Dr. Robert W. Herrick

Have worked in most areas of semiconductor laser fabrication and test, including modeling, design, fabrication, process development, reliability testing, and failure analysis. Ph.D. in VCSEL reliability and failure analysis; have published many of the papers available on those subjects. Have worked for most of the US VCSEL suppliers, including HP/Agilent (now Avago), Finisar (formerly Honeywell / AOCD), Emcore, and JDSU (formerly Picolight). Primarly expertise in semiconductor laser reliability testing and failure analysis; secondary expertise in fiber optic transceiver reliability testing and in electrostatic discharge control.