tyndall Award is given to the "individual who has made pioneering, highly significant, or continuing technical or leadership contributions to fiber optics technology". The award is named after John Tyndall (1820-1893), who demonstrated for the first time internal reflection.[2]

Awarded forAn individual who has made pioneering, highly significant, or continuing technical or leadership contributions to fiber optics technology
LocationOptical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC)[1]
Presented byThe Optical Society and IEEE Photonics Society
First award1987
Quick facts Awarded for, Location ...
John Tyndall Award
Awarded forAn individual who has made pioneering, highly significant, or continuing technical or leadership contributions to fiber optics technology
LocationOptical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC)[1]
Presented byThe Optical Society and IEEE Photonics Society
First award1987
WebsiteJohn Tyndall Award
Close

This award is sponsored and presented by both the IEEE Photonics Society (formerly called IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society)[3] and The Optical Society (OSA).[1][4]

Recipients of this award will receive a special crystal sculpture that represents the concept of total internal reflection (endowed by Corning, Inc.), a scroll, and an honorarium.[4][2]

Recipients

Following people received the John Tyndall Award:[4][2]

See also

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI