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Watt's Up College of Optical Sciences News for April 3, 2008
Students | Alumni | Faculty | Watt's Happening | Employment
Today's Colloquium: 3:30 p.m. Meinel 307
Dan Stancil of Carnegie Mellon University will present Optical Nanocircuits Based on Microwave Analogies. Masud Mansuripur is the host.
Abstract: There is now considerable interest in the fabrication of optical nanostructures for applications such as optical data storage, microscopy, and communications. In contrast with conventional integrated optics based on dielectric structures, metals are of particular interest owing to the potential for confining optical energy over regions as small as a few tens of nanometers. However, materials approximating “perfect conductors” do not exist at optical wave lengths, and surface Plasmon phenomena often lead to quite unexpected behavior. In this talk we will examine the behavior of metallic two-conductor transmission lines, rectangular waveguides, and ridge waveguides at optical wavelengths. Procedures for applying Plasmon corrections to the classical microwave relations will be discussed, as a step toward the development of design procedures for optical analogues to microwave circuits. Applications will also be discussed, including the realization of sub-wavelength optical spots for optical data storage.
Bio: Daniel D. Stancil is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University in 1976, and the S.M., E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1978, 1979, and 1981, respectively. Prior to coming to CMU in 1986, he was an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. At CMU he has served as Associate Department Head and as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering, as well as Thrust Leader for Optical Data Storage in the Data Storage Systems Center. He was a leader in the development of the CMU ECE department's Virtual Laboratory which was a finalist for a 1996 Smithsonian Computerworld Award. Electro-optics technology that he co-developed was recognized with an IR 100 Award and a Photonics Circle of Excellence Award in 1998. Dr. Stancil is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and a past-president of the IEEE Magnetics Society. His research interests include wireless communications, antennas, and applied optics.
Special Presentation: April 4, 9:00 a.m. Meinel 821
Andrew Berglund, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and OSC Biophotonics Faculty Candidate will present Closing the Loop with Single Photons: Feedback Control for Single-Molecule Biophysics.
Abstract: Recent advances in single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy have enabled high resolution studies of single-molecule conformational changes and chemical dynamics and promise to shed new light on open problems in single-molecule biomechanics. However, the scarcity of fluorescence photons limits the spatial and temporal resolution of many experimental techniques. In this talk, I will introduce active feedback control for monitoring the dynamics of freely-diffusing fluorescent particles with temporal resolution spanning from nanoseconds to seconds. Applications of this technique will have a broad impact on single-molecule biophysics, for example in studying fast sequence-dependent DNA mechanics and the "protein folding speed limit."
We're Having Company: April 4, All Day
Please join us in welcoming 5th graders from Sunrise Drive Elementary School. We will be visited by two groups of students, one in the morning and another in the afternoon. The planned curriculum includes a segment on sound and light, an IR camera demo, and our always-popular kaleidoscope workshop. John Greivenkamp, Mike Nofziger, Joe McCollough, Kevin Erwin, Michael Humphreys, and Fyle Fuerschbach will be the hosts. On April 25, we will welcome two more groups of Sunrise Drive Elementary School students.
Special Presentation: April 8, 3:30 p.m. Meinel 821
Leilei Peng, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and OSC Biophotonics Faculty Candidate, will present Multiplexing Biosensing and Imaging With Optical Interferometry.
(1) Adaptive BioCD: biosensing with adaptive spinning-disc interferometry. Adaptive spinning-disc interferometry measures surface profiles of a thin biolayer with sub-nanometer longitudinal resolution. High-speed phase modulation in the signal beam arising from the moving surface height profile on the spinning disc is detected via dynamic two-wave mixing with a photorefractive quantum-well device. Biosensing of immobilized antibody monolayers was performed in both transmission and reflection modes. Reflection-mode detection enhances the biosensing sensitivity to one-twentieth of a protein monolayer, and is capable of creating a topographic map of the protein layer.
(2) Simultaneous Fluorescence Lifetime Excitation and Emission (SFLEE) measurements by Fourier transform spectroscopy. The SFLEE technology provides the comprehensive, multidimensional characterization of fluorescence that will enable dense molecular multiplex microscopy. It utilizes Fourier transform spectroscopy to measure intensity and lifetime excitation-emission matrices in a single instrument. The instrument incorporates two primary Michelson interferometers: one interferometer modulates the broadband illumination source with a series of wavelength-dependent frequencies while the other interferometer measures the autocorrelation of the fluorescence emission spectra. SFLEE demonstrated: (1) fluorescence energy transfer measurements by intensity EEM, and (2) hyperspectral global analysis from a mixture of fluorophores, which allowed fluorophores being distinguished by both lifetime and intensity EEMs.
Next Week's Colloquium: 3:30 p.m. Meinel 307
Next week's speaker is Art Gmitro. Please keep an eye on our Colloquium Web page at http://www.optics.arizona.edu/Colloquium/default.htm for more details.
3rd International Workshop on Fisher Information: April 7 through 11, Meinel 701
Exploratory Mining of Scientific Data Using Fisher Information: With Applications to Physics, Statistics, Pattern Recognition, Imaging, Finance, Medical Research, Engineering, and Philosophy
Sponsored by The University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences and Department of Radiology
From Roy Frieden. The Workshop participants are all involved in research using Fisher Information from around the world. In addition to workshops, public lectures will be open to all. Conference themes on Fisher Information include physics, optics, statistics, coding, information theory, biological growth, cancer research, economics, cosmology, philosophy of science.
OSC students and faculty members are specifically invited to attend the lectures
International Organizing Committee:
Monday 9:00 a.m. B.R. Frieden and B.H. Soffer. Title: The De Broglie-Fourier amplitude representation from EPI. Abstract: The De Broglie wave hypothesis supplies the usual foundation for quantum mechanics. Most generally, it states that the wave amplitude psi(x) at a position x is the Fourier transform of its conjugate wave amplitude phi(p) over momentum values p. This relation seems always to be assumed. We show that, in fact, it derives simply. This is by application of EPI to the scattering of a classical particle by a planar amplitude distribution (analogously, of a photon by the exit aperture of a lens system). The key to the derivation is a scenario of unknown initial conditions for the particle, and a premise that the particle’s positional Fisher informationis conserved from the scattering plane to the image plane.
Monday 1:00 p.m. Ray Hawkins. Title: Fisher information and the risk-neutral densities of mortgage options. Abstract: FI has proved quite effective in recovering the probability densities embedded in option prices. The importance of FI in this type of analysis is particularly important in situations where there observations are limited. In this talk I will discuss the use of FI to analyze mortgage options: options with limited observations and with implied densities that differ significantly from the typical normal and lognormal densities of equity and bond options.
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. R.C. Venkatesan. Title: Information Security using a Fisher Game. Abstract: A self-consistent formulation to secure covert information is presented. The approach uses unitary projections into the ill-conditioned eigenstructures of multiple probability distributions that are incompletely observed. The multiple statistical distributions are the solutions to a time independent Schroedinger-like equation, corresponding to different energy states. The process of inference is accomplished using a semi-supervised learning paradigm. The "dynamics" of the Fisher game are compared with those of an equivalent nonextensive thermostatistics (NET) Fisher game. The security provided to covert information by the "regular" Fisher information model is compared with that provided by the NET Fisher information model.
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. Y. Shastri, U. Diwekar and H. Cabezas. Title: Sustainable System Management with Fisher Information based Objectives. Abstract: This work explores sustainable ecosystem management using systems theory based approaches such as dynamic optimization and optimal control. Fisher information, proposed as a sustainability measure of natural dynamic systems, is used to formulate appropriate mathematical objectives for the management problems. Two different integrated food-web models with varying degree of economic details are analyzed using this approach. The results put forth interesting qualitative as well as quantitative guidelines for policy development, while overall highlight the role of system theory and information theory in sustainable management.
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. S. Ames. Title: Measurement interaction as the basis for EPI. Abstract: I believe that measurement interaction (MI) is vital to the understanding of how Fisher information arises in physics. I will discuss some interesting properties of the MI, especially in its predilection to produce general loss (or, at least, no gain) of information. Interestingly, a no-loss scenario arises out of three different forms of the MI.
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. H. Cabezas, A. Karunanithi and A. Garmestani. Title: Fisher information, sustainability, development, and political instability. Abstract: Fisher information is a measure of order inherent in the time series data of any dynamic system. We have computed the Fisher information for nation-states, using the data from 1960 to 1997 from the State Instability Task Force. We find that nation-states fall into two categories: one with a low Fisher information and many political upheavals; and another with high Fisher information and very few political upheavals. Further, we find that as nation-states evolve from an underdeveloped to a fully developed state, they traverse a phase of low Fisher information and great instability.
Thursday 9:00 a.m. K.R. Narayanan. Title: On the Thermodynamic Temperature of a General Distribution (and Its Relationship to Fisher Information). Abstract: The concept of temperature is one of the key ideas in describing the thermodynamical properties of a physical system. In classical statistical mechanics of ideal gases, the notion of temperature can be described in two different ways, the kinetic temperature and the thermodynamic temperature. For the Boltzmann distribution, the two notions lead to the same result. However, for a general probability density function, while the kinetic temperature has been commonly used, there appears to be no corresponding general definition of thermodynamic temperature. In this paper, we propose such a definition and show that it is connected to the Fisher information associated with the distribution of the momenta.
Thursday, 1:00 p.m. P. Gibilisco. Title: An invitation to the geometry of classical and quantum Fisher information. Abstract: In 1945 Rao was the first to observe that Fisher information can be seen as a Riemannian metric on statistical models (in his classical paper establishing the so-called Cramer-Rao inequality). This observation remained as a side remark until Chentsov in 1972 proved that Fisher information is the unique Riemannian metric (on the simplex of probability vectors) that contracts under coarse-graining. The Chentsov uniqueness theorem is the basis for a full understanding of the quantum theory for Fisher information. Indeed in 1996 Petz was able to prove a quantum analogue of the Chentsov theorem: in the quantum theory there is a family of Fisher information(s) and they are classified with the help of the theory of operator monotone functions (Lowner) and the theory of operator means by Kubo-Ando. The first purpose of this talk is to introduce the existing bijections linking means, monotone functions and Fisher information. After this introduction a recent result, relating quantum Fisher information and the uncertainty principle, will be described. Reference: P.Gibilisco, D. Imparato, T.Isola. A Robertson-type uncertainty principle and quantum Fisher information, Lin. Alg. Appl., 428: 1706--1724, 2008.
Friday 9:00 a.m. C. Vignat. Title: Why use Fisher information?. Abstract: In this talk, I will try to justify the relevance of the use of Fisher information in some problems of information theory. Inequalities between Fisher information and other measures of information such as entropy or moments will be discussed. An application to the detection of non-stationarities in random signals will be presented.
Annual Group Photo -- April 14 at 2:30
Save the date -- we hope to see you all there.
Rolyn Optics Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards
Yuan Luo Receives GPSC's 2008 Outstanding Research Assistant Award
During Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Yuan will be acknowledged for this award and his outstanding contributions at a special GPSC awards luncheon.
A few weeks ago, Yuan was selected to receive OSC's 2008 Outstanding Graduate Student Award.
Congratulations, Yuan.
Elaine Ulrich is Selected as the 2008 APS Congressional Fellow
In turn, the program enables scientists to broaden their experience through direct involvement with the legislative and political processes. Fellows gain a perspective which, ideally, will enhance not only their own careers but also the physics community's ability to more effectively communicate with its representatives in Congress. Today's budget climate makes this ability of increasing importance as shrinking resources force hard choices between worthy projects.
Qualifications for Fellowships include a PhD in physics or a closely related field, APS membership, and U.S. citizenship.
OSC alumnus, Elke Ertur Koehler, MS 1993 and PhD 2000, who gave a talk at our Community Speakers series at the beginning of March, was an AAAS Congressional Fellow. She served as a science advisor to Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT) performing background research for legislation, drafting bills and amendments, preparing questions for witnesses at Senate hearings, and writing Senate floor statements, speeches and position papers on science and technology related issues.
Congratulations Elaine. Please keep in touch to let us know what you're doing.
Question of the Week
Are Elaine and Elke our only Congressional Fellows, or have there been others over the years?
We always enjoy hearing from our former students, so if you have something interesting going on that you'd like to share, please send an email to Cathy Alexander at cathy.alexander@optics.arizona.edu
Faculty members, Watt's Up is sent to our alumni and many colleagues and friends within the optics community, so please keep us posted if you or your students have something interesting going on. Just send an email to cathy.alexander@optics.arizona.edu
Steve Jacobs' Sun Clock #2 is Installed at Kitt Peak
Perhaps you remember the story behind Steve's sun clock #1.
Steve says he was inspired by the sunshine hours (Campbell-Stokes) recorder at the Royal Stockholm Observatory, and decided to design a similar configuration to tell time at Kitt Peak National Observatory. In the Stockholm Observatory version, when the sun moves over Stockholm, a beautiful polished glass sphere burns a record of the sunny hours on a paper that’s replaced every day. Steve's' version is paperless: the central focal spot forms an image on a ground glass that is marked off in hours.
University of Arizona Service Awards
Each year, UA recognizes those are currently retiring and those who have been employed for extended periods of time at the University of Arizona.
10 years: Pramod Khulbe and Miroslav Kolesik
15 years: Warren Bletscher, Poul Jessen, Ruth Smith, Laura Thompson, and Marty Valente
20 years: Masud Mansuripur and Barbara Myers
Retirees: Rick Shoemaker, Robert Stone, and Sheryl Taylor
Congratulations all.
OSC Calendar
April 3 OSC Colloquium
April 4 OSC Sports Friday. 6:00 p.m. Yoga at the Rec Center.
April 4 OSC Biophotonics Faculty Candidate Presentation
April 4 Sunrise Drive Elementary Students visit
April 8 OSC Biophotonics Faculty Candidate Presentation
April 14 OSC Group Photo
April 17 PhD Final Oral Defense. 9:30 a.m. Meinel 701. Chad Weiler will present Spontaneous Formation of Quantized Vortices in Bose-Einstein Condensates.
April 18 PhD Final Oral Defense. 9:00 a.m. Meinel 701. Eric Fest will present Modeling Scatter in Composite Media.
Happy Birthday and Best Wishes for a Wonderful Year
April 6 Jihun Kim (jihun@optics.arizona.edu) Brian Zelinski (brianz@aml.arizona.edu)
April 7 Robert Crawford (rcrawfor@U.Arizona.edu) Ying Li (liying@corning.com) Chunyu Zhao (czhao@optics.arizona.edu)
April 8 David Bogner (bogner@ag.arizona.edu) Dennis Howe (dghowe@optics.arizona.edu) Dae Wook Kim (dkim@optics.arizona.edu)
April 9 Jared Connolly (connoljl@email.arizona.edu) Cornell Gonschior (cgonschior@optics.arizona.edu)
April 10 Mark Nimmer (marknimmer@hotmail.com) Justin Velasco (jcv@email.arizona.edu)
April 12 Terry McDaniel (terry.w.mcdaniel@seagate.com) Val Temyanko (vtemyanko@optics.arizona.edu) Brian Wheelwright (bmw4@email.arizona.edu)
On Campus
April 3 AME Seminar. Dr. John C. Bischof, University of Minnesota Departments of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and Urology, will present Multi-Scale Thermodynamics and Transport in Cryobiology. 4:00 p.m. AME Lecture Hall, Room S212.
April 4 Physics Colloquium, Grad Student. Michael Kruse will present Effective Shell-Model Interactions for 18F From the No-Core Shell-Model. 2:20 p.m. PAS 220.
April 4 Physics Colloquium Speaker. Professor Minami Yoda will present Near-Wall Velocimetry in Microscale Flows. 3:00 p.m. PAS 220.
Please visit our optics employment Web site at http://www.optics.arizona.edu/employment/default.htm
Optical Engineer. Leupold & Stevens. Job summary: Researches and develops the design, testing, evaluation, and production implementation of original and/or complex visual optical, opto-electronic, and opto-mechanical systems, sub-systems, processes, and procedures. Plans and conducts complex, sometimes broad optical engineering assignments resulting in practical designs and systems for specialized optical instruments which meet performance, cost, and manufacturability requirements. Essential duties and responsibilities: 1. Technically and organizationally leads an interdisciplinary group of engineering staff in the conception, system design, and production implementation of visual optical, opto-electronic, and opto-mechanical systems, sub-systems, processes, and procedures. 2. Directs assigned contract design and evaluation projects. Performs external costing for proposed projects. Conducts on-going external project oversight. 3. Reviews project specifications to ascertain objectives, nature of technical problems, and possible solutions, such as part design / redesign, selections / substitution of materials or parts, or arrangement / rearrangement of parts or subassemblies. 4. Creates and maintains optical system layout drawings and associated documentation. 5. Responsible for reticle subtension calculations, drawing generation and maintenance of documentation. 6. Assesses and approves the manufacturability of systems through sensitivity analysis and other applicable means. 7. Evaluates and recommends improvements to optical designs for sourced products. 8. Insures that material content of the optics systems is in conformance with Leupold published standards. 9. Sets up and conducts tests of complete systems or subsystems under operational conditions to evaluate system performance or other factors, or to obtain data for development and standardization. Analyzes indicated and calculated test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives. 10. May be asked to perform project management duties where skills of scheduling, budgeting, planning, and coordination are required. 11. Provides internal consulting and development expertise to other Company areas. Provides technical leadership that challenges our capabilities. 12. Develops and maintains strategic relationships with technology leaders to support the advancement of the Company’s goals and product development. 13. Stays informed concerning new optical /opto-mechanical technology and equipment and investigates their potential applications. Recommends incorporation of new technology for Company applications where feasible and practical. 14. Performs other duties as assigned. Contacts and supervisory responsibilities: No supervisory responsibility. May direct the technical work of other engineers, engineering aides, drafters, and/or technicians on specific tasks or assignments. Works independently or in teams with other departments and divisions as required. Communicates effectively with a wide range of functional disciplines and levels of management to define advanced systems and concepts. May have multiple contacts with vendors, customers, and manufacturers. Decision making: The position requires independent judgment and a results oriented approach to the successful accomplishment of goals. Decision making in the absence of guidance from supervision, policies, or instruction is expected. Receives supervisory approval on proposed project plans. Errors will have significant impact to project schedules and may have a financial impact on the Company. Creativity: Fully competent engineer in all conventional aspects in the optical, opto-electronic, and opto-mechanical design areas. Performs work which involves conventional engineering practice and may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of standard materials, and difficult coordination requirements. Work requires knowledge of principles and practices of related specialties. Assignments have general technical objectives and frequently call upon the employee’s extensive work knowledge and skills to devise innovative and unique approaches to problems which may be characterized by their lack of engineering precedents. Qualifications: Typically requires a BS in physics, optics, mechanical, or electrical engineering (an advanced degree may be preferred) and a minimum of 5 years experience as applied to the design of complex optical and opto-mechanical systems, and manufacturing techniques, implementation, and limitations. Preference may be given to demonstrated excellence in scientific and engineering methodologies, design of experiment skills in solving complex systems optimization problems, optical systems design, and knowledge of related disciplines and processes. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Physical demands: The employee may be required to perform duties necessitating air and ground travel and multiple days away from home. While normally in an office environment, the employee occasionally performs duties in the manufacturing environment, resulting in working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and requiring eye / ear protection. The employee is subject to frequent interruptions and multiple deadlines while performing the duties of this job. The employee is regularly required to sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is rarely required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to write and keyboard. For the past 100 years, Leupold & Stevens has provided innovative, quality sporting optics for the hunting, observation & tactical markets worldwide. At the heart of our success is Leupold’s talented staff all of whom share a commitment to hard work, drive and a passion for excellence. We currently have the following opportunities available: Design Engineer. Optical Engineer. Electrical Engineer. Manufacturing Engineer. Quality Engineer. Leupold offers a competitive salary and a great benefits plan; including profit share, 401(k), Pension, medical, dental coverage, and a supportive work environment. For details on positions and to apply go to www.leupold.com/corporate Leupold & Stevens, Inc. 14400 NW Greenbrier Parkway, Beaverton, Oregon 97006. Fax 503.526.1437. Applying at www.leupold.com/corporate is the preferred method. E-mail: hrdept@leupold.com
Optical Measurement Researchers. Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology. (SIMTech) At present, we have vacancies for optical measurement researchers (BS/MS/Ph.D.) in the precision measurement group of SIMTech. If you, your students, friends or colleagues are interested in working in Singapore, please pass the information to them and ask them send a CV to me. If you have any question or need more information, please feel free to contact me: Dr. Fang Zhong Ping, Senior Scientist, Precision Measurements, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, 71 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 638075. Tel: (65) 6793 8269 Fax: (65) 6791 6377. E-mail: zpfang@SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg Web: http://www.SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg
Research Associate in Biomedical Optical Engineering. Indiana University. A position is available for a research associate to join a team of scientists and engineers that are using advanced optical technologies to image inside the eye at the single cell level. Our group has developed several high-resolution cameras, one of which recently achieved a 3-D resolution smaller than most cells inside the eye. The same camera has been expanded for polarization-sensitive imaging. The successful candidate will be responsible to assist in further development of the camera as well as to use it to study the eye. Salary will be competitive. Qualifications for the position include an MS or PhD in physics/engineering, and previous hands-on experience with the design, construction, and alignment of complex optical instrumentation. Experience in biomedical optics, in particular with adaptive optics and optical coherence tomography, will be helpful. Experience with commercial optical ray trace (e.g., Zemax) and image analysis (e.g., Matlab) software is necessary. Strong communication skills and the ability to work well with others are critical. Miller’s lab http://www.opt.indiana.edu/people/faculty/miller.htm participates in the NSF Center for Adaptive Optics www.ucolick.org/~cfao and a multi-institutional NIH Biomedical Research Partnership (collaborators include UC-Davis and Lawrence Livermore, California). Collaboration with participating institutions will be significant. Miller’s lab is also part of the Visual Optics Group at Indiana University, an active community of vision and optics scientists working in the areas of visual optics, retinal imaging, OCT, and adaptive optics (http://research.opt.indiana.edu). A major aim of the Group is to create advanced optical instrumentation for eye research. Indiana University is one of the oldest state universities west of the Alleghenies with many of its graduate programs ranked among the best in the country. Bloomington is a relaxed community located in a beautifully wooded and hilly area of the state where cultural opportunities abound, cost of living is low, schools are excellent, and commuting time is short. Indiana University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and minority and women candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Applications will be reviewed until suitable candidate is identified. Applicants should send a CV and contact information of three references to Donald T. Miller, School of Optometry, 800 East Atwater Ave., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405. For email applications, please send to: dtmiller@indiana.edu
Senior Electro-Optical Engineer. Lightfleet. Lightfleet is an emerging early staged Pre-IPO growth company that has invented the world's first free-space broadcast optical interconnect. Simply put, Lightfleet has created a new way for computers to communicate using light instead of wires. Lightfleet's CorowaveTM technology streamlines computer-to-computer communication by empowering computers to directly talk to each other over short distances through the air with broadcast light. Why is this important? The biggest technology revolution in the way we work, learn, play, and interact with the world has just begun. The growing tidal wave of demand for digital data is unprecedented and will continue to grow geometrically in size for many years to come. These highly dense computer installations produce a lot of heat that also must be removed and this can quickly more than double the total electrical power consumed. There is a growing concern over the cost of electricity and it is predicted that this cost will soon exceed the purchase price of the computer hardware it supplies. Lightfleet's breakthrough technology allows our first product, an innovative form factor server, to be 1/3 the size and use 1/3 the electricity of any comparable product . . . while also being significantly faster by unleashing the true potential of parallel computing. Senior Electro-Optical Engineer Lightfleet is actively searching to fill our Sr. Electro-Optical Engineering position. The successful candidate will bring to Lightfleet their expertise in design and development of electro-optical systems. This will include: • Strong background in working with high speed electro-optical devices including transmitters and receivers. • Optical design and modeling of components and systems. • Performing laboratory work entailing (1) test and characterization of high speed electro-optical components and systems (including BER testing, analyzing eye patterns, etc.), (2) test and characterization of passive optical components, (3) alignment of passive and active components, and (4) working with optical metrology tools • Documenting technical reports, work instructions and engineering drawings. Requirements: • 5+ years commercial experience in design, development, and testing of optical and electro-optical components and systems. • Master’s degree in Electrical, Optical, or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent). • Experience using commercially available optical design tools (such as Zemax, ASAP, LightTools, Code V, R-Soft, etc.) • Strong experience with design for manufacturability and reliability. • Strong knowledge of geometric and physical optics. • Good understanding of opto-electronic device physics. • Ability to work with mechanical engineers in developing optical platform sub-assemblies / assemblies. • Ability to work both independently and in a group setting. • Current eligibility to work in the US Desired qualifications: • Doctorate Degree in Electrical, Optical, or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) • Experience working in an early stage company. • Familiarity with LabVIEW. • Have worked on multiple product development cycles from concept through production. • Knowledge of computer architectures (preferred but not required). • Excellent communication skills to be able to work effectively with cross-functional teams. For More Information: Please visit our website at www.lightfleet.com To Apply: Please send your resume to careers@lightfleet.com Lightfleet Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.
Senior Optical Design Engineer. Lightfleet. Lightfleet is an emerging early staged Pre-IPO growth company that has invented the world's first free-space broadcast optical interconnect. Simply put, Lightfleet has created a new way for computers to communicate using light instead of wires. Lightfleet's CorowaveTM technology streamlines computer-to-computer communication by empowering computers to directly talk to each other over short distances through the air with broadcast light. Why is this important? The biggest technology revolution in the way we work, learn, play, and interact with the world has just begun. The growing tidal wave of demand for digital data is unprecedented and will continue to grow geometrically in size for many years to come. These highly dense computer installations produce a lot of heat that also must be removed and this can quickly more than double the total electrical power consumed. There is a growing concern over the cost of electricity and it is predicted that this cost will soon exceed the purchase price of the computer hardware it supplies. Lightfleet's breakthrough technology allows our first product, an innovative form factor server, to be 1/3 the size and use 1/3 the electricity of any comparable product . . . while also being significantly faster by unleashing the true potential of parallel computing. Senior Optical Design Engineer Lightfleet is actively searching to fill our Sr. Optical Design Engineer position. The successful candidate will bring to Lightfleet their expertise in design and development of optical and electro-optical components and systems. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Optical, or Mechanical Engineering or Physics (or equivalent). Significant Optical design and development experience with free space optics (including micro-optics, diffractives, & HOEs). Solid foundation in geometric and physical optics. Considerable experience using commercially available optical design and modeling tools (such as Zemax, ASAP, LightTools, Code V, etc.). Significant experience in working with optical characterization and metrology tools (interferometers, spectrometers, power meters, beam profilers, etc.). Considerable background in performing optical and opto-mechanical tolerancing work and carrying out Monte-Carlo analysis. Good understanding of Optical fabrication methods. Familiarity with various optical and electro-optical materials. Strong understanding of design for manufacturability and reliability. Have worked on multiple product development cycles from concept through production. Experience in writing technical reports and work instructions (including creating engineering drawings). Ability to work with and manage multiple vendors simultaneously. Ability to work both independently and in a group setting. Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams. Current eligibility to work in the US. Desired qualifications: Advanced degree in Electrical, Optical, or Mechanical Engineering or Physics (or equivalent). Design and development experience with optical waveguides (passive and active). Familiarity with Beam Propagation and FDTD Methods. Experience using commercially available software tools such as R-Soft and GLAD for Design, Modeling, and Simulation. Familiarity with Opto-mechanical design approaches. High speed opto-electronic testing (BER, analysis of eye diagrams). Knowledge of computer architectures (preferred but not required). Experience working in an early stage company. For More Information: Please visit our website at www.lightfleet.com To Apply: Please send your resume to careers@lightfleet.com Lightfleet Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.
Cathy Alexander Information Specialist Coordinator College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona cathy.alexander@optics.arizona.edu |
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note: This is a date and time change.
Abstract: The biggest challenge in biosensing and
imaging is to detect and image thousands of bimolecules
simultaneously. This talk will discuss two interferometric
methods that address the sensing and imaging challenge
respectively. The first method, the Adaptive BioCD is an
assay technique for detecting thousands of proteins. The
second method, the Simultaneous Fluorescence Lifetime
Excitation and Emission (SFLEE) provides a platform for
dense multiplex image of fluorescence probes. 
The Graduate and
Professional Student Council recognizes graduate students,
staff and faculty who have made outstanding contributions
to the campus and to graduate education. Yuan Luo, College of
Optical Sciences Graduate Student, was nominated and awarded
the Graduate and Professional Student 2008 Outstanding
Research Assistant Award.
After she receives her PhD in August, Elaine will
travel to Washington where she will work for a Senator or
Congressional Representative as a science policy advisor for one
year. The Fellows program is extremely popular with Members of Congress,
few of whom possess a scientific or technical background.
Competition for the limited number of Fellows is intense as science
is a major component of many issues with which Congress must
grapple: global warming, energy policy, defense technologies, AIDS,
pollution, communications technologies, and many, many more.