Defense Presentation

Bob Pownall

Ph.D. Final
November 03, 2009, 11:30 - 2:00
ECE Conference Room

Abstract:  phd_final

Adviser: Dr. Kevin Lear
Non-ECE member: Dr. Jacob Roberts, Physics
Member3: Dr. Tom W. Chen
Member4: Dr. Steve Reising

Publications:
"CMOS Optoelectronic Components for Clock Distribution", Robert Pownall, Charles Thangaraj, Guangwei Yuan, Phil Nikkel, Tom W. Chen, Kevin L. Lear, accepted for publication in "Microelectronic Engineering"
"Fully CMOS-Compatible On-Chip Optical Clock Distribution & Recovery", Charles Thangaraj, Robert Pownall, Phil Nikkel, Guangwei Yuan, Kevin L. Lear, Tom Chen, accepted for publication in IEEE Trans. VLSI Systems
"Geometry dependence of CMOS-compatible, polysilicon, leaky-mode photodetectors", Robert Pownall, Guangwei Yuan, Tom W. Chen, Phil Nikkel, Kevin L. Lear, IEEE Phot. Tech. Lett., v. 19, n. 5-8, pp. 513-515 (Mar-Apr 2007)
"Characterization of CMOS compatible waveguide-coupled leaky-mode photodetectors", Guangwei Yuan, Robert Pownall, Phil Nikkel, Charles Thangaraj, Tom W. Chen, Kevin L. Lear, IEEE Phot. Tech. Lett., v. 18, n. 13-16, pp. 1657-1659 (Jul-Aug 2006)
"Amplified spontaneous emission measurements in a diamond anvil cell: A tool to investigate laser diode gain under high pressure", Dinesh Patel, Lifang Xu, Robert Pownall, Ovidio Anton, Carmen S. Menoni


Program of Study:
EE570, Compound Semiconductor Materials and Devices
EE580, Ultrafast Optics
PH571, Math Methods I
PH572, Math Methods II
EE525, Fiber Optics
EE534, Analog IC Design
EE548, Microwave Theory & Component Design
EE549, Radar Systems and Design
CE665, Finite Element Methods
PH641, Electromagnetism I
EE799, Dissertation