Alf Adams
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Alfred Rodney Adams, FRS
is a British physicist
who invented the strained quantum-well laser. He serves as a Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey
, where he heads the Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Research Group. He was awarded the Duddell Medal and Prize
in 1995, and elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1996.
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
is a British physicist
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
who invented the strained quantum-well laser. He serves as a Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey
University of Surrey
The University of Surrey is a university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England. It received its charter on 9 September 1966, and was previously situated near Battersea Park in south-west London. The institution was known as Battersea College of Technology...
, where he heads the Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Research Group. He was awarded the Duddell Medal and Prize
Duddell Medal and Prize
The Duddell Medal and Prize was a prize awarded annually by the Institute of Physics in the memory of William du Bois Duddell, the inventor of the electromagnetic oscillograph. The medal was instituted by the Council of The Physical Society in 1923. Between 1961 and 1973 the prize was awarded in...
in 1995, and elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1996.