Asher A. Friesem

Asher A. Friesem (Hebrew: אשר פריזם) is a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

From 1958 to 1963 he was employed by Bell Aero Systems Company and Bendix Research Laboratories.

In recent years his research activities have concentrated on new holographic concepts and applications, optical image processing, electro-optic devices, and new laser resonator configurations.

[2] He has served on numerous program and advisory committees of national and international conferences.

Among other posts, he served for many years as a vice president of the International Commission of Optics (ICO) and chairman of the Israel Laser and Electro-Optics Society.