Additional Affiliations

• Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
• Director of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Integrated Access Networks

Employment

• Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center/College of Optical Sciences, 1991-present
• Professor: The University of Arizona, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 1993-present
• Director: National Science Foundation, Engineering Research Center for Integrated Access Networks, 2008-present
• Chief Executive Officer: NP Photonics Inc., 1998-2002
• Adjunct Professor: University of California, San Diego, 2007-present
• Associate Director: National Science Foundation, Science and Technology Center for Materials and Devices for Information Technology Research, 2006-present
• Chairman of the Board: NP Photonics Inc., 2002-2012
• Founder: NP Photonics Inc., 1998
• Founder: TIPD, LLC., 2006
• Director: Photonics Initiative (Arizona Proposition 301), 2001-present
• Co-Director: The University of Arizona, Center for Advanced Multifunctional Nonlinear Optical Polymers and Molecular Assemblies, 1995-2001
• Director: The University of Arizona, Center for Optoelectronic Devices, Interconnects and Packaging, 1995-2004
• Chair of Photonics and Lasers: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center/College of Optical Sciences, 1994-present
• Director: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Optoelectronic Materials Center, Arizona Group, 1993-1996
• Visiting Professor: NNT (Japan), 1990
• Director: The University of Arizona, Optical Circuitry Cooperative, 1991-1995
• Associate Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1988-1991
• Assistant Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1985-1988
• Assistant Research Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1983-1985
• Postdoctoral Fellow: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1982-1983
• Postdoctoral Fellow: Indiana University, 1981-1983
• Research Assistant: Indiana University, 1977-1981

Professional Affiliations and Activities

• American Physical Society: Fellow
• The Optical Society (OSA): Fellow
• SPIE: Fellow
• American Association for the Advancement of Science: Fellow
• IEEE: Member
• Member of the international editorial board of the Display and Imaging Materials and Systems (DMS) journal 2012
• Member of the program committee for the Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging (DH) meeting, April 29 - May 2, 2012 in Miami, Florida.
• Program Chair of FILAS, Fiber Laser and Applications, February 1-3, 2012.
• Chair of the OSA Incubator Meeting on 3D Display, 2011-12.
• Member of the American Institute of Physics Ad Hoc Committee to review Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics 2009-2010.
• Applied Optics Division Editor for Lasers and Photonics for the Optical Society of America, 2008-2010.

Awards and Honors

• The University of Arizona: Technology Innovation Award, 2007
• Francqui Foundation (Belgium): International Francqui Chair, 1998-1999
• Beam Co.: Golden Alligator Award, 2005
• TRW: Young Faculty Award, 1989-1990
• 3M Co.: Young Faculty Award, 1987-1989
• Indiana University: Physics Department, Outstanding Graduate Student in Research, 1981

Specific Research Interests

• Optical networks and optical communication.
• Fiber optics, fiber lasers and amplifiers.
• Organic photonics.
• 3-D holographic display and 3-D telepresence.
• Nonlinear photonics.
• Optical modulators and switches.
• Laser spectroscopy.
• Nanostructures and quantum dots.