# T. Kenneth Gustafson

### Research Areas

- Solid-State Devices; Basic electromagnetic and quantum applications

## Biography

He received both his BASc and MASc degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver and a Ph.D. from MIT, 1968. His thesis focused on nonlinear optical light pulse propagation and included initial work on self-steepening of light pulses, self-phase modulation, and thermodynamic implications of such interactions. While at MIT he was a consultant with Lincoln Laboratory.

Following graduation, Professor Gustafson joined EECS at UC Berkeley where he continued work on nonlinear optical pulse propagation and, in particular, suggested the external self-phase modulation for the compression of optical pulses. Other work included coherent pulse probe measurements of the rotational Raman structure of molecular gases and the utilization of tunneling structures for coherent optical detection. Currently Dr. Gustafson is a fellow of the Optical Society of America and a member of the American Physical Society and the IEEE.

His recent interests have included possible applications of coherent electron-hole interactions in semiconductors and quantum fluctuations in optical devices and communications systems.

## Selected Publications

- G. A. Sefler, T. K. Gustafson, E. Yin, and A. Spiridon, "Orthogonal photorefractive grating storage," Optics Letters, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 293-295, Feb. 1996.
- M. P. Guedes, T. K. Gustafson, M. Heiblum, D. P. Siu, C. W. Slayman, J. R. Whinnery, and Y. Yasuoka, "Photoinduced currents in metal-barrier-metal junctions," in Radiation Energy Conversion in Space: Technical Papers prepared for the 3rd NASA Conf. on Radiation Energy Conversion, K. W. Billman, Ed., Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 61, New York, NY: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1978, pp. 524-548.
- T. K. Yee and T. K. Gustafson, "Diagrammatic analysis of the density operator for nonlinear optical calculations: Pulsed and CW responses," Physical Review A (General Physics), vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 1597-1617, Oct. 1978.
- D. P. Siu and T. K. Gustafson, "Stimulated emission of surface plasmons by electron tunneling in metal-barrier-metal structures," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 500-502, April 1978.
- M. Heiblum, S. Wang, J. R. Whinnery, and T. K. Gustafson, "Characteristics of integrated MOM junctions at dc and at optical frequencies," IEEE J. Quantum Electronics, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 159-169, March 1978.
- S. Y. Wang, M. Heiblum, T. K. Gustafson, and J. R. Whinnery, "An integrated metal-oxide-metal device: A new integrated device with the widest band known," IEEE J. Quantum Electronics, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 860, Sep. 1977.
- M. Heiblum, S. Y. Wang, T. K. Gustafson, and J. R. Whinnery, "Edge-MOM diode: An integrated, optical, nonlinear device," IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, vol. 24, no. 9, pp. 1199, Sep. 1977.
- S. Y. Wang, M. Heiblum, T. K. Gustafson, and J. R. Whinnery, "Ultrabroadband integrated non-linear device," in 1st Intl. Conf. on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication, Digest of Technical Papers, Washington, DC: Optical Society of America Press, 1977, pp. A3:3.
- S. Y. Wang, T. Izawa, and T. K. Gustafson, "Coupling characteristics of thin-film metal-oxide-metal diodes at 10.6 mu m," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 481-483, Nov. 1975.
- J. P. Heritage, T. K. Gustafson, and C. H. Lin, "Observation of coherent transient birefringence in CS2 vapor," Physical Review Letters, vol. 34, no. 21, pp. 1299-1302, May 1975.
- E. P. Ippen, C. V. Shank, and T. K. Gustafson, "Self-phase modulation of picosecond pulses in optical fibers," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 190-192, Feb. 1974.
- S. M. Faris, T. K. Gustafson, and J. C. Wiesner, "Detection of optical and infrared radiation with DC-biased electron-tunneling metal-barrier-metal diodes," IEEE J. Quantum Electronics, vol. QE-9, no. 7, pp. 737-745, July 1973.
- F. W. Dabby, T. K. Gustafson, J. R. Whinnery, Y. Kohanzadeh, and P. L. Kelley, "Thermally self-induced phase modulation of laser beams," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 362-365, May 1970.
- R. A. Fisher, P. L. Kelley, and T. K. Gustafson, "Subpicosecond pulse generation using the optical Kerr effect," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 140-143, Feb. 1969.

## Awards, Memberships and Fellowships

- Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow, 1991
- Optica Fellows (formerly Optical Society of America (OSA) Fellow), 1980