Young medal recipients

2011
Professor Ian A Walmsley
University of Oxford
For his innovative contributions to optical physics and technology, in particular in the areas of quantum control, quantum optics and ultra-fast metrology.

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2009
Professor Leslie Allen and Professor Miles Padgett
University of Glasgow
In recognition of their pioneering work on optical angular momentum.

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2008
Professor Patrick Gill
The National Physical Laboratory
For world leading contributions to optical-frequency metrology.

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2007
James Roy Taylor
Imperial College, London
For his contributions to the development of modern solid-state lasers.

2005
Philip St John Russell
University of Bath
For his proposal of the concept of photonic crystal fibres and his outstanding contribution to their development and practical application.

2003
J Roy Sambles

2001
Stephen J Pennycook

1999
Peter Leonard Knight

1997
Keith Burnett

1995
John Gilroy Rarity and Paul Richard Tapster

1993
John Christopher Dainty

1991
Parameswaran Hariharan

1989
Leonard Mandel

1987
Rodney Loudon

1985
John David Lawson

1983
James Morris Burch

1981
Nicholas John Phillips

1979
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji

1977
Robert Clark Jones

1975
Daniel Joseph Bradley

1973
Walter Thompson Welford

1971
Charles Gorrie Wynne

1969
Giuliano Toraldo di Francia

1967
Dennis Gabor

1965
André Maréchal

1963
Charles Hard Townes and Arthur Leonard Schawlow