Large-Scale Microphotonic Circuits

Distinguished Lectures
Mike Watts, MIT

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Michael R. Watts (PI) received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University in 1996. He then joined Draper Laboratory as a Member of Technical Staff in their Fiber Optics Group. In 1999 he became a Draper Fellow and received his SM and PhD degrees from MIT in 2001 and 2005, respectively. In 2005 he joined Sandia National Labs where he was a Principal Member of Technical Staff and led their silicon photonics development. In 2009 he received an R&D100 Award for work in ultralow power microphotonic modulators and switches. In 2010 he returned to MIT where he is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department (EECS). Professor Watts' research focuses on photonic microsystems for low-power communications, sensing, and microwave-photonics applications. Prof. Watts holds numerous patents and has authored or co-authored approximately 100 journal and conference publications and is a member of the Optical Society of America (OSA) and the IEEE.