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 Prizes awarded by the Optoelectronics Fund

2006  
Dr. C.H. Bennett £12,500
Prof. G. Brassard £12,500
Dr. S.J. Wiesner £12,500
For research on the original concept of quantum cryptography.
Prof. A.P. Alivisatos £10,000
Dr. M.P. Bruchez £10,000
Dr. W.C.W. Chan £10,000
Prof. S.M. Nie £10,000
Prof. S. Weiss £10,000
For realisation of quantum dot nanocrystals as biological labels.
 
2004  
Dr. A. Geisen £30,000
For the invention of thin disc lasers.
Dr. R.H.H. Kröger £20,000
Prof. M.C.W. Campbell £10,000
Prof. R.D. Fernald £10,000
Prof. H-J. Wagner £10,000
In recognition of their work on compensation for chromatic defocus in lenses of vertebrates.
Prof. D. Dacey £20,000
Prof. B.B. Lee £10,000
Prof. J. Pokorny £10,000
Prof. V.C. Smith £10,000
In recognition of their work on new pathways in the visual system.
 
2002  
Dr. K.O. Hill £16,000
Dr. B.K. Garside £8,000
Dr. G. Meltz £8,000
Dr. W.W. Morey £8,000
For the invention and development of practical Fibre Bragg Gratings.
Prof. J.G. Fujimoto £20,000
Prof. C.A. Puliafito £10,000
Mr. E.A. Swanson £10,000
For the invention and application of Optical Coherence Tomography.
Dr. R.D. Burnham £12,500
Prof. K. Iga £12,500
Dr. D.R. Scifres £12,500
For the invention of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers.
 
2000  
Prof. E. Snitzer £35,000
For the invention of cladding-pumped fibre lasers.
Prof. W. Denk £20,000
Prof. W.W. Webb £20,000
For the invention of multi-photon fluorescence microscopy.
 
1998  
Professor M.F. Land £30,000
In recognition of his lifelong research showing that different animals create images of the surrounding world using an astonishing diversity of methods, some of which can be imitated in man-made instruments.
Dr. S. Nakamura £20,000
Prof. I. Akasaki £10,000
Prof. H. Amano £10,000
Prof. J.I. Pankove £10,000
For contributions to the invention of nitride based blue and green semiconductor diode lasers.
Dr. F. Capasso £15,000
Prof. J. Faist £15,000
Dr. R.F. Kazarinov £10,000
Prof. R.A. Suris £10,000
For contributions to the invention and realisation of the quantum cascade laser.
 
1997  
Prof. W. Sibbett £30,000
For the invention of the Kerr lens mode locking technique for solid state lasers.
Prof. Sir Peter Mansfield £20,000
Dr. I.L. Pykett £10,000
Dr. R.R. Rzedzian £10,000
In recognition of significant contributions to the  development and commercial exploitation of echo planar imaging, not least in the development of novel pulse sequences.
Prof. A. Lewis £12,500
Dr. D.W. Pohl £12,500
Prof. M.S. Isaacson £5,000
Dr. A.T. Harootunian £5,000
In recognition of pioneering contributions to the science and applications of near-field optics.
Dr. L.J. Hornbeck £20,000
Dr. W.E. Nelson £10,000
For inventing bistable digital micromirror devices based on silicon chips and for pioneering their uses in full colour video projectors which give large bright pictures of high quality using a lamp of normal power.
 
1995  
Dr. W.B. Amos £10,000
Prof. G.J. Brakenhoff £10,000
Prof. M. Minsky £10,000
Dr. J.G. White £10,000
In recognition of their work in developing the scanning confocal microscope to the point where it is used in hundreds of research laboratories worldwide and reveals microstructure not discernible by other methods.
Dr. H. Kodama £15,000
Dr. C.W. Hull £10,000
In recognition of Dr. Kodama’s work for devising and demonstrating optoelectronics methods which permit sold objects to be constructed from digital data and Dr. Hull’s contribution in developing, commercialising and naming one such method “stereolithography”.
 
1993  
Dr. H.W. Babcock £15,000
Dr. J. Feinleib £10,000
For work on adaptive optics and laser guide star techniques for astronomical telescopes.
Dr. A. Ashkin £15,000
Dr. J.M. Dziedzic £10,000
For work on optical tweezers for biological applications which use focused laser light to trap and manipulate virus particles, living cells and other biological entities whilst allowing them to maintain viability.
Prof. R.M. Park £10,000
Dr. H. Cheng £5,000
Dr. J.M. DePuydt £5,000
Dr. M.A. Haase £5,000
Dr. J. Qiu £5,000
For work on the doping technique which allowed p-type zinc selenide to be grown successfully and the subsequent demonstration of laser action in the blue green spectral region using laser diodes.
 
1992  
Prof. E.H. Adelson £10,000
Prof. J.A. Movshon £10,000
Prof. W.T. Newsome £10,000
Prof. S. Zeki £10,000
For research that has shown how the brain analyses movement and colour in the visual image.
Dr. M.F. Golde £6,000
Dr. G.A. Hart £6,000
Dr. S.K. Searles £6,000
Prof. D.W. Setser £6,000
Prof. B.A. Thrush £6,000
Dr. J.E. Velazco Reckling £6,000
For their discoveries leading to the development of the rare gas halide excimer lasers.
Dr. R.H. Clarke £10,000
Dr. A.I. Grant £10,000
Dr. M.T. Macpherson £10,000
Dr. D.G. Stevens £10,000
For their contributions to the creation of the first and proven operational airborne laser fluorosensor for use in oil exploration.
 
1991  
Dr. D.N. Payne £25,000
Prof. W.A. Gambling £20,000
For their work on the development of special optical fibres and their leadership in demonstrating new applications for optical fibres.
Dr. L.F. Mollenauer £25,000
Dr. A. Hasegawa £20,000
For their work on soliton propagation in optical fibres.
Prof. L.J. Kricka £10,000
Dr. D.H.G. Thorpe £10,000
Prof. T.P. Whitehead £10,000
Dr. T.J.N. Carter £5,000
Mrs. C.J. Groucutt £5,000
Dr. R.A.W. Stott £5,000
For their contribution to optoelectronic medical instrumentation as exemplified by enhanced chemiluminescent immunoassays.
 
1989  
Dr. A. Labeyrie £25,000
For his invention of stellar speckle interferometry and the development of instrumental methods employing this technique.
Dr. F.W. Taylor £15,000
Dr. J.T. Houghton £10,000
Dr. G.D. Peskett £5,000
Dr. C.D. Rodgers £5,000
For the invention, development and exploitation of the pressure modulator radiometer.
Prof. B.K.P. Horn £25,000
For his pioneering work which led to practical systems for computer vision.
 
1988  
Mr. G.C. Bailey £10,000
Mr. R.F. Lockhart £10,000
Miss A. Hutchinson £10,000
For their work on vidicon cameras applied to space technology.
Dr. J. Nathans £20,000
Dr. J.K. Bowmaker £7,500
Dr. G.H. Jacobs £7,500
Dr. J.D. Mollon £7,500
For their work on the genetics of colour blindness and colour vision.
Dr. T.P. Brody £15,000
Dr. A.J. Hughes £7,500
Dr. P.G. LeComber £7,500
Prof. W.E. Spear £7,500
Mr. S. Hotta