Schmidt, Arnold#
b. Vienna, Aug. 7, 1938 physicist. Studied at the University of Vienna, participated in the development of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Solid State Physics from 1962; 1966-1971 Research Fellow at the Physics Department of the University of York, 1971-1975 Research Associate at the Physics Department of the University of California in Berkeley, which had a decisive influence on his further career. Returned to Vienna in 1975, from 1986 Full Professor.at the Department of General Electrical Engineering and Electronics, currently at the Department of Photonics of Vienna University of Technology. Focuses on non-linear optics, ultra-short light pulses and the interaction between solids and high-intensity light.