What type of details about alf adams can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: alfred -lrb- '' alf '' -rrb- rodney adams , frs -lrb- born 1939 -rrb- is a british physicist who invented the strained-layer quantum-well laser . most modern homes will have several of these devices in their homes in all types of electronic equipment . he served as a distinguished professor of physics at the university of surrey , where he headed the optoelectronic materials and devices research group . he is now retired and holds the position of emeritus professor . he was awarded the duddell medal and prize in 1995 , and elected as a fellow of the royal society in 1996 . in 2014 he was awarded the rank prize in optoelectronics for his pioneering work on strained-layer laser structures .
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