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Infinera Co-founder Receives Engineering Award

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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2013 — Dr. David Welch, Infinera co-founder, president and board member, has received the JJ Thomson Medal for Electronics from the Institution of Engineering and Technology in recognition of his pioneering work in the field of optical devices and optical networks, the photonic integrated circuit maker announced Wednesday. Welch's technical contributions and leadership "first made it possible to commercially deploy reliable high-power semiconductor lasers including 980-nm laser pumps, crucially needed in low-noise optical amplifiers employed in DWDM [dense wavelength division multiplexing]...Read full article

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    Published: November 2013
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    optical system
    A group of lenses, or any combination of lenses, mirrors and prisms, so constructed as to refract or reflect light to perform some definite optical function.
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    Optoelectronics is a branch of electronics that focuses on the study and application of devices and systems that use light and its interactions with different materials. The term "optoelectronics" is a combination of "optics" and "electronics," reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of this field. Optoelectronic devices convert electrical signals into optical signals or vice versa, making them crucial in various technologies. Some key components and applications of optoelectronics include: ...
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