John L. Hall

John L. Hall, Nobel Laureate

Born: 1934-08-21 in Denver, CO, USA

Gender: male

Field: American physicist (born 1934)

Biography

John Lewis "Jan" Hall is an American physicist. He shared the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics with Theodor W. Hänsch "for his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence."

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Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005

Awarded on: 2005-10-04

"for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique"

Affiliations:

  • University of Colorado, JILA – Boulder, CO, USA
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology – Boulder, CO, USA
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