Rem_Khokhlov_Combined_Final

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REM KHOKHLOV / 01
Rem Khokhlov
The Physicist Who Aimed for the Highest Peaks
SCIENCE • LEADERSHIP • MOUNTAINS

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REM KHOKHLOV / 02
One person, two frontiers
A laser pioneer, a university leader and a mountaineer.
A shared philosophy:
Explore the unknown.
Challenge the limits.
Keep moving forward.

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REM KHOKHLOV / NONLINEAR OPTICS
When light changes the rules
Khokhlov and Sergei Akhmanov helped establish nonlinear optics.
LINEAR OPTICS
NONLINEAR OPTICS
Predictable response to light
Intense light can alter the medium
03 / 10

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REM KHOKHLOV / THE OPO
The Optical Parametric Oscillator
Proposed in 1962 · Experimentally built in 1965
LOWER FREQUENCY 1
ONE HIGH-FREQUENCY PUMP
LOWER FREQUENCY 2
CRYSTAL
Coherent three-wave mixing makes tunable laser light possible.
04 / 10

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R E M K H O K H LO V / S C I E N T I F I C I M PAC T
A new tool for laser science
Why did the OPO matter?
TUNABLE
COHERENT
VERSATILE
Change the output
frequency
Produce organized laser
light
Explore visible and infrared
light
A breakthrough for modern laser spectroscopy
05 / 10

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REM KHOKHLOV / 06
Rector of Moscow State University
In 1973, Khokhlov became Rector of MSU.
1973
Computerization
Cross-disciplinary education

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R E M K H O K H L O V / M O U N TA I N E E R I N G
The final summit
His passion for mountains was as strong as his passion for physics.
MASTER OF SPORTS
7,000+ m
Peaks he climbed
1977 · Pamirs
He died during an expedition to Peak Communism, aged 51.
07 / 10

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REM KHOKHLOV / 08
Quick quiz!
Three questions for the audience
Which field did Khokhlov help establish?
A. Astrophysics
B. Nonlinear optics
C. Quantum computing
What does OPO stand for?
A. Optical Parametric Oscillator
B. Optical Pulse Operator
What was his passion outside science?
A. Sailing
B. Aviation
C. Mountaineering

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REM KHOKHLOV / 09
Thank you!
Quiz answers
01 B — Nonlinear optics
02 A — Optical Parametric Oscillator
03 C — Mountaineering

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REM KHOKHLOV / THE END
Thank you for
your attention!
SCIENCE • LEADERSHIP • MOUNTAINS