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Eli Yablonovitch
to deliver the 2007
Hermann Anton Haus Lecture:
Lecture
series honoring Haus brings eminent visitors to MIT
For Immediate Release
FRIDAY, 9 February 2007
Contact: William Smith, Assistant
Director for Finance and Sponsor Relations
Phone: +1.617.253.5621
Email: whs@mit.edu
CAMBRIDGE, MA. 02.09.2007
The Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announces
that Dr. Eli Yablonovitch, Northrop Grumman Opto-Electronics
Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), will deliver the
2007 Hermann Anton Haus Lecture. The lecture will take
place at the MIT campus on Wednesday, 18 April 2007,
4:00 PM, in the Hermann Anton Haus Room of the RLE
Conference Center (Room 36-428).
The title of the lecture is, "Nano-Photonic Silicon
Circuits as a Commercial Technology."
Professor Yablonovitch's investigations have spanned
diverse fields, including nonlinear optics, laser-plasma
interaction, infrared laser chemistry, photovoltaic
energy conversion, strained-quantum-well lasers, and
chemical modification of semiconductor surfaces. Techniques
developed by Professor Yablonovitch are the basis of
the majority of semiconductor lasers currently in production.
Known as the "father of photonic crystals," his
pioneering discoveries in photonics have led to advances
in higher-capacity optical fibers, nanoscopic lasers,
and photonic-integrated circuits that hold tremendous
promise for application to communication and other
technologies. Professor Yablonvitch's current interests
are in optoelectronics, high speed optical communications,
high efficiency light-emitting diodes and nano-cavity
lasers, photonic crystals at optical and microwave
frequencies, and quantum computing and communication.
The Hermann Anton Haus Lecture is RLE's visiting lecturer
program designed to bring the leading world researchers
in fields intersecting RLE interests to RLE to share
their thoughts and perspectives with the MIT community.
The lecture honors the memory of Professor Haus, and
continues the process of collaborative dialog that
he promoted throughout his lifetime.
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