SERGEY ZAITSEV
President
Dr. Zaitsev brings over 30 years of experience in semiconductor optoelectronics design. He has authored more than 130 publications in this field. In 2001, he was elected as a Senior Member of Photonics/IEEE in recognition of his distinguished contributions to the development of advanced diode lasers. Following his academic career, Dr. Zaitsev transitioned to the U.S. optoelectronics industry. Before founding SVZ Technologies, he served as Principal Investigator on numerous programs sponsored by agencies such as NASA, DARPA, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, MDA, and the DOE.
As a Principal Scientist, he oversaw commercial projects related to fiber optic communications and the development of advanced semiconductor materials. His expertise spans visible and infrared optics, optoelectronics, medical and metric devices, compound semiconductors, as well as the technologies and modern processing equipment essential to the semiconductor industry.
• GaN metrology (cathodoluminescence, EBIC, SEM) (custom equipment for NATO projects)
• GaN/diamond for high-power transistor application (technology development, US patent)
• InGaAs large area APD (wafer design and technology)
• InGaAs APD arrays (MIT technology transfer)
• MIR quadrant detectors (GaSb)
• 1.064 um MOPA for NASA LIDARs.
• Superlattice mesa passivation technology (GaSb)
• GaSb-based MIR PD arrays
• AlGaAs type-I quantum cascade laser (THz range) (first lasing at 77K).
• Surface-emitting photonic integrated circuits (US patent)
• Type II quantum cascade lasers (achieved first CW operation at 4.5 um)
• VCSELs with oxide apertures (technology optimization and testing)
• Quantum dot laser diodes (set world records)
• Pulsed Q-switching laser diodes for ultra-high precision LIDARs (set world records)
• High power InGaAsP/InP laser diodes (set world records)
• Design of a satellite-based gamma-ray polarimeter for black holes studies (simulation and hardware)
• Time-dependence of gamma-ray emission from solar flare (numerical simulation, Master degree work)