M. Yasin Akhtar Raja Ph.D.
Dr. M. Yasin Akhtar Raja joined UNC Charlotte in 1990 where currently he serves as Professor of Physics and Optical Science. During the past decade, he served as a founding faculty member for Ph.D. programs in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, and he also served on the planning and steering committee for the College of Information Technology. Dr. Raja's research expertise and interests include design, integration, and characterization of photonic components and novel nanophotonic devices (e.g. VCSELs and LEDs) for optical communication and signal processing. He has developed new courses in optical communication and networks as well as in the nanophotonics area. He currently is engaged in network design, simulations, and testbed implementation, network topologies, challenges in optical layer and passive optical networks (PON) for broadband access. His research also includes optical amplifiers, high power semiconductor and solid-state lasers, and ultra-short pulse VCELs and dielectrics.EducationDr. Raja received his Ph.D. in Optoelectronics from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.Career HighlightsHe was graduate program director in Applied Physics program for two years. He is also a founding member of the Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, and interdisciplinary graduate programs (Ph.D. and M.S.) in Optical Science and Engineering. He leads optical communication labs and coordinates the optical networks testbed initiative at UNC Carlotte. He also played a pioneering role in the development of UNC Charlotte Metro Ring which will be completed April 2007.He has several patents and published over 100 articles in journals and conference proceedings to his credit. He has organized three international conferences, served on several national and regional symposia technical committees and NSF panels. Dr. Raja is a Senior Member of IEEE and a member of SPIE, OSA, and IEEE ComSc. |
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