Talk
Abstract:
On Becoming an Industrial Mathematician & the
Mathematics of Fiber Optics
Alessandra Chiareli
Fiber
Optics and Electronic Materials Technology Center
3M
aochiareli@mmm.com
The thirst for bandwidth (potential information-carrying capacity,
or the amount of information that can be sent over a communication
channel) is driving the telecommunication industry to adopt
more and more optical fiber networks. Optical fibers and optical
fiber based components are the basic building blocks of these
systems. The design of these fibers and components is rich in
challenging mathematical problems and provide opportunities
to solving real world problems. In this talk, an overview of
the mathematics of fiber optics will be given as well as a road
map that led an applied mathematician to work in industry solving
such problems.
Connecting
Women in Mathematical Sciences to Industry
2000-2001
Program: Mathematics in Multimedia
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