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Breaking the Wall towards Ultra-Broadband Signal Processing

Christian Koos

Engineering & Technology

The nominating institution KIT on the breakthrough:

Electronic signal processing suffers from limited bandwidth. This wall can be teared down by combining electronics with photonic circuits and with optical frequency combs as ultra-precise clocks. This approach unlocks a wealth of applications – from ultra-fast data communications to material analysis via electron spin resonance. The candidate is a leading scientist in the field of photonics, recognized for both high-impact publications and foundation of high-tech start-ups.

Tags: Digitalisation, Engineering, Photonics, Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

Christian Koos

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT

Christian Koos received the Dr.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Karlsruhe in 2007. From 2008 to 2010, he was affiliated with the Corporate Research department of Carl Zeiss AG, where he led the technology forecast in the field of nanotechnology. In 2010, he joined Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as professor in the department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. His research covers photonics, optical communications, and optoelectronic signal processing. Christian is co-founder of high-tech start-up companies in the field of photonics.

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