Electrical Engineering

Allen S. Cross, Ph. D.

*** ****** ***** (U.S. Citizen) 585-***-****

Charlottesville, VA 22903 *****.*****@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

* Ten years of photonics research: Photodiodes, RF-photonics, opto-electronic systems, and laser systems.

* Strong analytical skills: Employed routinely in systems characterization and device failure analysis.

* Electrical engineering & opto-electronic proficiency: Fabricated high-power detectors, achieving record

powers at high speeds. Engineered automated optical bench systems adhering to time and budget constraints.

* Teamwork: Collaborations with scientists and inventors in the fields of Electrical Engineering, Optics, and

* Materials Science, and Physics. Trained graduate students on proper use and maintenance of several class-4

lasers and spectroscopy systems.

* Written and oral communication skills: 22 publications (5 as first author), 11 conference presentations (6 as

presenting author), and the successful proposal and defense of two theses.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY

* Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Prof. Roman Sobolewski, May 2011,

Thesis: “Ultrafast Time-Resolved Characterization of (Cd,Mn)Te Semiconductors as Radiation Detectors”

* Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Prof. Roman Sobolewski, May 2005,

Thesis: “Niobium Nitride Superconducting Single Photon Detec tors for Quantum Cryptography”

* Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2003.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

* Research Scientist, Nov 2011 – Current

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Write and review technical papers for journal submissions.

Cleanroom fabrication and failure analysis of high-power, high-speed photodiodes. Achieved record bandwidth

and power figures.

Evaluate and price prospective research directions:

In-house optical detector packaging.

In-plane, high-speed diode measurement system.

* Applied Physicist, June 2011 – Aug. 2011

Gemological Institute of America, New York, NY

Designed transmission spectroscopy setup for improved data collection.

Upgraded existing spectroscopy setup, tripling the production throughput of the system.

* Research Fellow, Sept. 2005 – May 2011

Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Composed both written articles and oral presentations to publicize and review my research.

Evaluated student submitted technical papers for a graduate level course: grading for technical depth, accuracy,

grammar, and proper citation.

Fabricated nano-scale ultraviolet detectors at the Cornell Nanotechnology Facility.

Designed three optical measurement systems utilizing high-power, ultrafast, laser sources and cryogenics.

Constructed and characterized detectors to measure x-rays emitted during nuclear fusion experiments.

Researched the electro-optic effect in semiconductors, studying spin and charge relaxation dynamics.

Developed programs to automate data acquisitions and analyses.

* Research Assistant, May 2002 – Sept. 2005

Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Review and edit journal submissions written by collaborators for whom English is a second language.

Characterized superconducting single photon detectors for quantum communication applications.

Constructed free-space and fiber-based laser delivery systems.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

* Guest Lecturer: graduate/undergraduate level Electromagnetic Waves classes (Fall 2004 – Fall 2010).

* Teaching Assistant: graduate course on Semiconductor Devices (Spring 2004, Spring 2005).

* Laboratory Assistant: undergraduate course on Electromagnetic Waves (Fall 2003, Fall 2004).

HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

* Frank Horton Fellowship (merit), Laboratory for Laser Energetics (2005 – 2010)

* Rush Rhees Scholarship (merit), University of Rochester (1999 – 2003)

* Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), American Physical Society (APS), and Optical

Society of America (OSA).

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

* A.S. Cross, A. Beling, M. Piels, J. Peters, Y. Fu, Q. Zhou, J.E. Bowers, and Joe C. Campbell, “Silicon-on-Insulator

Integrated High-Performance InP-based Waveguide Photodiodes,” 2013 (in preparation).

* A.S. Cross, Q. Zhou, A. Beling, and Joe C. Campbell, “High Power InP based Travelling Waveguide Detector,” Applied

Physics Letters, 2013 (submitted).

* A.S. Cross, J. P. Knauer, A. Mycielski, D. Kochanowska, M. Wiktowska-Baran, R. Jakieła, J. Domagała, Y. Cui, R. B.

James, and R. Sobolewski, “(Cd,Mn)Te detectors for characterization of x-ray emissions generated during laser -driven

fusion experiments,” Nuclear Instruments and Measurements in Physics Research A, 624 pp. 649-655, 2010.

* A.S. Cross, D. Kochanowska, M. Witkowska-Baran, A. Mycielski, M. Mikulics, D. Grützmacher and R. Sobolewski,

“Femtosecond electro-optic effect in (Cd,Mn)Te single crystals,” Journal of Physics: Conf. Series 193 pp. 012057, 2009.

* A.S. Cross, A. Mycielski, and R. Sobolewski, “Impact of magnetic impurities on transient propagation of coherent

acoustic phonons in II-VI ternary semiconductors,” Laser Ultrasonics Proceedings, 2008.

* A.S. Cross, D. Wang, G. Guarino, S. Wu, A. Mycielski, and R. Sobolewski, “Studies of coherent acoustic phonons in

CdMnTe diluted-magnetic single crystals”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 92 pp. 012015, 2007.

SELECT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

* Optical Fiber Communications, Anaheim, CA March 2013 (submitted): “High-Power High-Speed Waveguide

Photodiode and Photodiode Arrays Heterogeneously Integrated on Silicon -on-Insulator,” A. Beling, A.S. Cross, M. Piels,

J. Peters, Y. Fu, Q. Zhou, J.E. Bowers, and Joe C. Campbell .

* Photonics Integration for Coherent Optics Review, Santa Barbara, CA August 2012: “InP-based Waveguide Uni-

Traveling Carrier Photodiodes Heterogeneously Integrated on Silicon -on-Insulator (SOI),” Andreas Beling, Molly Piels,

Allen S. Cross, Yang Fu, Qiugui Zhou, Jon Peters, John E. Bowers and Joe C. Campbell.

* 12th annual Cross-Border Workshop on Laser Science in Waterloo, CA May 2010: “Observation of high THz electro-

optic sensitivity in (Cd,Mn)Te Single Crystals,” A.S. Cross, D. Kochanowska, M. Witkowska -Baran, A. Mycielski, M.

Mikulics, D. Grützmacher, and R. Sobolewski.

* Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, San Jose, CA May

2010. “Observation of very large THz electro-optic response in (Cd,Mn)Te single crystals,” A.S. Cross, D. Kochanowska,

M. Witkowska-Baran, A. Mycielski, M. Mikulics, D. Grützmacher, and R. Sobolewski.

* Omega Laser Facility Users Group Workshop in Rochester, NY April 2010: “(Cd,Mn)Te detectors for characterization

of x-ray emissions generated during laser -driven fusion experiments,” A.S. Cross, J. P. Knauer, A. Mycielski, D.

Kochanowska, M. Wiktowska-Baran, R. Jakieła, J.Domagała, Y. Cui, R. B. James, and R. Sobolewski.

* IEEE 33rd Annual EDS/CAS Activities in Western New York Conference, Rochester, NY November 2009: “Electro-optic characterization of (Cd,Mn)Te single crystals,” A.S. Cross.

* 1st International Symposium on Laser Ultrasonics in Montreal, Canada July 16th 2008: “Impact of magnetic impurities

on transient propagation of coherent acoustic phonons in II -VI ternary semiconductors,” A.S. Cross, A. Mycielski, and R.

Sobolewski.

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