Erman Timurdogan

Director of Silicon Photonics R&D, Lumentum

Erman Timurdogan, Ph.D., is the director of silicon photonics R&D at Lumentum for next-generation integrated laser and silicon photonics platforms. Prior to joining Lumentum, he was the director of photonics high-speed design at Rockley Photonics, and previously served as director of optical communications engineering at Analog Photonics. Timurdogan received his doctorate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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