Quantum Cascade Lasers: From Lab Curiosity to Tools (Or How to Convert Ideas into Products) with Kumar Patel

Published: Feb. 4, 2013, 9 p.m.

Kumar Patel came to UCLA from a successful career at Bell Labs. He invented the carbon dioxide laser and has been nominated for a Nobel Prize multiple times. Patel is a professor of physics with a joint appointment in electrical engineering at UCLA. He served as UCLA's vice chancellor for research through 1999. Series: "UC Davis Chancellor's Colloquium Distinguished Speaker Series" [Science] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 24768]