F. J. Duarte

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F. J. Duarte
F. J. Duarte at a meeting of the Optical Society in 2006
Born	c. 1954 Santiago, Chile
Nationality	Chilean American
Alma mater	Macquarie University
Known for	Tunable lasers Narrow-linewidth dye lasers Multiple-prism dispersion theory N-slit interferometer N-slit interferometric equation
Awards	Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Award (1995) David Richardson Medal (2016)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics Optics
Institutions	Macquarie University University of New South Wales University of Alabama Eastman Kodak Company State University of New York University of New Mexico Interferometric Optics
Doctoral advisor	J. A. Piper
Other academic advisors	J. C. Ward R. E. Aitchison

Francisco Javier "Frank" Duarte (born c. 1954) is a laser physicist and author/editor of several books on tunable lasers.

His research on physical optics and laser development has won several awards, including an Engineering Excellence Award in 1995 for the invention of the N-slit laser interferometer.