Faculty

James J. Coleman

James J. Coleman

Intel Alumni Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Professor
2260 Micro and Nanotechnology Lab
208 N. Wright Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-2555
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PhD Electrical Engineering University of Illinois October 1975

Research Interests:

  • Semiconductor lasers, optoelectronics, epitaxial growth, quantum dots, and nanostructures

For more information:
The Semiconductor Laser Laboratory

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements

  • David Sarnoff Award, IEEE (2008)

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Teaching

  • 2007 Teachers Ranked as Excellent (Spring)

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Research

  • David Sarnoff Award, IEEE (2008)

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Public Service

  • Cecil N. Coleman Award, University of Illinois Division of Public Safety (2006)

Chapters in Books

  • I. Adesida and J. J. Coleman, "Optoelectronic devices," Handbook of Photonic 2nd Edition, M Gupta, ed. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, 2006

Other Publications

  • J.J. Coleman and S D Roh, "Current biased dual DBR grating semiconductor laser," US Patent 7,339,968
  • J.J. Coleman and M.S. Zediker, "Flared and tapered rib waveguide semiconductor laser and method for making same," Canadian Patent 2,459,313
  • J.J. Coleman and S D Roh, "Current biased dual DBR grating semiconductor laser," US Patent 6,728,290

Journal Editorships

  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Guest Editor (with A C Bryce and C Jagadish) Special issue on optoelectronic materials and processing (Vol. 14, no. 4, 2008)