A. F. J. Levi
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Anthony Levi | |
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Born | February 3, 1959 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Sussex University of Cambridge |
Known for | Microdisk nanolaser Optimal semiconductor device design |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics Electrical Engineering |
Institutions | Bell Laboratories University of Southern California |
A.F.J. (Tony) Levi (born 1959) is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Southern California (USC).
Academic career
[edit]Levi received his doctoral degree from the University of Cambridge in 1983.[citation needed] From January 1984 he was a member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey.[citation needed] He left Bell Laboratories in May 1993 to take up a professorial post at the University of Southern California.[citation needed]
Research
[edit]Levi has published research on experimental semiconductor device physics, including the experimental realization of the microdisk laser[1][2] for the study of semiconductor lasers at the nanoscale. He has published on hot electron spectroscopy in semiconductors,[3] ballistic electron transport in heterostructure bipolar transistors,[4] room temperature operation of unipolar transistors with ballistic electron transport,[5] and optimal design of small electronic and photonic systems.[6] He is also author of the textbook Applied Quantum Mechanics,[7][8] currently in its third edition. Levi's research has led to the development of new technologies, including advances in optical interconnect and x-ray imaging applications.[according to whom?]
Working with Agilent Technologies, Levi co-developed an optical connector plug-in package capable of transmitting data at an aggregate rate of 10 Gb/s in late 2000.[9]
Working with the Paul Scherrer Institute and researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Levi helped advance a non-destructive form of scanning and imaging computer chips known as ptychographic x-ray laminography.[citation needed] In principle, such a technique allows for defect detection in manufactured chips as well as for reverse engineering of hardware-embedded circuit design.[10][11]
In an interview with Reuters, Levi commented on supply chain concerns facing the chip industry in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that such issues could be mitigated by focusing on rebuilding the U.S. chip manufacturing and packaging industry.[12] Unclear notability relevance, plus being old
Notable Talks
[edit]- 2022 Plenary talk Chip Scan: 3D X-Ray Imaging of CMOS Integrated Circuits, PSW Science[13]
Publications
[edit]- Levi, A. F. J.; Hayes, J. R.; Platzman P. M.; Wiegmann, W. (1985-11-04). “Injected Hot Electron Transport in GaAs” Physical Review Letters. American Physical Society (APS). 55 (19): 2071-2073. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.55.2071 PMID 10032002 ISSN 0031-9007
- Levi, A. F. J.; Chiu, T. H. (1987-09-28). “Room Temperature Operation of Hot Electron Transistors” Applied Physics Letters. American Institute of Physics (AIP). 51 (13): 984-986. doi:10.1063/1.98784 ISSN 0003-6951
- Levi, A. F. J. (1988-09-29). “Scaling ‘Ballistic’ Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors” Electronics Letters. Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). 24 (20): 1273-1275. doi:10.1049/el:19880867 ISSN 0013-5194
- Berthold, K.; Levi, A. F. J.; Walker, J.; Malik, R. J. (1988-06-27). “Extreme Nonequilibrium Electron Transport in Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors” Applied Physics Letters. American Institute of Physics (AIP). 52 (26): 2247-2249. doi:10.1063/1.99545 ISSN 0003-6951
- Gelfand, B. Y.; S. Schmitt-Rink S.; Levi. A. F. J. (1989-04-03). “Tunneling in the Presence of Phonons: A Solvable Model” Physical Review Letters. American Physical Society (APS). 62 (14): 1683-1686. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.62.1683 PMID 10039737 ISSN 0031-9007
- Chuang, S. L.; Schmitt-Rink, S.; Greene, B. I.; Saeta, P. N.; Levi, A. F. J. (1992-01-06). “Optical rectification at semiconductor surfaces” Physical Review Letters. American Physical Society (APS). 68 (1): 102-105. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.102 PMID 10045123 ISSN 0031-9007
- McCall, S. L.; Levi, A. F. J.; Slusher, R. E.; Pearton, S. J.; Logan, R. A. (1992-01-20). “Whispering-gallery mode microdisk lasers” Applied Physics Letters. American Institute of Physics (AIP). 60 (3): 289-291. doi:10.1063/1.106688 ISSN 0003-6951
- Seliger, P.; Mahvash, M.; Wang, C.; Levi, A. F. J. (2006-08-08). “Optimization of aperiodic dielectric structures” Journal of Applied Physics. American Institute of Physics (AIP). 100 (3) 034310-(1-6). doi:10.1063/1.2221497 ISSN 0021-8979
- Levi, A. F. J.; Rosen, G. (2010-01-15). “A novel formulation of the adjoint method in the design of quantum electronic devices” SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). 48 (5): 3191-3223. doi:10.1137/070708330 ISSN 0363-0129
- Levi, A. F. J.; Campos Venuti, L.; Albash, T.; Haas, S. (2014-08-24). “Coherent control of non-Markovian photon resonator dynamics” Physical Review A. American Physical Society (APS). 90 (2): 022119. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.90.022119 ISSN 2469-9926
Books
[edit]- Levi, A.F.J. (2023). “Applied Quantum Mechanics” (Third ed.). Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-009-30807-6 doi:10.1017/9781009308083
- Levi, A.F.J. (2020). “Essential Electron Transport for Device Physics”. AIP Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7354-2158-5 doi:10.1063/9780735421608
- Levi, A.F.J. (2018). “Essential Semiconductor Laser Device Physics”. IOP Concise Physics. Morgan & Claypool Publishers. ISBN 978-1-64327-025-8 doi:10.1088/9781643270289
- Levi, A.F.J. (2016). “Essential Classical Mechanics for Device Physics”. IOP Concise Physics. Morgan & Claypool Publishers. ISBN 978-1-68174-412-4 doi:10.1088/978-1-6817-4413-1
References
[edit]- ^ McCall, S. L.; Levi, A. F. J.; Slusher, R. E.; Pearton, S. J.; Logan, R. A. (1992-01-20). “Whispering-gallery mode microdisk lasers” Applied Physics Letters. American Institute of Physics (AIP). 60 (3): 289-291. doi:10.1063/1.106688 ISSN 0003-6951
- ^ Levi, Barbara G. (September 1992). "What's the Shape of Things to Come in Semiconductor Lasers?". Physics Today. 45 (9): 17–18. Bibcode:1992PhT....45i..17L. doi:10.1063/1.2809793.
- ^ Levi, A. F. J.; Hayes, J. R.; Platzman P. M.; Wiegmann, W. (1985-11-04). “Injected Hot Electron Transport in GaAs” Physical Review Letters. American Physical Society (APS). 55 (19): 2071-2073. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.55.2071 PMID 10032002 ISSN 0031-9007
- ^ Berthold, K.; Levi, A. F. J.; Walker, J.; Malik, R. J. (1988-06-27). “Extreme Nonequilibrium Electron Transport in Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors” Applied Physics Letters. American Institute of Physics (AIP). 52 (26): 2247-2249. doi:10.1063/1.99545 ISSN 0003-6951
- ^ Levi, A. F. J.; Chiu, T. H. (1987-09-28). “Room Temperature Operation of Hot Electron Transistors” Applied Physics Letters. American Institute of Physics (AIP). 51 (13): 984-986. doi:10.1063/1.98784 ISSN 0003-6951
- ^ Levi, A. F. J.; Haas, S. (2010-01-29). “Optimal Device Design” Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511691881 ISBN 978-0-521-11660-2
- ^ Frensley, William R. (January 2005). "Applied Quantum Mechanics". Physics Today. 58 (1): 55–56. Bibcode:2005PhT....58a..55L. doi:10.1063/1.1881905.
- ^ Levi, A. F. J. (2023). “Applied Quantum Mechanics” (Third ed.). Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-009-30807-6 doi:10.1017/9781009308083
- ^ Savage, Neil (August 1, 2002). "Linking With Light". IEEE Spectrum.
- ^ "Groundbreaking Method Detects Defective Computer Chips". USC Viterbi News. October 8, 2019.
- ^ "Technique Could Check Integrity of Computer Chips and Detect Tampering". Technology Networks. October 11, 2019.
- ^ Nellis, Stephen; Jin, Hyunjoo (April 13, 2021). "Focus: Biden's chip dreams face reality check of supply chain complexity". Reuters.
- ^ "Chip Scan: 3D X-Ray Imaging of CMOS Integrated Circuits". PSW Science. November 18, 2022.