Gérard Mourou(1944)
PhysicsGérard Albert Mourou is a French scientist and pioneer in the field of electrical engineering and lasers. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018, along with Donna Strickland, for the invention of chirped pulse amplification, a technique later used to create ultrashort-pulse, very high-intensity (petawatt) laser pulses.
FrancePeking University
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Major Awards
725
Publications
35,262
Citations
85
h-index
280
i10-index
48.6
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Grenoble Alpes University
Pierre and Marie Curie University(doctorate)
Pierre and Marie Curie University(Doctor of Science)
Doctoral Advisors
Career Timeline
ENSTA Paris?–present
University of Michigan?–present
University of Rochester?–present
École polytechnique?–present
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
JB
John Bardeen
Japan Prize (1985)
JC
John Clarke
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
MH
Michel H. Devoret
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
JM
John M. Martinis
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
GE
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
JJ
John J. Hopfield
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
FK
Ferenc Krausz
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
AL
Anne L'Huillier
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
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