Zhores I. Alferov

Awards

1. 2000

   Nobel Prize — Physics

   Physics

   for basic work on information and communication technology; for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics

2. 2001

   Kyoto Prize — Advanced Technology

   CS

   A Pioneering Step in the Development of Optoelectronics through Success in Continuous Operation of Semiconductor Lasers at Room Temperature.