John Love | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 October 1942 England |
| Died | 19 June 2016 (aged 73) Canberra, Australia |
| Known for | Fibre optics, Optical waveguide theory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Photonics |
| Institutions | Australian National University |
John Love (2 October 1942 – 19 June 2016)[1] was a pioneer in the field of fibre optics,[2] who co-authoring the widely used textbook Optical Waveguide Theory and was Emeritus Professor of guided wave photonics at Australian National University (ANU).[3][4]
Biography
Born in England,[1] Love received a masters and DPhil in applied mathematics from the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.[4] He was a postdoc in San Diego and Toronto, before moving to Australia in 1973,[2][3] where he became a postdoc fellow in ANU's applied mathematics department.[5] He was a Life Member of the Australian Optical Society (AOS) and in 2009 received the most prestigious award of the AOS, the Beattie Steel medal.[1][4][6]
As an Emeritus Professor at ANU he helped create the Wanda Henry Scholarship in Photonics.[3][7] and later the Love Scholarship.
In 2015 Love cofounded the Australian company Modular Photonics.[4][8]
Publications
- 1983 Snyder, A.W.; Love, John (30 November 1983). Optical Waveguide Theory. ISBN 978-0412099502.
References
- 1 2 3 "Australian Optical Society - Vale Professor John Love". Australian Optical Society. 19 June 2016.
- 1 2 Macdonald, Emma (14 November 2014). "$1 million gift of Love to ANU from fibre optics pioneer Emeritus Professor John Love". Canberra Times.
- 1 2 3 "The philanthropist scholar". Nature Photonics. 10 (561): 561. 2016. Bibcode:2016NaPho..10..561.. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.175.
- 1 2 3 4 "In Memoriam: Optics educator John Love, emeritus professor in guided-wave photonics at Australian National University and author of the widely used textbook, Optical Waveguide Theory". SPIE. 12 July 2016.
- ↑ Marcuse, Dieter (2012). A Dream Come True: Growing up in Germany, Growing old in the USA. Bloomington, IN: Author House. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-4772-3238-5.
- ↑ "Australian Optical Society - W.H. (Beattie) Steel Medal". Australian Optical Society.
- ↑ "Wanda Henry Scholarship in Photonics". Australian National University. 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "About Us - Modular Photonics". Modular Photonics.