Thomas L. Koch
Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Professor of Physics
Daniel E. '39 and Patricial Smith Chair
Director, Center of Optical Technologies
Ph.D. Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1982
A.B. Physics, Princeton, 1977
appointed to Lehigh faculty 2003
Contact Information:
Phone: (610)758-2601
Fax: (610)758-2605
email: tlk3 at Lehigh dot EDU
Research Interests:
Semiconductor Optoelectronics and Optical Fiber Communications
Awards:
Member, National Academy of Engineering
Erec E. Sumner Award, The IEEE
William Streifer Award for Scientific Achievements, The IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
Distinguished Lecturer Award, IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Fellow, Optical Society of America
Fellow, Bell Laboratories
Recent Publications:
"Perspectives on Photonic Integration," DARPA 2004 Photonics Conference, November 2004 (Invited Paper).
"Integrated Tunable Light Sources for Telecommunications," Plenary Session, 19th IEEE International Semiconductor Laser Conference, Japan, September 2004 (Invited Paper).
"Photonic Integrated Circuits and their Application to Systems," 16th International Conference on Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, Japan, June 2004 (Invited Paper - Short Course).
"Semiconductor Lasers for Telecommunications," chapter in Optical Microresonators, Editor: K. Vahala, World Scientific Publishing, to be published 2005.
Integrated Tunable Light Sources for Telecommunications and Overview of Lehigh's Center for Optical Technologies," University of Tokoyo, Septembe, 2004.
"WDM Component Technologies," Invited Short Course Presentation, 2003 Optical Fiber Communications Conference, Atlanta 2003.
"Trends and Challenges in Optoelectronics Packaging," Keynote Address, IMAPs Advanced Technology Workshop & Exhibition on Optoelectronics Device Packaging and Materials, 2003.