Wilson Sibbett CBE FRS FRSE HonFInstP (1948 — 15 October 2024) was a British physicist noted for his work on ultrashort pulse lasers[1] and Streak cameras.
He began lecturing at Imperial College London in 1973, rising to Reader before moving to St Andrews University as full Professor in 1985.
He worked with Miles Padgett and Alan James Duncan to create optical instruments to measure the Orbital angular momentum of light.
In 1998, he was elected a Fellow of the Optical Society, and in 2011, he received the Charles Hard Townes Medal.
[4] After retirement, he remained a well respected pioneer of the ultrafast laser research community, by staff and students alike.