About Alan E. Willner's Work
My research deals with optical technologies, primarily for communications, signal processing, and networking. Specifically, my research group at USC has explored various issues related to: (a) limitations in fiber and free-space communications, (b) wavelength and spatial multiplexing of different beams of light for capacity enhancement, (c) utilizing nonlinear effects to achieve high-speed optical signal processing, and (d) multiplexing of orthogonal beams that each carry orbital-angular-momentum.
Awards and Achievements
National Academy of Engineering
International Fellow of UK Royal Academy of Engineering
IEEE Eric Sumner Technical Field Award
NSF Presidential Faculty Fellows Award
Fellow National Academy of Inventors
IET JJ Thomson Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fulbright Fellowship
Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship