D. Kharas

Dave Kharas received the B.S. degree in applied physics from UMASS Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in materials science from SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, USA. He is a member of the technical staff at MIT LL's Quantum Information and Integrated Nanosystems Group, where he is working in the Integrated Photonics Team in a process integration role. He leads the Photonics Team's device fabrication activities across a number of technology platforms including silicon and nitride PICs, hybrid integration of III-V components, and MEMS and Microfluidic devices. Prior to joining Lincoln Labs, he led the AlInGaP Technology Group at Philips Lumileds, developing and transferring to production two generations of Vertical Thin Film AlInGaP red LEDs for automotive applications. His 18 years of industry experience encompasses microfabrication development in both compound and silicon-based systems, including GaAs-based HBTs and HEMTs at Anadigcs, CMOS and InP photonic integration at Sarnoff, and MEMS fabrication at Sarcon, Apogee, and Standard MEMS.