Optical Communication Systems Lab & quantum Communication Lab

Faculty:

Ivan B. Djordjevic, Professor, OCSL & QuCom Lab Director

 
PhD Students:
 

	Xiao Han
	Ziwen Pan
	Vijay Nafria

Minor advisor:

Rahul Kumar Bhadani (OPTI minor advisor)

MS Students:

Rahul Kumar Bhadani (OPTI student)

Visiting Professors:

Visiting Scholars:

Research Professors, Post-doctoral Researchers, and Visiting Professors:

	Tyan-Lin Wang (Aerospace Co.)
	Prof. Tao Liu, North China Electric Power University, Oct. 2015-Oct. 2017
	Prof. Jaime Anquita, University of the Andes, Chile, Faculty of Engineering Dean, Jan. 2014, Jan. 2015, Jan. 2016
	Murat Arabaci, Juniper Networks
	Jianyong Zhang; Beijing Jiaotong University, China; Nov. 2009-Nov. 2010
	Lybomir L Minkov

PhD Students:

	John Gariano, GD Phoenix
	Mingwei Yang
	Zhen Qu, Juniper Networks
	Xiaole Sun, Synopsys Inc.
	Ding Zou, Pure Storage
	Tao Liu, Infinera
	Yequn Zhang, ClariPhy
	ChangYu Lin, Infinera
	Murat Arabaci, Juniper Networks, University of Arizona
	Hussam G. Batshon, Tyco Subcom, Eatontown, NJ
	Milos Ivkovic, Cornell University (co-supervised with Dr. Bane Vasic, and Dr. Ildar Gabitov)
	Lybomir L. Minkov
	Jose Castro Panduit (co-advise with Dr. David Geraghty)
	Berk Akgun (ECE minor advisor)

MS Students:

	Tyan-Lin Wang (ECE Dept.)
	Sai Rakesh Mohan Krishna Vangapandu (Georgia Tech)
	Mickey Rhoades (ECE student)
	Aotuo Dong (OPTI student)
	Xiao Han, University of Arizona, Tucson
	Di Xiao
	Hatice Irem Demir, TU Darmstadt, Germany (MS thesis completed during student's visit to Dr. Djordjevic's Lab in 2014)
	Alaa Saleh, TU Darmstadt, Germany (MS thesis completed during Dr. Djordjevic's sabbatical in 2013)
	Paul Grenz, University of Arizona, Tucson
	Tao Liu, University of Arizona, Tucson
	Ding Zou, University of Arizona, Tucson
	Mahesh Sharma, QUALCOMM, San Diego
	Hussam G. Batshon, University of Arizona
	Varsha S. Rao, QUALCOMM, San Diego (co-supervised with Dr. Bane Vasic)
	Anita Patil, Intel Corporation, Phoenix (co-supervised with Dr. David Geraghty)

MENG Students:

Samita Pokhrel

BS Students:

Brian Suarez (Summer 2012)

Visiting Scholars

	Yi Xiang,  Xidian University
	Nui Huijuan, North China Electric Power University, October 2015-April 2016
	Meng Zhu, Northwestern Polytechnic University, China, January-July 2015
	Hatice Irem Demir, TU Darmstadt, Germany, March-September 2014
	Mohammadreza Malekizandi, TU Darmstadt, Germany, April-June 2013
	Ali Emsia, TU Darmstadt, Germany, April-September 2013
	Jiaojiao Fu, Zhejiang University, China; Jan. 2010-Jan. 2011
	Xuezhi Hong, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , China; Jan. 2011-June 2011
	Anthony M. Wolfe (Summer 2009)

 Fellow, OSA 

 Senior Member, IEEE

 

 

 Position: Professor, ECE & Optical Sciences
 Office Location: ECE 456B
 Office Phone: 626-5119
 E-Mail: ivan@ece.arizona.edu
 Degree information: Ph.D., University of Nis, Yugoslavia, 1999

  

Summary:

Dr. Djordjevic is a tenured Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of College of Engineering of University of Arizona, with a joint appointment in the College of Optical Sciences. Prior to joining the University of Arizona, he was with University of Bristol and University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Tyco Telecommunications, Eatontown, USA; National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece; and State Telecommunication Company, Nis, Yugoslavia. His current research interests include optical communications/networks, channel coding, coded modulation, turbo equalization, OFDM applications, physical-layer security, quantum key distribution (QKD), quantum information processing, quantum error correction, and quantum biology. He presently directs the Optical Communications Systems Laboratory (OCSL) and Quantum Communication (QuCom) Laboratory within the ECE Department at the University of Arizona and co-directs the Signal Processing and Coding Lab (SPACL).

Dr. Djordjevic is an author/co-author of the following books: (i) Physical-Layer Security and Quantum Key Distribution, Springer, 2019, (ii) Advanced Optical and Wireless Communications Systems, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, Dec. 2017/Jan. 2018;  (iii) Quantum Biological Information Theory, Springer, Oct. 2015; (iv) Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Artech House, Jan. 2013; (v) Quantum Information Processing and Quantum Error Correction: An Engineering Approach, Elsevier/Academic Press, Apr. 2012; (vi) Coding for Optical Channels, Springer, Mar. 2010; and (vii) OFDM for Optical Communications, Elsevier/Academic Press, Oct. 2009. 
Dr. Djordjevic is also an author/co-author of over 510 journal/conference publications and 49 US patents. 

Dr. Djordjevic serves as a Senior Editor/Member of Editorial Board for the following journals: OSA/IEEE Journal of Optical Communications and Networking,  IOP Journal of Optics, IEEE Communications Letters, Elsevier Physical Communication (PHYCOM) Journal, Optical and Quantum Electronics, and Frequenz. He was serving as a member of editorial board for International Journal of Optics from Aug. 2008 until Aug. 2017.  
Dr. Djordjevic is an OSA Fellow and IEEE Senior Member.

Research Interests:

	Coding for Optical Channels
	Coded Modulation
	Turbo Equalization
	OFDM Applications
	Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
	Quantum Error Correction
	Quantum Information Processing
	Quantum Biology
	Coding for Wireless Channels
	Constrained Coding

Courses Taught:  ECE/OPTI 536A, ECE 435A/535A, ECE 633, ECE 638, ECE 435, ECE 429/529, OPTI/ECE 430/530, ECE/OPTI 632, ECE 340, ECE 535, ECE 537

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