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Cranbury, N.J., January 7, 2004
Princeton Lightwave, Inc. (PLI), a leading maker of
near infrared high-power lasers and application specific
detectors for communications, instrumentation and
defense applications, announced the appointment of three
senior executives in R&D and Operations.
Alka Swanson was appointed Executive Vice President
of the Company in charge of Sales, Marketing &
Business Development. Most recently she was, like the
other new executives at the EPITAXX division of JDS
Uniphase. There, she was the General Manager and she ran
a high volume operations dedicated to detectors and
receiver modules for telecommunications. At PLI she is
responsible for the overall business strategy and ties
together business and operational activities. Alka has a
Ph.D. in Physics from Boston University.
Sabbir Rangwala is the new Vice President of Products
and Operations. He has previously managed packaging
operations for active devices (lasers, detectors, etc.).
At PLI, he will manage all facets of product realization
and operations. Sabbir has a Ph.D. in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of California at
Berkeley.
Mark Itzler joined as Chief Technical Officer. He has
managed the development of multiple advanced optical
devices, including a 10 Gb Avalanche Photodiode, a 40 Gb
PIN diode. He has managed a large-scale InP foundry
facility and has been responsible for technology
evaluation for active optical devices. At PLI, Mark will
focus on the management of semiconductor device design
and of foundry services. Mark has a Ph.D. in Physics
from University of Pennsylvania.
"We have brought together a very experienced
team,” says Yves Dzialowski, CEO of Princeton
Lightwave. "We have worked together in a small
company and grew it to a very large scale business based
on commitment to offer the best performance to our
customers. Similarly, we have at PLI an
outstanding set of technological resources in high power
lasers, in detectors and in module and sub-system
integration. This will allow us to address new
applications for optical systems in telecom and other
fields like instrumentation and defense.”
About Princeton Lightwave, Inc.
Headquartered in Cranbury, NJ, Princeton Lightwave
provides leading edge semiconductor lasers and detectors
for optical communications, instrumentation and defense
applications. PLI's rich product capability is based
upon unique GaAS and InP optical chip design, packaging
and integration technology. Its multi-disciplinary team
designs and delivers high power pump modules, single and
multi-mode light sources, and high performance
detectors. For more information visit www.princetonlightwave.com
PR Contact: pr@princetonlightwave.com
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