Hermann A. Haus

Hermann Anton Haus
Born	August 8, 1925 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Died	Lexington, Massachusetts
Residence	Lexington, Massachusetts
Nationality	Slovenian
Fields	Optical communications, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics
Institutions	MIT
Alma mater	Union College (BS) - 1949 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (MS) - 1951 MIT (ScD) - 1954
Known for	Optical communications
Notable awards	IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal (1991) National Medal of Science (1995)

Hermann Anton Haus (1925–2003) was a Slovene-American physicist, electrical engineer, and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Haus' research and teaching ranged from fundamental investigations of quantum uncertainty as manifested in optical communications to the practical generation of ultra-short optical pulses. In 1994, the Optical Society of America recognized Dr. Haus' contributions with its Frederic Ives Medal, the society's highest award. Haus authored or co-authored five books and published nearly 300 articles and presented his work at virtually every major conference and symposium on laser and quantum electronics and quantum optics around the world. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1995 and was adopted into RPI's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2007.

He was a grandson of the Austrian admiral Anton Haus. His father, Otto Maximilian Haus, was a leading Slovenian doctor who investigated tuberculosis. The tomb of his great-grandmother Marija Haus (Walter) is still in Bubnjarci, Croatia.

External links

• Haus at the RPI Alumni Hall of Fame
• MIT News Office obituary
• The Tech (MIT student newspaper) obituary