Professor David A. B. Miller has been awarded the Frederic Ives Medal / Jarus W. Quinn Prize, the highest award of Optica Society. His citation reads, 'for fundamental scientific and engineering research contributions spanning multiple areas, including optics in digital systems, fundamentals of optics and waves, and complex and controllable photonic circuits.’

David's research has covered semiconductor optics and optoelectronics, especially the discovery of the quantum-confined Stark effect in quantum wells and its application to optical modulators and switches; optics in digital systems, in particular his contributions to and analysis of the benefits of optical interconnects; nanophotonic structures and devices; fundamentals of optics and waves, including especially the concept of communication modes and its applications; and complex and controllable photonic circuits, including invention of universal architectures and of algorithms for their automatic configuration.

The Frederic Ives Medal / Jarus W. Quinn Prize recognizes overall distinction in optics, and is the highest award of the Society. The medal was endowed in 1928 by Herbert E. Ives, a distinguished charter member and 1924-1925 Society President, to honor his father for his pioneering contributions to color photography, three-color process printing, and other branches of applied optics.

Please join us in congratulating David on this well-deserved recognition of his work.

Source: Optica, Frederic Ives Medal / Jarus W. Quinn Prize