The alums and faculty of our department are known for their innovative spirit, and our students are educated and trained in this exciting environment. Our current faculty has well over 120 patents and our graduates become leaders in industrial and academic innovation. This innovative mind-set differentiates our students and makes them highly sought after by employers. Some examples of important inventions by MSE alums that have had a large commercial impact:
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The optically active air-clad rare-earth doped fiber laser amplifier, essential to telecommunications over long distances. (Jim Fajardo MSE 1992) |
Pioneering inventions in the field of plasmon-photon coupled optical devices. (John Ballato MSE 1993) |
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Specialized raised pedestal ceramic substrates were developed to increase production rates and lower costs, maintaining US competitiveness in this critical technological environment. (Ben Fasano MSE 1975) |
The chemical vapor deposition process was applied to the production of optical fibers, enabling development of high bandwidth fibers essential to today's communications networks. (Peter Schultz MSE 1964) |
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