Amy C. Foster

Amy Carole Foster (née Turner) is an American engineer who is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Her work considers nonlinear optics and silicon-based photonic devices.

Amy C. Foster
Born
Amy Carole Turner
Alma materCornell University
University at Buffalo
Scientific career
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
Cornell University
ThesisParametric nonlinear optics in silicon waveguides : applications and optimization (2009)
WebsiteIntegrated Photonics Laboratory

Early life and education

Foster studied electrical engineering at the University at Buffalo. She moved to Cornell University for her graduate studies, where she worked with Michal Lipson.[1] Her doctoral research looked at nonlinear optics in silicon waveguides.[2] After earning her doctorate, Foster worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University.

Research and career

In 2010, Foster joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University.[3] Her research considers the development of silicon-based photonic devices for new technologies.[1] For the encryption of data, Foster developed a nonlinear photonic crystalline disk with input and output waveguides. This device configuration allows for the reproducible scrambling of signals, which creates specific keys for various information inputs.[4] Such devices are almost impossible to clone, and reliably generate a large number of keys for the secure transmission of data.[4]

Foster has served as an Associate Editor of Optics Express since 2016[5] and was appointed The Optical Society Siegman International Summer School lecturer in 2018.[3]

Awards and honors

Selected publications
  • Jacob S. Levy; Alexander Gondarenko; Mark A. Foster; Amy C. Turner-Foster; Alexander L. Gaeta; Michal Lipson (20 December 2009). "CMOS-compatible multiple-wavelength oscillator for on-chip optical interconnects". Nature Photonics. 4 (1): 37–40. doi:10.1038/NPHOTON.2009.259. ISSN 1749-4885. Wikidata Q56004567.
  • Mark A Foster; Amy C Turner; Jay E Sharping; Bradley S Schmidt; Michal Lipson; Alexander L Gaeta (22 June 2006). "Broad-band optical parametric gain on a silicon photonic chip". Nature. 441 (7096): 960–3. Bibcode:2006Natur.441..960F. doi:10.1038/NATURE04932. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 16791190. Wikidata Q28247698.
  • Mark A Foster; Reza Salem; David F Geraghty; Amy C Turner-Foster; Michal Lipson; Alexander L Gaeta (1 November 2008). "Silicon-chip-based ultrafast optical oscilloscope". Nature. 456 (7218): 81–84. Bibcode:2008Natur.456...81F. doi:10.1038/NATURE07430. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 18987739. Wikidata Q34873865.

References
  1. "The Institute of Optics". www.hajim.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  2. Turner, Amy Carole (2009). Parametric nonlinear optics in silicon waveguides: applications and optimization (Thesis). OCLC 607064911.
  3. "Amy C. Foster". Electrical and Computer Engineering. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. "OSA | Spotlight on Optics". www.osapublishing.org. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  5. "Optics Express Editorial Board". The Optical Society. Archived from the original on 2015-09-22.
  6. afoste16 (2012-08-01). "Congratulations to Prof. Amy Foster for winning the 2012 DARPA Young Faculty Award". JHU Integrated Photonics Laboratory. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  7. hsun28 (2016-08-12). "Congratulations to Prof. Amy Foster on being named Johns Hopkins University Catalyst Award recipients!". JHU Integrated Photonics Laboratory. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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