David Zambrano 鈥�26听is听on the pioneering edge of a听field听that听could one day replace听modern听electronics.听
Zambrano, who听earned听a bachelor鈥檚 degree in computer engineering from 海角吃瓜网听in May, is听advancing research听in听silicon photonics听鈥� a听technology that uses light instead of electricity to听transmit听and process data.听He is returning to the University this fall to continue his work as a master鈥檚 student听in electrical engineering.听
Zambrano has听presented his work at the听SPIE Photonics West Symposium and听the听Conference on Laser and Electro-Optics听(CLEO), two of the world鈥檚 largest and most prestigious events for the optics and photonics industry.听He has also听won multiple research awards, including听the research presentation competition and听best paper award听at听an听IEEE Engineering and Science Research Symposium at 海角吃瓜网, and is contributing to a patent application.听
Although data transfer through light has been possible for decades听via听optical fibers,听the student from Boynton Beach, Florida,听said听the new frontier is using听silicon听photonics听in optical computing听to听transmit听data on a听microscopic听scale.听Within the field,听he听is focused on听hardware security and optical听computing,听or听using听light to perform mathematical logic.听听
The research is being conducted under the supervision of Dr. Farhan Bin Tarik, an assistant professor of electrical,听computer听and cybersecurity engineering at 海角吃瓜网.听听
鈥淢y ultimate career focus has always been integrated circuits and听designing chips,听more or less,鈥� Zambrano said. 鈥淲hen I met Dr.听Bin听Tarik and听learned about听his research focus听in听silicon photonics, I thought it was the perfect avenue to explore.鈥澨�听
In the last academic year,听Zambrano鈥檚听contributions progressed from device-level modeling to system-level听implications,听Bin Tarik said.听And their collaborative work is quickly gaining attention in the scientific community.听
鈥淗is efforts are not merely incremental; they target fundamental challenges in photonic computing, hardware security and advanced integrated photonic systems,鈥澨鼴in Tarik said.听鈥淭hanks to David鈥檚 research contributions, we are in the process of pursuing a patent on a novel silicon photonic waveguide.鈥澨�听
The听silicon photonic waveguide听is a microscopic structure designed to confine and route light signals on a silicon chip,听enabling听ultra-fast, energy-efficient optical communication.听Zambrano said he is excited to be听involved in听what he views as the next technology revolution.听听
鈥淚鈥檓 glad to be part of that听push,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 think听we鈥檙e going to see some good alternatives to electronics in the near future 鈥� like silicon photonics.鈥�听
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