Gleb Shtengel

OBJECTIVE

Research/development in technology of optoelectronic devices, high-speed components and systems. A position in an exciting environment in which I can make a real contribution to the success of the company.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Feb 2001- present, Kodeos Communications, S.Plainfield, NJ.

Engineer, Optical Systems.

Jan. 2000-Feb 2001, YAFO Networks Inc., Hanover, MD.

Lead Engineer, Optical Systems.

• Participated in design and testing of the optical part of Polarization Mode Dispersion Compensator (PMDC) for 10Gb/s.
• Performed customer interactions (laboratory trials) on 10Gb/s PMDC.
• Set-up and operated system level test laboratory for PMDC performance evaluation.
• Studied properties of PMD in fiber, particularly statistics and correlation between first and second order PMD.
• Set-up and operated initial 40Gb/s test bed.
• Designed and tested intial 40Gb/s PMDC prototype.

1996-2000, Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories, Optoelectronics Center, Breinigsville, PA.

Member of Technical Staff at Lightwave Devices Research Department, head T.L.Koch.

• Set-up and operate high-speed (up to 40Gb/s) device and subsystem prototype testing lab.
• Design and high-speed testing of 40Gb/s Electroabsorption Modulator  (chip and package).
• Design, characterization and system evaluation of transmitter for WDM systems based on simultaneous laser wavelength locking and spectral filtering using Fiber Bragg gratings.
• Design and testing of 10Gb/s Integrated Electroabsorption Modulated Laser (chip and package).
• Experimental study of Interferometric Intensity Noise in CATV systems.
• Design, analytical, and experimental study of InGaAsP/InP DFB lasers for CATV systems.
• Design of computer controlled test and measurement systems for optical component and sub-system characterization (Labview, QuickBasic, C).

Feb. 1994-1996, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ.

Member of Technical Staff in the Quantum Phenomena and Device Research Department, head F.Capasso.

• Experimental study of electro-optical properties of InGaAsP/InP Electroabsorption Modulators.
• Design and testing of uncooled Fabry-Perot InGaAsP/InP lasers.
• Study of electro-optical properties of InGaAsP/InP lasers. Developed and used new experimental techniques for measurements of various physical parameters determining the operating characteristics of semiconductor lasers (optical gain measurements, optical loss measurements, carrier lifetime measurements).
• Design of computer controlled test and measurement systems for characterization of optoelectronic devices (HP Basic).

April-October, 1993 Colorado State University, Ft.Collins, CO.

Visiting scientist at dept. of Electrical Engineering, Heterostructure Device Lab, head Prof. H.Temkin.

• Experimental and analytical study of physical properties and system applications of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers.

1991-1994, A.F.Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, St.Petersburg, Russia.

Junior Member of Research Staff at Laboratory of Semiconductor Quantum Electronics, head Prof. S.A.Gurevich.

• Design and characterization of a transmitter based on Dual-Modulation of a semiconductor laser.
• Experimental and analytical study of the alternative high-speed modulation techniques.
• Experimental study of high-speed carrier dynamics in AlGaAs QW lasers.
• Experimental study of electro-optical properties of AlGaAs QW lasers.

SKILLS

• High-speed measurements of optoelectronic devices and sub-systems.
• General experimental characterization of optoelectronic devices.
• Optoelectronic device design using commercial software (Fimmwave, Beamprop, Laser Matrix), as well as my own codes (C, Matlab).
• Passive components characterization and simulation.
• Experimental testing of communication sub-systems (digital and analog).
• Experimental test automation (Labview©, QuickBasic, C).
• Energetic, goal oriented person. Good team player.

REWIEVING ACTIVITIES

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE J. of Quantum Electronics, Electronics Letters.

EDUCATION

1995-1996, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, joint program with AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ.

Ph.D. in physics. Thesis: “Experimental Study of Optical Gain, Recombination Rate and Carrier Heating in InGaAsP Lasers”. Advisor Prof. E.A.Whittaker. (GPA: 4.0/4.0)/Bell Labs advisor, R.F.  Kazarinov.

1985-1991 St.Petersburg State Technical University, St.Petersburg, Russia.

M.Sc. degree with honors in Physics of Microelectronic and Semiconductor Devices. Thesis: “TE- and TM- optical gains in single quantum well GaAs/AlGaAs lasers”, Advisor Prof. S.A.Gurevich. (GPA: 5.0/5.0).

AWARDS

1989-1991 - P.L.Kapitsa scholarship from St.Petersburg State Technical University.
1992 - Young scientist content award from A.F.Ioffe Physical Technical Institute.
1996 - “Graduate Research Award” from Stevens Institute of Technology.

PUBLICATIONS

Over 40 papers and conference presentations. 7 granted US patents, 3 granted European patents, 2 filed US patents

Personal: Born: Oct. 4, 1968, Novosibirsk, Russia. US citizen. Married. Interests include photography, swimming, outdoors, music and arts.  References available upon request.