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Rochester New York Section
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Reshaping Engineering Life in the 2000's
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 LECTURE PRESENTATION
 “WHEN PHOTONICS & MECHANICS MEET”
 by
Dr. William Grande
 Professor, Dept. of Microelectronic Engineering
 Rochester Institute of Technology

            Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2000                                                   Location: RES Conference Room
Program Schedule:   5:30 PM - 6:30 PM; Registration &                           1806 Lyell Avenue
                                                                      Refreshments                             Rochester, New York
                                   6:30 PM - 8:00 PM;  Lecture

   Photonics reshape engineering life in the 2000’s through challenges and opportunities in the developing Microsystems or MEMS technology. The role of photonics as an enabling technology continues to grow in importance to the data storage, communication, and display industries. Many traditional photonic devices were all-optical solid state components designed specifically with no mechanical functionality. However, with the emergence of Microsystems or MEMS technology and with the need to integrate or assemble multiple photonic components with sub-wavelength tolerance, new classes of photonic devices are being developed that combine optics and mechanics. Dr. Grande will briefly review traditional photonic technologies and describe the new generation of photonic products and opportunities that are emerging from the confluence of mechanics, optics, and microfabrication.