[4] In 2013 he published the textbook "Quantum Optics",[5] covering a wide range of recent developments in the field, which has been well received by the community.
[3] In 1974, at the age of 28, he published his first monograph "Quantum Statistical Theories of Spontaneous Emission and their Relation to other Approaches" at Springer.
[7] This book on light-matter interaction and spontaneous decay has since been a standard reference for quantum optics researchers worldwide.
[3] In 1995, Girish S. Agarwal was appointed Director and Distinguished Scientist of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, India.
[3] This includes the Humboldt Research Award, Germany (1997),[8] the Max-Born Award of the Optical Society of America, USA (1988),[9] the Einstein Medal of the Optical and Quantum Electronics Society, USA (1994), The World Academy of Sciences Prize in Physics (1994),[10] the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award in Physical Sciences by the Government of India (1982) the Honoris causa of the University of Liege, Belgium (2007), and of the University of Hyderabad, India (2011), the Charles Hard Townes Award (2022), an Elected Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (1997), an Elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (1985),[11] an Elected Fellow of the Optical Society of America (1986), an Elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (1981), and an Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (1981).