Dr. Linda Olafsen

Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Education

• PhD, Physics, Duke University (1997)
• MA, Physics, Duke University (1994)
• AB, Physics, Princeton University (1991)

Teaching

• EGR 1301 - Introduction to Engineering
• ELC 2330 - Electrical Circuit Theory

Research Interests and Opportunities

• Photonics
• Optoelectronics
• Semiconductor lasers
• Semiconductor heterostructures
• III-V, antimonide-based materials
• Graphene
• Wave function engineering
• Infrared spectroscopy
• Chemical sensing
• Glucose monitoring
• Beam profiling (spatiotemporal)
• Negative luminescence
• Thermal management
• Transparent contacts
• Mid-infrared LEDs, lasers, and detectors
• Mid-infrared device applications
• Infrared countermeasures
• Chaotic lasers