Luigi Lugiato, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Luigi Lugiato

Italian physicist

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1944

Place of Birth: Limbiate, Lombardy, Italy

Profession: physicist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Luigi Lugiato (born December 17, 1944) is an Italian physicist and professor emeritus at University of Insubria (Varese/Como).
He is best known for his work in theoretical nonlinear and quantum optics, and especially for the Lugiato–Lefever equation (LLE,).
He has authored more than 340 scientific articles, and the textbook Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (with F.
Prati and M.
Brambilla).
His work has been theoretical but has stimulated a large number of important experiments in the world.
It is also characterized by the fact of combining the classical and quantum aspects of optical systems.