Designed and simulated single-mode Edge-Emitting Laser Diodes designs, increasing total power output 23.2%

Varied quantum-wells, claddings, and ridge-waveguide geometry, increasing power 57% from base design

Researched tapered-oscillator architectures, producing 15% power increase from non-tapered design

Produced LIV curves through automated Python data acquisition, reducing simulation turnaround by ~20%

Built and aligned near-field, far-field, and LIV characterization setups using rotating cameras and probes

Engineered 4f microscope with MEMs mirror to produce 2D scan of diamonds with sub-micron resolution

Constructed Hanbury Brown-Twiss interferometer coupled to optical fiber and avalanche photodiode (APD)

Validated single-photon, thermal, and coherent light input, tuning to achieve 4x reduction in coincidence noise

Designed and fabricated CAD mounts for MEMS mirror and long-pass filter, shrinking footprint by 15%

Integrated automated control of NI-DAQ and Moku:Pro via Python, cutting experiment setup time by 30%

Designed PCB to incorporate CAN car telemetry and power delivery to Raspberry Pi 5 and touchscreen

Managed team of four on software, firmware, and hardware work, coming 20% ahead of projected timeline

Optimized PCB footprint by ~50% and of system casing footprint by ~30% compared to previous design