My research deals with optical technologies, primarily for communications, signal processing, and networking. Specifically, my research group at USC has explored various issues related to: (a) limitations in fiber and free-space communications, (b) wavelength and spatial multiplexing of different beams of light for capacity enhancement, (c) utilizing nonlinear effects to achieve high-speed optical signal processing, and (d) multiplexing of orthogonal beams that each carry orbital-angular-momentum.
Awards and Achievements
- National Academy of Engineering
- International Fellow of UK Royal Academy of Engineering
- IEEE Eric Sumner Technical Field Award
- NSF Presidential Faculty Fellows Award
- Fellow National Academy of Inventors
- IET JJ Thomson Fellowship
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Fulbright Fellowship
- Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship