Employment

• Professor: The University of Arizona, College of Optical Sciences, 2006-present
• Associate Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center/College of Optical Sciences, 2000-2006
• Director of Active Product: Nortel Networks-Coretek, 2000-2001
• Assistant Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1995-2000
• Associate Research Officer: National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Microstructural Sciences, 1995
• Assistant Research Officer: National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Microstructural Sciences, 1992-1995
• Research Associate: National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Microstructural Sciences, 1989-1995
• Adjunct Professor: Montreal Polytechnic (Canada), 1994-1996
• Research Assistant: Bendix Electronics, Summer of 1988
• Graduate Researcher: Toulouse University (France), 1984-1988

Professional Affiliations and Activities

• IEEE: Member
• IEEE Photonics Society: Annual Meeting, Integrated Optics, Optoelectronics and Interconnects Subcommittee, Chair, 2010
• IEEE Photonics Society: Annual Meeting, Program Committee, Member, 2008-2009
• International Journal of Optics: Editorial Board, Member
• The Optical Society (OSA): Member
• SPIE: Optical Engineering Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, Conference on WDM Components, Committee Member, 1996-2002
• SPIE: Photonics East, Conference on Electro-optic, Integrated Optic and Electronic Technologies for Chemical and Identification, Chair, 1998
• SPIE: Photonics West, Conference on Heterogeneous Integration, Critical Review, Chair, 1998
• SPIE: Photonics West, Fabrication, Testing and Reliability of Semiconductor Lasers Session, Co-Chair, 1996-1999
• SPIE: Photonics West, High-Power Fiber and Semiconductor Lasers Session, Chair, 2003

Courses

• OPTI 240
• OPTI 370
• OPTI 578
• OPTI 626
• OPTI 677

Specific Research Interests

• High-power semiconductor lasers.
• Narrow line-width tunable sources.
• Fabry-Perot tunable filters and switches.
• DFB/DBR lasers.
• Grating-assisted integrated optics.
• Photonic integrated circuits.
• Optical communication wavelength filters.
• Solgel and polymer integration.
• WDM components.
• Sensors.
• Micro-nanofabrication and nanostructures.

Research Summary

Research interests include high-power semiconductor lasers, VECSELs, tunable lasers, micro/nanofabrication of photonic integrated circuits, hybrid organic-inorganic heterogeneous integration and Si-based WDM components. The group’s high-power laser and photonics characterization facility provides full capability for device testing. It includes various instruments for CW, pulse and high-speed characterization. The devices are fabricated in the cleanroom facility at the College of Optical Sciences. The facility houses the key instruments for micro/nanofabrication including electron beam lithography, ECR-RIE, DUV photolithography, etc.