Foi Nobel de Física em 1964, por trabalhos fundamentais no campo da eletrônica quântica conduzindo à construção de osciladores e amplificadores baseados no princípio dos maser e laser.
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V. Stefan e N. G. Basov (Editores). Semiconductor Science and Technology, Volume 1. SemiconductorLasers. (Stefan University Press Series on Frontiers in Science and Technology) (Paperback), 1999. ISBN 1-889545-11-2.
V. Stefan e N. G. Basov (Editores). Semiconductor Science and Technology, Volume 2: Quantum Dots and Quantum Wells. (Stefan University Press Series on Frontiers in Science and Technology) (Paperback), 1999. ISBN 1-889545-12-0.