Jeffrey Steidle

Jeffrey Steidle has a diverse work experience in the field of photonics engineering. Jeffrey is currently working as a Lead Photonic Engineer at Precision Optical Transceivers, Inc. since January 2020. Prior to this role, they worked as a Photonics Engineer for the same company from May 2018 to January 2020.

Before joining Precision Optical Transceivers, Inc., Jeffrey was a Graduate Research Assistant at Rochester Institute of Technology from August 2014 to August 2019. During their time there, they focused on developing high-performance photon pair sources with silicon micro ring resonators for Quantum Information Processing applications. Jeffrey also gained experience in silicon photonic component development, including design, simulation, layout, fabrication, and testing.

Jeffrey also worked as a Photonics Engineer at Veluxsys from June 2018 to May 2019. Additionally, they gained research experience as a Silicon Photonics Research Intern at Precision Optical Transceivers, Inc. in 2017 and as a Visiting Research Scholar at Air Force Research Laboratory in 2016 and 2015.

Earlier in their career, Jeffrey worked as a Research Technician and Research Assistant at The Research Foundation for SUNY in 2014 and 2013 respectively.

Overall, Jeffrey Steidle has a strong background in photonics engineering with experience in research, development, and testing of silicon photonic components for various applications.

Jeffrey Steidle completed their education at two institutions. Jeffrey began their academic journey in 2009 at SUNY Geneseo, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Applied Physics in 2014. Following this, they pursued further studies at the Rochester Institute of Technology from 2014 to 2019. During this time, they obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Microsystems Engineering.