Curriculum Vitae – More Information about W. Freude (until 2009)

Speaker of Research Training Group 786: Mixed Fields and Nonlinear Interactions (GKMF, 2001 – 2005)

Books (until 2004):

• Freude, W.; Chakam, G.-A.; Brosi, J.-M.; Koos, C.: 'Microwave Modelling of Photonic Crystals'. In: Busch, K.; Lölkes, S.; Wehrspohn, R.; Föll, H. (Eds.): 'Photonic Crystals – Advances in Design, Fabrication, and Characterization'. Wiley VCH, Berlin 2004
• Freude, W.: 'Vielmodenfasern (Multimode Fibres)'. In: Voges, E.; Petermann, K. (Eds.): 'Handbuch der optischen Kommunikationstechnik (Handbook of Optical Communications)'. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2002, pp. 214–260
• Grau, G.; Freude, W.: 'Optische Nachrichtentechnik. Eine Einführung (Optical Communications)'. 3^rd ed., Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991 (Since 1997 out of print; corrected electronic reprint available 1998, 1999, 2005. Send email to W. Freude)

Courses Taught, Academic Year 2005 – 2009 (18 IC = International Credits):

• Optical Waveguides and Senders (OWS, waveguides, sources, 3 IC)
• Optical Receivers and Error Probabilities (OEF, receivers, systems, 3 IC)
• Field Propagation and Coherence (FPC, multimode fibres, field propagation, coherence, 3 IC)
• Optoelectronic Components (OC, waveguides, sources, receivers, systems, 3 IC)
• Selected Topics on High Frequency Technology (AKHFT, noise, 2 IC)

Courses Taught, Academic Year 2003 – 2004 (18 IC = International Credits):

• Optical Communications 1 (waveguides, sources, 3 IC)
• Optical Communications 2 (receivers, systems, measurements, 3 IC)
• Optical Communications 3 (selected components and techniques, 3 IC)
• Optical Communications (International Department, 3 IC)
• Optical Communications Experiments (4 IC)
• Selected Topics on High Frequency Technology (Noise, 2 IC)

Former Research Interests: Diffraction theory. – Fibre taper coupling. – Optical heterodyne receiver. – Bladder cancer treatment with Nd:YAG light. – Computer generated holograms. – Speckle interferometry. – Dark current shot noise in II-VI photodiodes. – Modulation properties of semiconductor lasers and photodiodes. – Gunn oscillator noise.

Courses Taught Formerly (22 IC = International Credits):

• Microwave Semiconductor Devices (University Karlsruhe 1975 – 1979, 2 IC)
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• Optoelectronics (University Kaiserslautern 1978 – 1979, 2 IC)
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• Optical Communications III: Measurements (University Karlsruhe 1982 – 1991, 3 IC)
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• Optical Communications IA/B: Sources, Receivers (University Karlsruhe 1998 – 2000, 6 IC)
• Optical Communications IIA/B: Waveguides, Measurements (University Karlsruhe 1991 – 2000, 6 IC)
• Optical Communications (Kharkov National University of Radioelectronics, Kharkov, Ukraine 17.–22.09.2001, 3 IC) 

Scientific and Professional Societies:

• Technisch-wissenschaftlicher Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V. (VDE) / Informationstechnische Gesellschaft (ITG) im VDE since 1987
  • 1987 – 1999 Member and
  • 1990 – 1996 Head of the VDE/ITG Technical Board 9.1 ‘Measurement Techniques in Information Technology’ (Fachausschuß 9.1 ‘Meßverfahren der Informationstechnik’).
  • 1997 – 2000 Member of Ad-hoc Technical Board 5.3.1 ‘Modelling of Photonic Components and Systems’ (Fachgruppe 5.3.1 ‘Modellierung photonischer Komponenten und Systeme’)

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Societies: LEOS, MTT-S, AP-S, EDS, CAS, COMS, IMS
  • Senior Member 1994
  • Vice Chair of the IEEE German LEOS Chapter (now IEEE Photonics Society Germany Chapter) 1998 – present
  • Co-Chair of IMS Technical Committee TC-13 1999 – 2004

Conference Organization:

• Dec 2010 International Advisory Committee Co-Chair of  'International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics (Photonics'10)', Guwahati, Assam, India, December 11–15, 2010
• Oct 2009 Technical Programme Committee Member for ICUMT Workshop 19 of 'Intern. Conf. on Ultra Modern Telecommunications (ICUMT'09), St. Petersburg, Russia, October 12–14, 2009 
• Dec 2008 International Advisory Committee Vice Chair of  'International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics (Photonics'08)', New Delhi, India, December 13–17, 2009
• Sep 2008 Programme Committee Member of 'International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors (ISCS'08)', Rust, Germany,  September 21–24, 2008 
• Sep 2004 Technical Programme Committee Member of ‘28th Intern. Conf. on Infrared and Millimeter Waves (IRMMW'04)', Karlsruhe, Germany, 26.09.–1.10.2004
• Mar 2004 Session Chair "Special Fiber Optics" of ‘Progress In Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS'04)', Pisa, March 28–31, 2004
• Mar 2004 Member of Advisory Committee of ‘Third Joint Symposium on Opto- and Microelectronic Devices and Circuits (SODC'04)’, Wuhan, China.
• Nov 2002 Technical Programme Committee Member of ‘Intern. Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP'02)', Awaji, Japan, 5.–8.11.2002
• Mar 2002 Advisory Committee Member of ‘Second Joint Symposium on Opto- and Microelectronic Devices and Circuits (SODC'02)’ at the University of Stuttgart, Germany.
• Apr 2000 Advisory Committee Member of ‘First Joint Symposium on Opto- and Microelectronic Devices and Circuits (SODC'00)’ at the Southeast University Nanjing, China.
• Dec 1998 Co-Chair of ‘International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics (PHOTONICS'98 )’ at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India.
• May 1998 Co-Chair of Workshop ‘Modelling of Photonic Components and Systems’ (MPKS'98) at Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany.
• Mar 1998, 1995, 1992 Chair of the Conferences ‘Measurement Techniques and Modeling in Optical Communication (MMONT'98, MMONT'95, MMONT'92)’ at Schloß Reisensburg, Günzburg/Ulm, Germany.
• Apr 1997, May 1995 Technical Programme Committee Member of ‘Conference on Microwave and Optronics (MIOP'95, MIOP'97)’ at Sindelfingen, Germany.
• Referee for EuMC'04, EuMC'03, EuMC'02, EuMC'01, EuMC'00, EuMC'99 (European Microwave Conference), IMTC2001 (IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference), PHOTONICS'98, MIOP'97, MIOP'95.

Paper refereeing: IEEE JLT, PTL, JSTQE, MTT, AP, Microwave and Wireless Components Letters; OSA Appl. Opt., JosaB, Opt. Express, Opt. Lett.; JEOS (Journal of the European Optical Society); Optics Communications; IOP (Institute of Physics); Solid State Electronics; Wiley Adv. Mat., Intern. J. Comm. Systems, Physica Status solidi;
European Physical Journal B; Applied Physics A; AEÜ (International Journal of Electronics and Communications / Archiv für Elektronik und Übertragungstechnik)

Reports on research proposals: Alberta Ingenuity Fund (Kanada), AvH (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation), DFG (German Research Society), ERCEA (European Research Council Executive Agency), GIF (German-Israeli Foundation), Hongkong City University 

Consulting: Expert witness for the X. Civil Division of Federal Supreme Court (X. Zivilsenat BGH, Bundesgerichtshof) Karlsruhe. – Expert witness for the 6. Civil Division of Regional Court of Appeal (6. Zivilsenat OLG, Oberlandesgericht) Karlsruhe. – Expert witness for Patent Court Case in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia