Expert Services by David A. Smith, Ph.D.
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OPTICs Research Experience and Articles.
Dr. Smith is coauthor of over one hundred papers on optics, from ring lasers to integrted optics and acousto-optics to
femto-second optics, multiple-wavelength systems, optical amplifiers and free-space optics. He has significant systems experience and long-haul network demonstration experience.
Some key accomplishments are:
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Fellow of the Optical Society of America
- Winner 1992 IR&D 100 Award for Invention of the Integrated Acousto-Optic FIlter
- Four years in ring laser gyro research (Northrop and Singer Corps.)
- Ten years at Bellcore in the integrated optics Group
- Associate member of the National Transparent Optical Network Technology Consortium
- Cofounder and first CTO of Movaz Networks, a major telecom network element supplier
- Frequent Expert in Optics Patent Litigtion: optics for consumer products and optics for communication
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MEMS Optical Switch.
Dr. Smith's experience ranges from (A) design to (B) prototyping to (C) optical networks to (D) patent validity analysis. |
David A. Smith, Ph.D. has
twenty-five years of experience in research,
business and expert consulting. |
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OPTICs Patents coauthored by Dr. Smith:
- 6,810,165 10/26/2004 Optical Cross Connect Utilizing Free Space Optics and an Array of Micro Mirrors
- 6,798,941 09/28/2004 Variable Transmission Multi-Channel Optical Switch
- 6,694,073 02/17/2004 Reconfigurable Free Space Wavelength Cross Connect
- 6,341,021 01/22/2002 Dynamic Power Equalization of Many Wavelength Division Multiplexed Channels in a Fiber Optic System
- 5,218,653 06/08/1993 Polarization Converter with Apodized Acoustic Waveguide
- 5,133,029 07/21/1992 Adiabatic Polarization Splitter
- 5,002,349 03/26/1991 Integrated Acousto-Optic Filters and Switches
OPTICs Business Experience. As CTO of Movaz, Dr. Smith
supervised tha Advanced Technology Group charged with productizing
MEMS wavelength-selective optical switches and related free-space optical products.
He also conducted systems experiments for multiple-wavelength optically amplified fiber-optic networks in
data transmission trials. Dr. Smith has also consulted for several companies in
the optical components area.
Optics Licensing Experience. As cofounder and
CTO of Movaz Networks, Dr. Smith
advised his company to exclusively license the seminal
Solgaard patent (US 6,922,239) and its substantial derivative portfolio on
MEMs optical switches and was responsible for the patent continuation program
and commercialization of that intellectual property. In addition, Dr. Smith's patents on acousto-optic filters and switches led to licensed product lines at a number of companies.
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