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David Plant
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McGill UniversityAcademy or College
Academy of ScienceYear Elected
2016Areas of Interest
Optoelectronic devices; Optical interconnects; Coherent optical fiber communications, Photonic devices and systems
PLANT, David V. – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University
David V. Plant is a world leader in photonic devices and systems. His creative innovations have produced record breaking optical transmission performance at multiple length scales ranging from centimetres to thousands of kilometres. His work has significantly advanced the field of optical communications and has contributed to the realization of a more efficient and faster Internet. His results have been commercialized and are being integrated into industrial standards.
David V. Plant est un leader mondial dans le domaine des composantes et systèmes photoniques. Ses innovations créatives ont produit des transmissions optiques à performance record sur diverses distances, allant de quelques centimètres à plusieurs milliers de kilomètres. Son travail a grandement fait avancer le domaine des communications optiques et a contribué à l’accroissement de l’efficacité et de la rapidité d’Internet. Ses résultats furent commercialisés et se font intégrer aux standards commerciaux.