Dr. John Lehman

Profile

Academic positionCurrently without academic position
Research fieldsOptics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas,Measuring Systems
KeywordsRadiation Pressure, Radiometry, Photon Momentum, Detector, Carbon nanotube
Honours and awards

2020: Optical Society of America Fellow, for outstanding work on laser radiometry and applications, with a focus on accurate laser optical power measurements and applications.

2020: SPIE Maria Goeppert Mayer Award, in recognition of the development of innovative tools for laser power and energy measurements spanning ultraviolet to THz wavelengths and from sub-microWatt to multi-kiloWatt power levels.

2018: R&D100 Award, for Radiation Pressure Power Meter, with Scientech, Inc.

2018: U.S. Department of Commerce, Gold Medal for revolutionizing optical power metrology through the world’s first primary fiber-based standard to support telecommunications, sensing and defense.

2013: NIST Jacob Rabinow Award for pioneering research in the field of carbon nanotube coatings and detectors.

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityBoulder
InstitutionU.S. Department of Commerce
InstituteNational Institute of Standards and Technology

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Jörg HollandtFachbereich 7.3 Detektorradiometrie und Strahlungsthermometrie, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Berlin
Dr. Christian MonteInfrarot-Strahlungsthermometrie Arbeitsgruppe 7.32, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2014

Programme(s)

2013Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers