[UCI-Calit2] Guest Presenter Thurs. Nov. 13

[Shellie Nazarenus]

Title: Polymer Waveguide Technology Review for Bio and Related Sensing
Applications

 

Speaker: Bruce L. Booth, PhD, President and CTO of Optical InterLinks

 

Date:  Thursday, November 13, 2008  

 

Time:  4 - 5 pm

 

Location:  Calit2 Building Auditorium

 

Abstract: Planar polymer waveguide applications are being pursued by a
number of groups for practical optical interconnections, unique
functionalities, and sensors. Drivers include issues related to
electronic performance and cost resulting from 20GHz + data rates, EMI,
and related design constraints as well as growing interest in optical
and bio related sensing. The presentation reviews Optical InterLinks
unique planar polymer waveguide technology for creating practical
building blocks for optical links, functions and sensors using
prototypes and products as examples. Related technology relevant to bio
sensing applications will be included. 

 

Bio:  Bruce Booth received a PhD in solid-state physics from
Northwestern University in 1967, and a BA in physics from Dartmouth
College in 1960. He joined Dupont in 1967 and worked there for 31 years
with a variety of research and management assignments involving optical
measurements, holography, and product characterization. He was the
Research Manager for DuPont's clinical analyzer product responsible for
over 50 engineering and biochemical professionals. He was on the team
that set up Dupont's venture with British Telecom called BT&D, and
developed product designs and manufacturing processes for fiber
connected diode laser submodules for telecom applications. Recognizing
the forthcoming need for low cost versatile optical waveguide circuits
and components he invented Polyguide(tm) in 1985 (now called
GuidelinkTM) polymer waveguide technology for self-developing photo
defined waveguides in film sheets. 

 

Booth holds numerous patents on the processes, connectorization, and
novel devices for Polyguide/GuideLink. From 1993 thru 1997 Bruce led the
Dupont effort for the successful DARPA funded Parallel Optical Link
Organization (POLO) program, which included HP, AMP, SDL and USC, where
Polyguide(tm) provided the VCSEL/PD optical link to optical fiber
arrays. With the team he left Dupont in 1998 with the license to
practice Polyguide(tm) technology and set up Optical CrossLinks. Optical
CrossLinks assets were purchased in December 2006 with the assets
reconstituted as Optical InterLinks by the asset purchaser incorporated
as Martra LLC d/b/a Optical InterLinks. 

 

Booth has over 40 publications in a broad range of media, and over 12
patents plus additional patent applications. He is member of the Optical
Society of America, American Physical Society, and SPIE.

 

Host:  Mark Bachman, INRF Associate Director

 

 

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