Thomas Koch

Additional Affiliations

• Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Employment

• Dean: The University of Arizona, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, 2012-present
• Professor: The University of Arizona, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, 2012-present
• Director: Lehigh University, Center for Optical Technologies, 2003-2011
• Daniel E. '39 and Patricia M. Smith Chair: Lehigh University, 2003-2011
• Professor: Lehigh University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2003-2011
• Professor: Lehigh University, Department of Physics, 2003-2011
• Vice President of Technology Platforms: Lucent Technologies and Agere Systems, 2000-2003
• Chief Technical Officer of Optoelectronic Products: Bell Laboratories, 1996-1999
• Director of Semiconductor Photonics Research: Bell Laboratories, 1996-1999
• Vice President of Research and Development: SDL Inc., 1995-1996
• Department Head, Supervisor and Member of Technical Staff: Bell Laboratories, 1982-1995

Professional Affiliations and Activities History

• IEEE Photonics Society: Board of Governors and Vice President of Technical Affairs
• AIM Photonics: Technical Review Board Chair; Strategic Advisory Board Executive
• NAE: Chair of Electronics, Communication and Information Systems Engineering Section
• The Optical Society (OSA): Board of Directors 
• Authored 40 patents and more than 350 combined journal and conference publications
• Chaired more than 12 international conferences
• Coedited two books and authored or co-authored five book chapters
• Served on boards or advisory boards of nine research laboratories, institutes or companies
• Served on more than 30 conference program committees

Awards and Honors

• Bell Laboratories Fellow
• IEEE Fellow
• Optica Fellow
• SPIE Fellow
• National Academy of Inventors Fellow
• IEEE Photonics Society: Distinguished Lecturer Award, 1990
• IEEE Photonics Society: William Streifer Award for Scientific Achievement, 1991
• National Academy of Engineering: Elected Member, 2006
• IEEE: Eric E. Sumner Award, 2008

Specific Research Interests

• Semiconductor optoelectronics.
• Optical fiber communications.
• Photonic integrated circuits.
• Silicon photonics.