Franko Kueppers

Assistant Professor of Optical Sciences

Contact Information

 Photo: Professor Franko Kueppers

Education

  • Dr.-Ing., University Kaiserslautern, 2002

  • Dipl.-Ing., University Kassel, 1993

  • Dipl.-Ing. (FH), University of Applied Sciences Giessen Friedberg, 1988

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Optical Sciences, Assistant Professor, 2003-date.

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory, External Consultant, 1999-date

  • Deutsche Telekom  Technology Center, Photonics System Department, Head, 1996-2002

  • University Kaiserslautern, Chair of Theoretical Electrical Engineering and Optical Communications Engineering, Research Associate, 1993-1996

Professional Affiliations

  • German Association of Engineers (VDI), section: Optical Technologies, Member

  • German Association for Electrical, Electronic, and Information Technologies (VDE), section: Information Technology Society (ITG), Member

Honors and Awards

  • College Award of Distinction for Undergraduate Teaching, 2008

Research

  • High-speed TDM and high-capacity WDM fiber-optic transmission technologies

  • Photonic telecommunication systems

  • Optical transport networks