tel: 505 992 3930
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E-mail:
bob@rafisher.com
Area of Expertise
Nonlinear optics, polarization, lasers
Biography
Robert A. Fisher is President and Senior Laser Physicist with RA Fisher Associates. He received his Ph.D., M.A., and B.S. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. Starting in 1971, he worked in the Laser Fusion Group at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and he taught graduate courses in nonlinear optics and solid state physics at the University of California, Davis. Joining Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1974, he was affiliated with the laser fusion and laser isotope separation programs. He was a member of seven Red-Blue government panels, and he teaches numerous professional advancement courses.
His expertise includes: nonlinear optics, laser technology, carbon dioxide lasers, molecular spectroscopy, x-ray lasers, optical phase conjugation, and modern optics. He has authored over 60 publications. He is the Editor of the book "Optical Phase Conjugation," and he chaired six SPIE Conferences on Nonlinear Optics. He was Associate Editor for the journal "Applied Optics," and for the journal "Optics Letters." He serves the legal community as an Expert Witness. Dr. Fisher is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America, a Senior Member of the IEEE, and a Fellow of SPIE.
Lecture Title(s)
Lecture titles available upon request
