Avago Technologies’ David Dolfi Honored With IEEE Fellow
Avago Technologies today announced that David Dolfi, an Avago research fellow, has been named an IEEE Fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his technical leadership in integrated optics and optical interconnects. Avago is a leading supplier of innovative semiconductor solutions for advanced communications, industrial and commercial applications. Dolfi will receive this distinguished award at the Plenary and Awards Session during the OFC/NFOEC conference held next week in the Anaheim Convention Center.
Dolfi’s research work in optical interconnects involved the development of parallel optic module technology, which gave rise to the current line of parallel optics products successfully developed and commercialized by Avago Technologies. As a result, Avago continues to hold the leading market position in the parallel optics industry.
“Dave Dolfi has made multiple important contributions to the fields of optical communications and optical measurement,” said Steve Newton, Vice President of Finance and Administration for the IEEE Lasers and Electro Optics Society. “Among his contributions was his pioneering work on a practical, reproducible, high-speed electro-optic modulator that was among the first integrated optic devices to be deployed successfully in a commercial product — a broadband optical network analyzer for component test. Additionally, Dave led teams that made fundamental innovations in the area of high-speed fiber optic interconnects and were the first to propose and demonstrate integrated Course Wavelength Division Multiplexing transceivers for optical networks.”
The development of Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) became the LX-4 Physical Layer Standard of IEEE 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Combining CWDM with parallel optics, Dolfi’s team built the highest bandwidth optical interconnect to date — a 48 channel module with date rates up to 500 Gb per second.
About Avago Technologies
Avago Technologies is a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. With a global employee presence, Avago provides an extensive range of analog, mixed-signal and optoelectronic components and subsystems to more than 40,000 customers. The company’s products serve four end markets: industrial and automotive, wired infrastructure, wireless communications, and computer peripherals. It is recognized for providing high-quality products along with strong customer service and the industry’s best on-time delivery. Avago’s heritage of technical innovation dates back 40 years to its Agilent/Hewlett-Packard roots. Information about Avago is available on the Web at www.avagotech.com.
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