Science & Technology
Emil Wolf, pioneer of optical physics, remembered
Wolf served on the Rochester faculty for more than 50 years and was a leading expert in coherence and polarization of optical fields. His Principles of Optics is the most cited textbook in physics.
Science & Technology
Optical Society Celebrates Emil Wolf’s 90th Birthday
A leading expert in the fields of coherence and polarization properties of optical fields, he is well known for collaborating with Nobel Laureate Max Born on the book Principles of Optics. First published in 1959, it is now in its seventh edition and widely used by students to this day.