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In Memory of Andrey V. Okishev
November 07, 2018
Dr. Andrey Okishev passed away unexpectedly at age 59 on November 5, 2018. Dr. Okishev joined LLE in 1993 as a Research Associate and left as a Senior Scientist in 2014. During these 21 years, Andrey designed and built a number of unique and extraordinarily reliable lasers known as Omega master oscillators, diode-pumped regens, the damage-test laser and others. Dr. Okishev is the author of over 100 scientific papers. His contributions to the OMEGA and OMEGA EP lasers underpin the reliability and flexibility of these large-scale lasers. Tens of lasers built by Andrey are still running in a number of systems in use at LLE. Among the scientists and laser engineers at LLE, these stand as a lasting memory and testament to the technical acumen of Dr. Andrey V. Okishev.