Optics Pioneer Lambrecht Dies

Optics developer Karl T. Lambrecht, 97, died in January in Acapulco, Mexico.

Born in Germany, Lambrecht developed techniques for making prisms and polarizers from calcite. He founded the Karl Lambrecht Corp. to make crystal and specialty optics and, in the 1950s, started mining calcite to ensure material quality.

The Optical Society of America presented Lambrecht with its David Richardson Medal in 1975 to honor his lifelong dedication to the field.





LATEST NEWS

• HOLOEYE Partners with Fraunhofer IPMS on Microdisplay
  Nov 22, 2024
• PI Expands German Production Site: Week in Brief: 11/22/24
  Nov 22, 2024
• Lightsynq Emerges from Stealth with $18M Series A
  Nov 21, 2024
• REMBRANDT Project Collaborators to Advance Microwave Photonics
  Nov 21, 2024
• Quasicrystals Create Light Vortices to Transmit More Data with Fiber Optics
  Nov 21, 2024
• Study Finds Laser Light Can Cast a Shadow
  Nov 20, 2024
• Lumicell Adds CEO: People in the News: 11/20/24
  Nov 20, 2024
• AeroVironment to Acquire BlueHalo in $4.1B Transaction
  Nov 20, 2024