Education
Employment
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The University of Arizona:
College of Optical Sciences, Professor, 2011–present
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NEC Corporation of America, Vice President
and Chief Strategist, 2006–2011
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NEC America Inc., Director,
Photonic Networks, 1997–2001; Assistant Vice President, 2001–2006
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Bell Northern Research and NORTEL, Principal
Member of Scientific Staff, 1993–1997
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VTI Institute,
Researcher/Lab Head, 1984–1993
Publications
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More than 100 technical journal and
conference papers
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Books: “Coherent and Nonlinear Lightwave
Communications," 1996; “Optical Transmission Systems Engineering,"
2003; “Digital Lightwave Communications,” 1989
- 12 U.S. patents in optical communications
and networking
Activities
- Short Course instructor,
Optical Fiber Communication Conference
and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
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Organizer, Optical Wireless Workshop, OFC/NFOEC
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Invited speaker, OFC/NFOEC, Optoelectronics and
Communications Conference, IEEE International Conference on
Transparent Optical Networks and SPIE conference
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Technical committee member, OFC/NFOEC and SPIE
- Technical
subcommittee chair, OFC/NFOEC
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Member, IEEE Communications Magazine steering
committee
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Editor, IEEE Communications Magazine, 100G Series
Teaching
Research
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High-speed DWDM optical transmission systems:
advanced modulation formats and detection schemes
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Multilayer high-capacity optical networks
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Photonic and electronic technologies for optical
networks
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Advanced optical access networks; high speed OFDM/WDM
PON and free space optical systems
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Converged optical-wireless systems
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