Gunnar Björk Professor

Gunnar Björk was born in Västra Frölunda, Göteborg on Nov. 25, 1958, but was raised in Stockholm, Sweden. He was awarded his M.Sc. in applied physics in 1984 and a Ph.D. in quantum optics in 1988, both from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). He has held positions as assistant professor and associate professor at the Department of Microwave Engineering and the Department of Electronics at KTH, and was employed as a research associate at Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University. He has also worked as a visiting scientist at NTT Basic Research Laboratories in Tokyo, Japan.

Gunnar Björk is presently the group leader of the Quantum Optics group at the department of Electronics. He teaches Microwave engineering and Quantum Optics.

Gunnar Björk is a member of the Optical Society of America, The European Optical Society, The European Physical Society and the national optical and physical societies.

Mailing address:

Department of Electronics

KTH Electrum 229

S-164 40 Kista

Sweden

Visiting address:

Building C, third floor

Isafjordsgatan 22-26

Kista, Stockholm

Phone:

+46-8-7521282

Fax:

+46-8-7521240

E-mail:

gunnarb@ele.kth.se