page_title: Einstein Prize for Laser Science
hierarchical_section_title: Einstein Prize for Laser Science
caption_attribution_description: English: Willis E. Lamb
context_page_description: The Einstein Prize for Laser Science was a recognition awarded by the former Society for Optical and Quantum Electronics and sponsored by the Eastman Kodak Company. The prize, awarded in the 1988–1999 period, consisted of a 3-inch brass medal including Einstein's image and a depiction of a two-level transition including the A and B coefficients. Recipients of the prize include:
  Serge Haroche, 1988
  Herbert Walther, 1988
  H. Jeff Kimble, 1989
  Richart E. Slusher, 1989
  Carlton M. Caves, 1990
  Daniel Frank Walls, 1990
  S. E. Harris, 1991
  L. M. Narducci, 1991
  John L. Hall, 1992
  Willis E. Lamb, 1992
  Raymond Chiao, 1993
  Norman F. Ramsey, 1993
  G. S. Agarwal, 1994
  Theodor W. Hänsch, 1995
  Carl E. Wieman, 1995
  David J. Wineland, 1996
  Peter L. Knight, 1996
  Paul Corkum, 1999
  In retrospect, the prize was mainly awarded for significant contributions in quantum optics. Two recipients of the Einstein Prize for Laser Science were already Nobel laureates in physics and five other recipients went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. Presentation of the prize was done at the Lasers'88 to Lasers'99 conferences.
context_section_description: The Einstein Prize for Laser Science was a recognition awarded by the former Society for Optical and Quantum Electronics and sponsored by the Eastman Kodak Company.  The prize, awarded in the 1988–1999 period, consisted of a 3-inch brass medal including Einstein's image and a depiction of a two-level transition including the A and B coefficients.  Recipients of the prize include:
  Serge Haroche, 1988
  Herbert Walther, 1988
  H. Jeff Kimble, 1989
  Richart E. Slusher, 1989
  Carlton M. Caves, 1990
  Daniel Frank Walls, 1990
  S. E. Harris, 1991
  L. M. Narducci, 1991
  John L. Hall, 1992
  Willis E. Lamb, 1992
  Raymond Chiao, 1993
  Norman F. Ramsey, 1993
  G. S. Agarwal, 1994
  Theodor W. Hänsch, 1995
  Carl E. Wieman, 1995
  David J. Wineland, 1996
  Peter L. Knight, 1996
  Paul Corkum, 1999
  In retrospect, the prize was mainly awarded for significant contributions in quantum optics.  Two recipients of the Einstein Prize for Laser Science were already Nobel laureates in physics (W. E. Lamb and N. F. Ramsey) and five other recipients went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics (S. Haroche, J. L. Hall, T. W. Hänsch, C. E. Wieman, and D. J. Wineland).  Presentation of the prize was done at the Lasers'88 to Lasers'99 conferences. 
  Note: the official name of these conferences was The International Conference on Lasers and Applications, Lasers 'XX.
caption: Willis E. Lamb
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