Avishay Eyal
Full Professor
I love science and technology and feel very lucky that my job is also my hobby. I find interest in both basic science and applied science but researches with clear and practical applications are what excite me the most.
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Research Interests:
Polarization related phenomena in optical fibers
Propagation of light in optical fibers
Fiber optic sensing
Education
Academic and Professional Experience
Course Offering
Academic and Professional Awards
Membership in Professional Societies
Administrative Activities
Reviewer
1999-2002
Post Doctoral Scholar in Applied Physics
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California Institute of Technology
Department of Applied Physics
1994-1999
PhD in Engineering
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Tel-Aviv University
Faculty of Engineering
1989-1993
MSc in Engineering
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Ben-Gurion University
Faculty of Engineering
1984 – 1988
BSc in Electrical Engineering
Cum Laude.
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Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Subject of research: Optical filters, Polarization mode dispersion – high order modeling and compensation, Polarization properties of Bragg gratings.
Subject of thesis: Polarization Mode Dispersion in Fiber Lasers and Fiber Sensors.
Conducted under the supervision of Prof. Moshe Tur.
Subject of thesis: Non-Radiative Energy Transfer Between Rare Earth Ions in Doped Laser Materials
Conducted under the supervision of Prof. Stanley Rotman.
Enhanced fields: Electro-optics, Communication and Computers
Project: A computerized electro-optical device for tracking eye movements
1999-2002
California Institute of Technology
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Post Doctoral Scholar
1999-2002
Arroyo Optics
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Consultant
1995-1996
Rupin Engineering School
(extension of the University of Coventry)
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Lecturer
1994-1999
Tel-Aviv University
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Ph.D. Student
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Laboratory Instructor
1990-1993
Israeli Air Force - Technological Research Branch
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Researcher
Attaining rank of Major
1988-1990
Israeli Air Force - Flying Cadet Academy
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Lecturer
Theoretical and experimental research in the field of Fiber-Optics including: Design and analysis of optical filters, Polarization properties of Bragg gratings, High Order Polarization Mode Dispersion, Polarization Mode Dispersion Compensation.
Research and Development of optical filters, Interleavers and add/drop grating assisted fused couplers. Measurement and mitigation of group velocity dispersion, polarization mode dispersion, polarization dependent transmission in optical components.
Teaching undergraduate students a basic course in Electrical and Electronic Circuits. Writing and grading student tasks. Conducting and grading students examinations.
Theoretical and Experimental research in the field of Fiber-Optics including: Polarization related phenomena in Fiber-Lasers, Fiber-Laser Dynamics, Polarization Mode Dispersion and Fiber-Sensors. The research requires developing theoretical models, performing computerized simulations, assembling experimental set-ups, conducting computerized measurements and analyzing experimental data.
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Instructing graduate students in an Image-Processing laboratory. Teaching theory of Image Processing, developing new experiments, composing and grading students examinations.
Analysis and performance evaluation of systems of command, control, communication and radar. Planning, coordinating, supervising and conducting field and lab experiments.
Teaching flying cadet basic courses in: Electronics, Radar, Electro-optics, Computers and Physics. Writing instruction notes for the cadet and a complete text-book on basic electronics. Conducting and grading cadet examinations
Undergraduates
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Introduction to Electrical Engineering
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Basic Electronics
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Introduction to Optical Communications
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Wave Transmission
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Circuits and Linear Systems
Graduates
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Dynamical Optical Filters
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Statistical Optics and Coherency
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Optical Measurement Techniques
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Effects and applications involving light and acoustic waves
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Eshkol Fellowship of the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology
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Fulbright Fellowship of the U.S.-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF)
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Excellent teacher of year 2003 in the Tel-Aviv University School of Electrical Engineering
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Excellence in teaching citation for year 2011
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Rector's top 100 list for excellence in teaching 2013
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Rector's top 100 list for excellence in teaching 2014
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Rector's top 100 list for excellence in teaching 2015
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Rector's excellent teacher of year 2015
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Rector's top 100 list for excellence in teaching 2016
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Excellence in teaching citation for year 2016
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IEEE member since 1996 (Senior Member since 2006).
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OSA member since 2006
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SPIE member since 2013
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A member of the program committee of the IEEE LEOS Summers Topical Meeting on Optical Signal Processing (July 2005)
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A member of the organizing committee of the Amnon Yariv Symposium (June 2005)
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Member of the EE school admission committee for M.Sc. studies
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Program committee member of the European Workshop on Optical Fiber Sensors ( since 2010 - present)
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PSAGOT program academic contact person (2010 - 2015)
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Head of the EE school M.Sc.
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Head of the Faculty M.Sc. committee (since Oct. 2013 - 2017)
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Member of the TAU M.Sc. committee (2016)
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Member of grant review committee – Ministry of Science, Space and Technology (2017)
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Program committee member of IFLA – International (conference on) Fiber Lasers and Applications (2017)
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Member in academic promotion committee (2016)
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Head of academic promotion committee (2017)
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TAU EE school - Head of the Undergraduate Program (2017-2021)
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IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
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Journal of Lightwave Technology
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Optics Express
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Biomedical Optics Express
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Optics Letters
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Journal of the Optical Society of America B
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EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing
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Journal of Biomedical Optics
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Sensors & Actuators A
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Optics Communications
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BSF
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ISF
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PAZI Foundation - Israel Atomic Energy Commission
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Research program of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space