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Isaac David Abella PhD, (born June 20, 1934) is Professor of Physics at The University of Chicago.^[1] He specializes in Laser Physics, Quantum Optics, and Spectroscopy.^[2]

Born in Toronto, Ontario and the cousin of Irving Abella. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree (1957) from the University of Toronto, Master of Arts (1959) degree, and Ph.D. (1963) in Physics from Columbia University in New York. He studied under Professor Charles H. Townes (Nobel Prize 1964) and was involved in the early research work of laser development. Notably, Abella's thesis under Townes was among the earliest work on two-photon absorption.

He was married to the late Mariann Abella, Professor of Art, Chicago State University. He has a son Dr Benjamin, and daughter, Sarah. ht

• The University of Chicago [1] ;
• Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 10th Edition 2008;
• Marquis Who's Who On-Line [2];

"Mode Characteristics and Coherence in Optical Ruby Masers", I. D. Abella and C. H. Townes, Nature 192, 957 (1961). A. E, Siegman, Lasers, University Science Press Sausalito CA, 1986; Charles H. Townes, How the Laser Happened , Oxford University Press 1999; J. Hecht, The Race to Make the First Laser, Oxford University Press 2005.

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