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Invited Talks, Publications and Interviews:

  1. W. Ishak, “Corning Innovative Materials,” Invited, EPIC World Photonic Technology Summit, Brussels, August, 2018.

  2. W. Ishak, “Corning Material Technologies – Improving the Connected World,” Invited, 4th Annual World Congress on Smart Materials, Osaka, Japan, March 2018.

  3. W. Ishak, “A Vision for the Connected World,” Invited, UCSD 5G Forum, May 2017.

  4. W. Ishak, “Glass Technologies for Semiconductor Applications,” Keynote, IEEE CPMT Symposium, Japan, November, 2015. http://www.ieee-csj.org/plenary_invited_ICSJ2015.html

  5. W. Ishak, “Bending Razor-Thin Glass to Tech’s Future Needs,” Los Angeles Times Interview, November 2015. http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-cutting-edge-glass-20151025-story.html

  6. W. Ishak, “Light is Key to Good Life,” The Year of Light Symposium, University of California, Santa Barbara, October 2015. http://ips.ece.ucsb.edu/events/ucsb-year-of-light-symposium-2015

  7. W. Ishak, “Innovation and Innovators,” Distinguished Speakers Series, Technology Management Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, February 2015. http://www.uctv.tv/shows/Waguih-Ishak-Fortune-500-Intrapreneur-On-Nurturing-A-Culture-Of-Innovation-28964

  8. W. Ishak, “Spotting and Fostering Innovators,” TEDx Talk, 2013.

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  1. W. Ishak, “The Connected World,” InnoAsia 2013, Hong Kong, December 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq08SqlSZaE

  2. W. Ishak, Panel on “Innovations in Solid State Lighting,” University of California, Santa Barbara, May 2013. http://iee.ucsb.edu/summit2013/lighting

  3. W. Ishak, “Ultra-slim, Flexible Glass – Enabling Devices and Design Evolution,” Printed Electronics USA, December 2012.

  4. W. Ishak, “A Day Made of Glass – A View of a Vision to Come,” INMA Audience Summit, Las Vegas, October 2011.

  5. W. Ishak, “Advancing the Vision of the Connected World,” Wave 2011, Lake Louise, Alberta, October 2011.

  6. W. Ishak, “Applications of Optoelectronics in Life Sciences, Communications and Computation,” Optoelectronics Workshop, 217th ECS Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, April 2010.

  7. W. Ishak, “The Impact of Nanotechnology on Health Care, Communications, and Entertainment,” ChemShow, Nano and Green Technologies 2009 Symposium and Show, New York, November 2009.

  8. W. Ishak, “Nanotechnology for the 21st Century,” NanoBusiness Alliance, Chicago, Illinois, September 2009.

  9. W. Ishak, “The Impact of Nanotechnology on Health Care, Communications, and Entertainment,” Nano-Giga Conference, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, August 2009.

  10. W. Ishak, “The Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno Revolution,” International Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop (iNOW-2008), Tokyo, Japan, August 2008.

  11. W. Ishak, “Innovations in Optoelectronics Are Driving Innovations in High Speed Electronics – or is it the other way around?” International Electronics Forum (IEF) 2008, Dubai, May 2008.

  12. W. Ishak, “Innovations in Electronics, Optics, MEMS and Biology for Communications, Computation and Life Sciences,” Alexander Graham Bell Distinguished Speaker, McMaster University, Canada, March 2008.

  13. W. Ishak, “Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers and Their Applications to Computer Interconnects and Consumer Electronics,” Workshop for the 30th Anniversary for the Invention of the VCSEL, Tokyo, Japan, December 2007.

  14. W. Ishak, "The Digital Society of the 21st Century - How Electronics, Photonics, MEMS, and Biology Will Impact Consumers,” Stanford University’s Photonics Research Center, SPRC Visionary Innovation Seminar Series, Inaugural Presentation, October 2006.

  15. W. Ishak, “The Digital Society of the 21st Century,” Future Horizon Conference, Budapest, Hungry, May 2006.

  16. W. Ishak, “Applications of Photonics, Electronics and MEMS in Consumer Electronics,” IEE/Fabless Semiconductor Association International Semiconductor Executive Forum, London, UK, May 2005.

  17. W. Ishak, “The Future of Light – The Pervasiveness of Photonics in Communications, Sensors, Measurements, and Life Sciences,” Boston University’s Future of Light Seminar, November 2004.

  18. W. Ishak, “Photonics & Optoelectronics for Communications, Measurements and Life Sciences’” OpNeTec Conference, Pisa, Italy, October 2004.

  19. W. Ishak, “Mega Trends in Photonics and Electronics,” Photonics North, Ottawa, Canada, September 2004.

  20. W. Ishak, “Micro Photonic Devices for Low-Cost Optoelectronics,” Invited Paper, ECTC Conference, May 2003.

  21. W. Ishak, “Micro Photonic Integrated Circuits,” Plenary Talk, First International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, Singapore, November 2002.

  22. W. Ishak, “Pervasive Photonics; Applying Photons to Communications, Sensors and Solid-State Lighting,” Keynote Speech, Opto Ireland, Galway, Ireland, September 2002.

  23. W. Ishak & L. Desjardin, “The New Economy of Light,” Invited Paper, Opticon 2002, San Jose, Ca, August 2002.

  24. W. Ishak, “The New Economy of Light: Taking a Byte out of the Price per Bit in Communication Links,” The Australian Conference on Fiber Optic Technology (ACOFT), Sidney, Australia, July 2002.

  25. W. Ishak, “Applications of Photonics in Communications, Measurements and Interconnections,” Ireland Development Association and Science Foundation Ireland Special Meeting, April 2002.

  26. W. Ishak, “High Speed Optoelectronics,” SPIE International Symposium on Photonics Applications, Singapore, November 2001.

  27. W. Ishak, “The Tera Era and Its Implications on Communications,” Distinguished Seminar Series, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, September 2001.

  28. W. Ishak, “High Speed Optoelectronics & Fiber Optics,” SPIE International Symposium on the Convergence of Information Technology and Communications (ITCOM), Denver, CO, August 2001

  29. W. Ishak, “Photonics & High Speed Optoelectronics,” Plenary Talk at Agilent’s Technology Day to the German Industry and Academia, Boeblingen, Germany, June 2001.

  30. W. Ishak, Participant (with Lucent, Corning & Nortel) at the OFC Roundtable Discussion on All Optical Networks, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), March 2001.

  31. W. Ishak, “The Bandwidth Tidal Wave”, Boston University Center for Photonics Technology, October 2000.

  32. W. Ishak, L. Blake, D. Bastein, J. Fouquet & B. Lemoff, “The Optical Network Revolution,” Networks 2000, Toronto, Canada, September 2000.

  33. W. Ishak, “The Tera Era,” WDM – Systems and Applications, NIST Workshop, November 1999.

  34. W. Ishak, “Multi Gb/s Optical Interconnects,” International Conference on Optics (ICO-XVIII), San Francisco, August 1999.

  35. W. Ishak, “Creating R&D Technology Portfolios,” International Research Institute Meeting, South Carolina, 1998.

  36. W. Ishak, Alastair Glass, Cliff Higgerson, Scott Kriens, “Thousand Points of Light: On the Road to the All-Optical network,” Panelists, Infrastructure of the Internet, Network Outlook Conference, 1998.

  37. W. Ishak, “The Tera Era,” Hewlett-Packard Journal, December 1997.

  38. W. Ishak, K. Giboney, “Optical Interconnect Technology Meets Standards,” Laser Focus World, vol.33, no.12, pp. 15-17, 1997.

  39. W. Ishak, “Optoelectronics for the Information Age - the Tera Era,” Second OECC Conference, Seol, Korea, 1997.

  40. W. Ishak, “Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers for the Tera Era,” 55th Annual Device Research Conference, June 1997.

  41. W. Ishak, “High Speed Parallel Optical Interconnects – Preparing for the Tera Era,” High Speed Interconnects Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, 1997.

  42. W. Ishak, “High-Speed Optical Interconnects - A Review,” Japan Science and Tech Corporation (JST) Meeting, Tokyo, 1996.

  43. W. Ishak, “InP-based Optoelectronic Components for Measurements, Communications, and Computers,” Eighth International Conference on Indium Phosphide and Related Materials (IPRM), Germany, 1996.

  44. W. Ishak, Lewis Aronson, Brian Lemoff, David Dolfi, “Wavelength Division Multiplexed Local Area Networks Using Low-Cost Optoelectronics,” Eighth Tyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communications, Lerici, Italy, September 1996.

  45. W. Ishak, “Photonics Applications for Measurements, Communications and Computers,” IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Meeting, San Francisco, 1995.

  46. W. Ishak, “Lightwave Technology,” Invited Guest at Sonoma State University’s Series on “What Physicists Do,” November 1993.

  47. W. Ishak, K. Carey, S. Newton, W. Trutna, “Photonic Technology for Lightwave Communications Test Applications,” Hewlett-Packard Journal, vol.44, no.1, pp.6-10, 1993.

  48. W. Ishak, “Magnetostatic Wave Technology: A Review,” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol.76, no.2, pp.171-187, 1988.

  49. W. Ishak, “Microwave Signal Processing Using Magnetostatic Wave Devices,” Proceedings of IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, Dallas, TX, vol. 1, pp. 152-163., 1984.

  50. W. Ishak, E. Karrer, R. Shreve, “Surface Acoustic Wave Delay Lines and Transversal Filters,” Hewlett-Packard Journal, vol.32, no.12, pp. 3-8, 1981.

Contributed Publications (Journal and Conference Publications):

  1. K. Hahn, J. Straznicky, M. Tan, S. Wang, R. Kaneshiro, D. Dolfi, W. Ishak, R. Wilson, S. Joiner, E. Mueller, A. Plotts, D. Murray, B. Sano, Y. Koh, A. Levi, “POLO: Parallel Optical Links for Workstation Clusters and Switching Systems,” Conference on Optical Fiber Communication, San Diego, Ca., p. 112, 1995.

  2. W. Ishak, K. Hahn, B. Booth, C. Mueller, A. Levi, R. Craig, “Optical Interconnects: The POLO Approach,” Proceedings of the SPIE, vol. 2400, pp. 214-221, 1995.

  3. H. Tanbakushi, D. Nicholson, B. Kunz, W. Ishak, “Magnetically Tunable Oscillators and Filters,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol.25, no.5, pp. 3248-3253, 1989.

  4. W. Ishak, K. Chang, B. Kunz, G. Miccoli, “Tunable Microwave Resonators and Oscillators Using Magnetostatic Waves,” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 35, no. 3, pp.  396-405, 1988.

  5. W. Ishak, “Magnetostatic Wave Technology – A Review,” IEEE, Proceedings, vol. 76, p. 171-187, Feb. 1988.

  6. W. Ishak, C. Flory, B. Auld, “Acoustic Modes in Lithium Tetraborate,” Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics  Symposium, vol. 1, pp. 241-245, 1987.

  7. E. Reese, W. Ishak, “Wideband Discriminators Using Tunable MSW Delay-Lines,” IEEE Transaction on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 33, no. 1, p. 110, 1986.

  8. W. Ishak, K. Chang, “Phase Noise Characteristics of MSW Delay Line,” IEEE Transaction on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 33, no. 1, p. 112, 1986.

  9. B. Kunz, K. Chang, W. Ishak, “MSW-SER Based Tunable Oscillators,” Proceedings of IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, Williamsburg, VA., vol. 1, pp. 187-190, 1986.

  10. W. Ishak, K. Chang, “Tunable Microwave Resonators Using Magnetostatic Waves in YIG Films,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. MTT-34, no.12, pp.1383-1393, 1986.

  11. K. Chang, W. Ishak, “Magnetostatic Forward Volume Wave Straight Edge Resonators,” Proceedings of IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Baltimore, MD., pp. 473-475, 1986.

  12. K. Chang, W. Ishak, “Magnetostatic Forward Volume Wave Straight Edge Resonators,” Microwave Journal, vol. 29, no. 5, p. 94, 1986.

  13. E. Reese, W. Ishak, “Automatic Phase Noise Measurements Using MSW Delay Line Based Discriminators,” Proceedings of IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, San Francisco, CA., pp. 169-173, 1985.

  14. K. Chang, W. Ishak, B. Kunz, “Phase Noise Characteristics of MSW Devices,” Proceedings of IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, San Francisco, CA., pp. 163-168, 1985.

  15. W. Ishak, E. Reese, E. Huijer, “Magnetostatic Wave Devices for UHF Band Applications,” Journal on Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing    vol.4, no.1-2, pp. 285-300, 1985.

  16. K. Chang, W. Ishak, “Magnetostatic Surface Wave Straight Edge Resonators,” Journal on Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing    vol.4, no.1-2, pp. 201-209, 1985.

  17. W. Ishak, K. Chang, “Magnetostatic Wave Devices for Microwave Signal Processing,” Hewlett-Packard Journal, vol.36, no.2, pp.10-20, 1985.

  18. K. Chang, W. Ishak, “The Effect of Width Modes on the Performance of MSSW Resonators,” Proceedings of IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, Dallas, TX, vol. 1, pp.   , 1984.

  19. W. Ishak, E. Reese, R. Baer, M. Fowler, “Tunable Magnetostatic Wave Oscillators Using Pure and Doped YIG Films,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. MAG-20, no.5, pt.1, pp. 1229-1231, 1984.

  20. E. Huijer, W. Ishak, “MSSW Resonators With Straight Edge Reflectors,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics,  vol. MAG-20, no. 5, pp. 1232-1234, 1984.

  21. W. Ishak, “Magnetostatic Surface Wave Devices for UHF and L Band Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. MAG-19, no.5, pp.1880-1882, 1983.

  22. W. Ishak, “4-20 GHz Magnetostatic Wave Delay Line Oscillator,” Electronics Letters, vol.19, no.22, pp.930-931, 1983.

  23. W. Ishak, “Low-Loss Ultra Flat SAW Filters, Using Group-Type Unidirectional Transducers,” IEEE Transaction on Sonics and Ultrasonics, vol. 29, no. 3, p. 183, 1982.

  24. R. Bray, J. Grubb, W. Ishak, “SAW Filters Using Group Type Unidirectional Transducers: Sources of Problems,” Proceedings of IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, San Diego, CA, pp. 227-232, 1982.

  25. W. Ishak, R. Shreve, “Low-Loss, Low-Ripple, SAW Filters Using Group-Type Unidirectional Transducers,” Proceedings of IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, Chicago, IL., 1981.

  26. R. Lacey, E. Huijer, W. Ishak, R. Patterson, “Performance of Bubble Circuit Functions at an 8 micron Period,” IEEE Transaction on Magnetics, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1703-1705, 1979.

  27. R. Lacey, E. Huijer, W. Ishak, R. Patterson, “Performance of Bubble Circuit Functions at an 8 micron Period,” IEEE International Magnetics Conference, New York, NY, 1979.

  28. E. Della Torre, W. Ishak, “Analysis of Gap-Tolerant Bubble Circuits,” IEEE Transaction on Magnetics, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 1026-1031, 1979.

  29. W. Ishak, E. Della Torre, “The Optimum Design of Magnetic Bubble Propagation Circuits,” Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 50, no. 3, pt. 2, pp. 2286-2288, 1979.

  30. W. Ishak, E. Della Torre, “Modeling of Field Access Bubble Devices,” IEEE Transaction on Magnetics, vol. MAG-14, no., 5, pp. 1035-1042, 1978.

  31. W. Ishak, E. Della Torre, “Modeling of Field Access Bubble Devices,” IEEE International Magnetics Conference, Florence, Italy, 1978.

  32. W. Ishak, E. Della Torre, “BUBMAT - A Computer Program for Parameters of Bubble-Type Materials,” IEEE Transaction Magnetics, vol. MAG-13, no. 2, pp. 964-965, 1977.

  33. W. Ishak, N. Sinha, “Time-Domain Approximation and System Modeling Using a Damped Least-Squares Algorithm,” International Journal of Systems Science, vol.7, no.6, pp. 635-40, 1976.

  34. W. Ishak, E. Della Torre, “MOFAB – A Computer Program for Modeling of Field Access Bubble Devices,” IEEE Transaction on Magnetics, vol. MAG-14, no. 5, pp. 1077-1978, 1978.

  35. W. Ishak, E. Della Torre, “Modeling of Field Access Bubble Devices,” IEEE Transaction on Magnetics, vol. MAG-14, no. 5, pp. 1035-1042, 1978.

  36. W. Ishak, W. Kinsner, E. Della Torre, “Magnetostrictive Piezoelectric Bubble Detectors,” AIP Conference Proceedings, no. 24, pp. 558-559, 1974.

Patents:

  1. R. Baer, C. Flory, W. Ishak, “Shear Transverse Wave Device Having Selective Trapping of Wave Energy,” US Patent # 5220234, 1993.

  2. R. Bray, C. Johnsen, T. Bagwell, W. Ishak, “Polyimide Damper for Surface Acoustic Wave Devices,” US Patent # 4931752, 1990.

  3. K. Chang, G. Miccoli, W. Ishak, “Mode Selective Magnetostatic Wave Resonators,” US Patent # 4782312, 1988.

  4. E. Reese, W. Ishak, M. Fowler, T. Jerse, “Magnetostatic Wave Delay Line Discriminator With Automatic Quadrature Setting and Automatic Calibration,” US Patent # 4780667, 1988.

  5. G. Miccoli, K. Chang, B. Kunz, W. Ishak, “Diagonally Coupled Magnetostatic Wave Resonators,” US Patent # 4778483, 1988.

  6. B. Kunz, K. Chang, W. Ishak, “One Port Magnetostatic Wave Resonator,” US Patent # 4751480, 1988.

  7. W. Ishak, K. Chang, “Magnetostatic Wave Resonator Capable of Batch Processing,” US Patent # 4652338, 1987.

Book Chapters:

  1. W. Ishak and Charles Falco, “Displays Technologies” in “Optics and Photonics, Essential Technologies for Our Nation.” Committee on Harnessing the Light, National Research Council, 2012. http://spie.org/x110433.xml

  2. W. Ishak, “Fiber Optic Network Elements,” Chapter 22. In Communications Network and Measurement Handbook, Clyde F. Coombs, Jr. and Catherine Coombs, Eds., McGraw Hill, 1998. http://accessengineeringlibrary.com/browse/communications-network-test-and-measurement-handbook#p2000a1689970469001

  3. W. Ishak, “Lightwave Signal Sources,” Chapter 23.1; “Lightwave Signal Analysis”, Chapter 24.1; “Lightwave Components Analyzers,” Chapter 25.1; “Optical Time-Domain Reflectometers”, Chapter 26.1. In Electronic Instrument Handbook 2nd Edition, Clyde F. Coombs, Jr., Ed., McGraw Hill, 1995. 3rd Edition, 1999. http://accessengineeringlibrary.com/browse/electronic-instrument-handbook-third-edition

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