Dr. Frank H. Peters

Lecturer
Physics Department
University College Cork
Ireland

Room: Kane (Science) 116F
Phone:+353 (0)21 4902381
Fax : +353 (0)21 4276949
Email:F.Peters (at) UCC.ie

ResearcherID: G-8005-2011

Winter Classes 2013

• PY2103 Electrostatics and Magnetostatics
• Text: Introduction to Electrodynamics – Griffiths
• PY2108 Experimental Methods I
• Text: none
• PY3108 Experimental Methods II
• Text: none
• 4^th Year Physics Information Page

Autumn Classes 2012

• PY1007 Physics for Engineers I
• Text: Understanding Physics – Mansfield & O’Sullivan
• PY3107 Experimental Physics II
• Text: Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences - Bevington
• PY4113 Experimental Physics III
• Text: None

MSc in Photonics

Research Positions      

	Leads the Photonics portion of CTVR, which is based at the Tyndall National Institute
	Leads the Integrated Photonics Group, as part of the Photonics centre at the Tyndall National Institute

Research Interests

· Photonics Integrated Circuits (PICs)

o Monolithic and Hybrid Integration

o High Speed Photonic Devices

o Physics of Optical Waveguides

o Semiconductor Lasers

o Planar Optical Devices

o Computational Modelling

· Photonics Systems

o Implementation of advanced modulation schemes in PICs

· Characterisation and Test

• Automation and characterisation of Photonic Devices

Education

1991	Ph.D. in Engineering Physics McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Canada Thesis topic: Spatially Resolved and Polarization Resolved Electroluminescence of 1.3 mm InGaAsP Semiconductor Diode Lasers Thesis advisor: Prof. D. T. Cassidy
1987	B. Eng. in Engineering Physics Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S. Canada
1984	Dip. Eng. in Engineering Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. Canada

Professional Employment

2005-	Lecturer in Photonics Department of Physics, University College Cork, Ireland
2001-2005	Member of Technical Staff Infinera, Sunnyvale, CA, USA (formerly known as Zepton Networks)
2000-2001	Research Engineer / Manager Agilent Technologies, San Jose, CA, USA
1993-2000	Principle Scientist / Research and Development Engineer Optical Concepts / Gore Photonics (W. L. Gore and Associates), Lompoc, CA USA
1991-1993	Research Engineer ECE Department, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, USA Supervisor: Prof. L. A. Coldren
1987	Summer Student Laboratory of Microstructures, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ont. Canada Supervisor: D. Houghton

Publications

Presentations

Patents

Vertical Software (a remnant of previous research)

This site was last updated 25 January 2013