Govind P. Agrawal Professor of Optics (and Physics) Theoretical Optics office: phone: Goergen Hall 515 (585) 275-4846 fax: email: (585) 244-4936 gpa@optics.rochester.edu home page: http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/gpa/gpa.html

Biographical Sketch

Prof. Agrawal received his 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, and AT&T Bell Laboratories, he joined the University of Rochester in January 1989. He is currently a Professor of Optics and a Professor of Physics. Prof. Agrawal is a Fellow of both the IEEE and the Optical Society of America (OSA). He was a Topical Editor for the Journal of the Optical Society of America (JOSA B) during 1993-98 and is currently serving on the editorial boards of several journals and book series devoted to optics.

Research

Prof. Agrawal's research interests are in the area of Theoretical Optics, particularly 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 three well-known books: Semiconductor Lasers (Kluwer Academic, 2nd ed. 1993), Nonlinear Fiber Optics (Academic Press, 3rd ed. 2001), and Fiber-Optic Communication Systems (Wiley, 2nd ed. 1997), and published in 2001 another book, Applications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics (Academic Press, 2001). He has also edited Contemporary Nonlinear Optics (Academic Press, 1992) and Semiconductor Lasers: Past, Present, and Future (AIP Press, 1995). He has published more than 300 research papers in various internationally reputed scientific journals.

For up to date list of recent publications see: http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/gpa/recent.htm

Recent Publications

1. Spectral responsivity and efficiency of metal-based femtosecond autocorrelation
   Q. Lin, K. Wright, G. P. Agrawal, and C. Guo
   Optics Communications 242, 279-283 (2004)
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2. Bandwidth equalization of purely phase-sampled fiber Bragg gratings for broadband dispersion and dispersion slope compensation
   H. Lee and G. P. Agrawal
   Optics Express 12, 5595-5602 (2004)
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3. Impact of Fiber Birefringence on Optical Switching with Nonlinear Optical Loop Mirrors
   Q. Lin and G. P. Agrawal
   IEEE J. Sel. Topics Quantum Electron 10, 1107-1114 (2004)
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4. A semi-analytic technique for analyzing mode-locked lasers
   N. G. Usechak and G. P. Agrawal
   Optics Express 13, 2075-2081 (2005)
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5. Intrapulse depolarization in optical fibers: A classical analog of spin decoherence
   Q. Lin and G. P. Agrawal
   Opt. Lett 30, 821-823 (2005)
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For further details, go to Prof. Agrawal's home page at: http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/gpa/gpa.html

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