Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

Tel.: (650) 724-2765

E.L. Ginzton Laboratory

Fax: (650) 725-7509

Stanford University

e-mail: solgaard@stanford.edu

Stanford, CA 94305-4085

1987-1992

Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

Thesis Advisor: Professor David M. Bloom. Thesis title: "Integrated Semiconductor Light Modulators for Fiber-Optic and Display Applications". Thesis work consisted of development of light modulators for integration of fiber optics with semiconductor electronic circuits, and included the invention of the Deformable Grating Light Valve.

1986-1987

M. S. in electrical engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

1977-1981

B. S. in electrical engineering, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Norway.

1999-

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Research: Fabrication and integration of optical devices and systems used in displays, fiber-optic communications, spectroscopy, and adaptive optics.

1995-1999

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis

Research: Integrated optics, micromachining, polymer thin films, fiber optic communication, displays.

1994-

Co-founder, consultant and member of Technology Advisory Board, Silicon Light Machines, Sunnyvale, California.

1992-1995

Post Doctoral Research Engineer, University of California, Berkeley.

Research: Modelocked semiconductor lasers, mm-wave optical communication systems, micromachining technology for photonic integrated circuits.

1983-1986

Development Engineer, SensoNor a.s., Horten, Norway.

Responsibilities: Design of silicon micromachined pressure sensors and accelerometers, development of semiconductor production techniques, and coordination of research collaborations with the Center for Industrial Research, Oslo, Norway, and the Frauenhofer Institute for Solid State Technology, Munich, Germany.

1982-1983

Noncommissioned officer, Royal Norwegian Naval Academy, Norway.

1981-1982

Teaching Assistant, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Norway.