Rodney Tucker
- Awards
- IEEE Photonics Award
Biography
Rodney Tucker’s groundbreaking studies on the capabilities and limitations of photonic devices for memory, switching, and logic operations have helped optimize the design of photonic systems. His work on modeling high-speed semiconductor lasers has been used in several commercial laser modeling tools and has influenced commercial laser development for communications applications. Considered a global expert in the energy consumption aspects of communications networks, he developed a framework for analyzing the fundamental limitations on energy consumption in optical fiber communications systems, providing comprehensive analysis of the physical properties of optical transceivers, optical amplifiers, and optical and electronic switches. He has identified the factors that limit network energy efficiency and provided practical guidance on how to improve the energy efficiency of optical telecommunications equipment and networks.
An IEEE Life Fellow, Tucker is a Laureate Emeritus Professor with the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
