
Orazio Svelto
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Orazio Svilto is Professor of Quantum Electronics at the Polytechnic Institute of Milan and Director of the Center for Quantum Electronics of the Italian National Research Council. His research covered a wide range of activities in the field of laser physics and quantum electronics, starting with the beginning of these disciplines. This activity includes generation and application of ultra-high frequency pulses, development of laser resonance and mode selection techniques, applications of lasers in biology and medicine, and development of solid-state lasers. Professor Svelto has authored more than 150 scientific papers and his research has been the subject of more than 50 invited papers and international conferences. He served as Program Chair of the Ninth International Conference on Quantum Electronics (1976), as Chair of the European Program Committee for CLEO '85 and CLEO '90, and was General Co-Chair of the First CLEO-Europe Conference (1994). He is an elected member of the Italian "Accademia dei XL" and an IEEE Fellow.