Vladilen Stepanovich Letokhov

Professor Vladilen Letokhov, Institute of Spectroscopy, Troitsk, and Russian Academy of Sciences. Professor Letokhov was born in Irkutsk, Siberia (1939). He was educated at the prestigious Moscow Physical-Technical Institute (1957-1963). He graduated in P.N.Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow with Nobel Prize Winner Professor N.Basov. Since 1970 (to present) he has been Head of Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory (later Department) and Associate Director for research (1971-1989) at the Institute of...See more

Professor Vladilen Letokhov, Institute of Spectroscopy, Troitsk, and Russian Academy of Sciences. Professor Letokhov was born in Irkutsk, Siberia (1939). He was educated at the prestigious Moscow Physical-Technical Institute (1957-1963). He graduated in P.N.Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow with Nobel Prize Winner Professor N.Basov. Since 1970 (to present) he has been Head of Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory (later Department) and Associate Director for research (1971-1989) at the Institute of Spectroscopy, Troitsk, and a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Awards: Lenin Prize for science and technology (1978); State Prize for science and technology (2002); European Physical Society Quantum Electronics Prize (1998) etc. See less