Olav Solgaard
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4088
Phone 650-724-2765
Fax 650-725-7509
solgaard@stanford.edu
Education
| 1987-1992 |
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
Thesis Advisor: Professor David M. Bloom. Thesis title: "Integrated Semiconductor Light Modulators for
Fiber-Optic and Display Applications." Thesis work consisted of development of light modulators for
integration of fiber optics with semiconductor electronic circuits, and included the invention of the
Deformable Grating Light Valve.
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| 1986-1987 |
MS in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California. |
| 1977-1981 |
BS in Electrical Engineering, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Norway |
Work Experience
| 2003- |
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University.
Research: Design and fabrication of optical devices and systems used in optical communication, displays,
spectroscopy, and adaptive optics |
| 1999-2003 |
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University |
| 1995-1999 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis.
Research: Integrated optics, micromachining, polymer thin films, fiber optic communication, displays.
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| 1994-2001 |
Co-founder, consultant and member of Technology Advisory Board, Silicon Light Machines, Sunnyvale,
California.
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| 1992-1995 |
Post Doctoral Research Engineer, University of California, Berkeley.
Research: Modelocked semiconductor lasers, mm-wave optical communication systems, micromachining technology
for photonic integrated circuits.
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| 1983-1986 |
Development Engineer, SensoNor a.s., Horten, Norway.
Responsibilities: Design of silicon micromachined pressure sensors and accelerometers, development of
semiconductor fabrication techniques, and coordination of research collaborations with the Center for
Industrial Research, Oslo, Norway, and the Frauenhofer Institute for Solid State Technology, Munich,
Germany.
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| 1982-1983 |
Noncommissioned officer, Royal Norwegian Naval Academy, Norway. |
| 1981-1982 |
Teaching Assistant, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Norway. |
Awards
- Fellow of the Optical Society of America, 2008.
- Member of Det Kongelige Norske Videnskapers Selskab (The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters),
2008.
- Terman Fellow, 1999-2002.
- National Science Foundation - Faculty Early Career Development Program, 1998.
- Royal Norwegian Councils for Scientific and Industrial Research Fellowship for Advanced Studies, 1986.
- Andrew E. Wigeland and G. Norman Wigeland Fund Grant for Graduate Study, 1986.
Professional Service
- Topical editor of IEEE Journal of MicroelectroMechanicalSystems (JMEMS) since 2004.
- Member of standing committee for IEEE/LEOS Conference on Optical MEMS since 2002.
- Guest editor of Special Issue on Optical Microsystems of the IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics,
March/April 2007, May/June 2004, and January/February 2002.
- General Chair of IEEE/LEOS Conference on Optical MEMS 2003.
- Program Committee Chair, IEEE/LEOS Conference on Optical MEMS 2000.