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Joseph Ford is a Professor Emeritus at the Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego, specializing in Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research encompasses physical optics system design and integration applications for imaging, communications, and energy. With strengths in transparent fiber optic free-space optical communication networks, dynamic planar volume holography, and opto-electronic device packaging, he has made significant contributions to the field. During his tenure at Bell Labs from 1994 to 2000, he developed parallel communications systems utilizing high-speed opto-electronic VLSI and micromechanical devices. His innovative work led to the demonstration of MEMS-based components for wavelength division multiplexing telecommunications. His current research, conducted in the Photonics Systems Integration Lab at UCSD, includes waveguide-based solar concentrators, circuit switching for fiber communications, and advanced imaging techniques. Joseph Ford earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from UCSD in 1992 and has co-authored over 100 papers and holds 47 U.S. patents, signifying his prominent role in the field.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).