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TONG CHEN **** Voskamp St. Pittsburgh, PA, *****
Committed to photonic engineering and success
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OBJECTIVE
Ph.D candidate in Electrical Engineering, degree expected in February 2011, seeking a challenging
engineer/scientist position in photonics industry.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Ph. D. candidate in Electrical Engineering, with proved academic track record (20+ peer-reviewed
publications, conference proceedings and book chapters), strong physics background and hand-on technical
expertise in fiber optics, laser, and semiconductors.
9 years experience in solid-state and fiber based ultrafast laser development.
5 years (academic plus industrial collaboration) R&D experience in optical fiber devices.
2 years experience in semiconductor thin film growth and characterization.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA May2007 - Present
Ph.D in Electrical Engineering
Expected Feb 2012.
Research Assistant
Developed discrete FBG sensors and distributed in-fiber Rayleigh scattering sensors for cryogenic and high
temperature environments.
Developed Erbium and Thulium doped ultrafast fiber laser and high power amplifier system for
chemical/bio sensing and material processing.
Demonstrated advanced in-fiber devices using laser assisted chemical vapor deposition.
Demonstrated 3-D direct-laser-writing (DLW) waveguide devices using amplified ultrafast laser.
Developing advanced in-fiber Coherent Anti-stoke Raman Spectroscopy technique.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA May 2003 Apr 2007
M. Sc. in Physics, Dec 2006
Research Assistant
Developed and characterized few-cycle phase-locked ultrafast Ti:sapphire laser oscillator.
Studied two-photon photoemission and ultrafast carrier/photon dynamic on metal and semiconductors.
Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Jan 2001 Jun 2002
B. Sc. in Physics, Jul 2002
Research Assistant
Participated in the development of metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) for high quality
ZnO thin film growth.
SKILLS
Expert in design, construction, fully characterization and theoretical simulation of ultrafast laser oscillator
and amplification systems. Daily operation and maintenance of Excimer, Argon, Ti:Sapphire, YAG and
different fiber lasers.
Expert in designing, manufacturing, testing and theoretical simulation of fiber optic devices including Fiber
Bragg Grating sensors, fiber interferometer sensors, and optic communication components.
Extensive hand-on experience in optical, electrical, and semiconductor measurements, and clean-room
material processing. Expert in handling optical fibers and fiber optical devices.
Tong Chen, Page Two
Committed to photonic engineering and success
Capable of carrying out research project independently, and working closely with group members and
collaborators. Excellent writing and communication skills, proved capability in writing scientific papers,
research proposals, and technical reports.
Programming/Software: Matlab/C/C++, Labview, VHDL, ANSYS/COMSOL, Zemax/CodeV,
RSoft/OptiWave, Solidworks/AutoCAD, Windows/Unix, MS Office.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed Articles
1. T. Chen, et al., Distributed high-temperature pressure sensing using air-hole microstructure fibers, Accepted for publication on
Optics Letters, 2012.
2. T. Chen, et al., Distributed flow sensing using optical hot wire grid, Accepted for publication on Optic s Express, 2012.
3. T. Chen, et al., Distributed hydrogen sensing using in-fiber Rayleigh scattering, Accepted for publication on Applied Physics Letters,
2012.
4. T. Chen, et al., Tapered fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer for simultaneous measurement of liquid level and temperature,
Electronics Letters, 47, 1093-1094 (2011).
5. T. Chen, et al., Regenerated fiber Bragg grating sensors for high temperature pressure sensing, Optics Letters, 36, 3542-3544 (2011).
6. T. Chen, et al., Self-heated optical fiber sensor array for cryogenic fluid level sensing, IEEE Sensors Journal, 11, 1051, (2011).
7. T. Chen, et al., Self-heated all-fiber sensing system for cryogenic environments, Meas. Sci. and Technol., 21, 094036, (2010).
8. T. Chen, et al., Oxidants in ZnO Thin Film Growth by LP-MOCVD, Chinese Journal of Semiconductors, 24, 177-182 (2003).
9. C. Jewart, T. Chen, et al., Bending Insensitivity of fiber Bragg grating in suspended core fiber, Optics Letters, 36, 4491 -4493 (2011).
10. Q. Wang, T. Chen, et al., All-fiber Passively Mode-locked Thulium-doped Fiber Ring Oscillator operated at solitary and noise -like
modes, Optics Letters, 36, 3750-3752 (2011).
11. C. Jewart, T. Chen, et al., Suspended core fiber Bragg grating sensor for directional dependent transverse stress monito ring, Optics
Letters, 36, 2360-2362 (2011).
12. F. Yei, T. Chen, et al., Cryogenic fluild level sensor multiplexed by frequency-shifted interferometry, Applied Optics, 49, 4898, (2010).
13. M. Buric*, T. Chen*(* Co-first author, equal contribution), et al., Multiplexible low-temperature fiber Bragg grating hydrogen sensors,
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 21, 1594-1596 (2009).
14. J. Ye, S. Gu, S. Zhu; T. Chen, et al., The growth and annealing of single crystalline ZnO films by low -pressure MOCVD, Journal of
Crystal Growth, 243, 151-156 (2002).
15. J. Ye, S. Gu, S. Zhu, T. Chen, et al., The influence of anneal technique on the properties of high-quality ZnO films, High Technology
Letters, 2002-12.
16. J. Ye, S. Gu, S. Zhu, T. Chen, et al., Raman and photoluminescence of ZnO films deposited on Si (111) using low-pressure
metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: 21, 979-982, (2003).
Conferences and Proceedings.
1. T. Chen, et al., Waveguide Saturable Absorbers in Chalcognide Glass Fabricated by Ultrafast Lasers, CLEO 2011, Baltimore .
2. T. Chen, et al., Regenerated fiber Bragg-gratings in air-hole microstructure fibers for high-temperature pressure sensing, SPIE DSS
2011, invited talk, Orlando.
3. T. Chen, et al., Self-heated all-fiber sensing system for cryogenic environments, SPIE DSS 2010, invited talk, Orlando.
4. T. Chen, et al., Active fiber hydrogen sensors for low-temperature operation, CLEO 2009, Baltimore.
5. C. Jewart, T. Chen, et al., Fiber Bragg grating transverse load sensors using suspended core fibers for directional dependent strain
measurement, Optical Fiber Sensors, Ottawa, Canada, 2011.
6. K. P. Chen, B. McMillen, Q. Wang, B. Zhang, T. Chen, et al., Influence of Pulse Width in Ultrafast Laser Fabrication of Embedded
Waveguides in Chalcogenide Glasses, CLEO 2011, Baltimore.
7. D. Xu, T. Chen, et al., Laser-assisted chemical vapor deposition of siliton nano-layers in air-hole microstructure fibers, CLEO 2010,
San Jose.
8. Q. Wang, T. Chen, et al., Mode-locked ultrafast Thulium fiber laser with all-fiber dispersion compensation, CLEO 2010, San Jose.
9. D. Xu, T. Chen, et al., Silicon long period grating grown in hollow fiber by laser-assisted chemical vaper deposition, SPIE Europe
2010, Brussels.
10. K.P. Chen, T. Chen, et al., All-fiber low-temperature hydrogen sensing using a multifunctional light source, OFS20 2009, Edinburg.
Book Chapters
T. Chen, M.P. Buric and K.P. Chen, Self-heating fiber bragg grating sensor, Trends in Photoincs, Transworld Research Network, 2010: 169-
208.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Frequent reviewer for peer-reviewed research journals including IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Photonic
Technology Letters, IEEE Lightwave Technology, Optical Fiber Technology, Journal of Sensors, Applied
Optics, Sensors, Measurement Science and Technology.
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