Ted Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Backed by Mayfield and other world class investors, Lumilens is built from the ground up to deliver photonics products optimized for the AI generation.If you like to work on complex design and high-volume manufacturing challenges in optoelectronics, silicon photonics, and lasers - please reach out to me at ted.schmidt@lumilens.com.

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Nl

Established team and processes to deliver differentiated optical transceivers leveraging EFFECT's innovative DSP and photonics technology pipeline.

San Jose, California, Us

Senior leader charged with aligning silicon photonics strategy and activities across business units. Reporting directly to the General Manager of the Telecom Transmission Business unit and dotted line reporting to the corporate CTO.Established companywide transparency on active and aspirational silicon photonics programs.Implemented resource prioritization policies with companywide stakeholder buy in.Established companywide silicon photonics product and technology roadmap supporting near-term and long-term business objectives.

San Jose, California, Us

Senior leader charged with aligning technology and investments with emerging datacom applications, reporting directly to the General Manager of the Datacom Business Unit and dotted line reporting to the corporate CTO.Aligned R&D investments to intercept new markets, resulting in design wins at key customers and an expanded customer base.Led business case analysis, gap analysis, gap closure strategy, and product strategy for new product categories. Applications and product categories added by executives to company earnings calls.Established strategic relationships with target customers and secured development agreements in new product categories.Identified M&A targets and led due diligence efforts to close existing technology and capability gaps.Contributor to Optical Internetworking Forum’s Co-Packaging Framework Document, implementation agreements, and interop demonstrations.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Lead architect for optical transceiver products based on Juniper’s Silicon Photonics technology. Defined Juniper’s Silicon Photonics technology roadmap.Leader of cross-organizational working group defining Juniper’s co-packaged optics strategy, sponsored by CEO.Lead technologist on Juniper’s Patent Review Committee for Silicon Photonics, responsible for defining Juniper’s Silicon Photonics IP strategy and focus, as well as shepherding inventions from mining sessions through to submission of patent applications.Leader of cross-disciplinary team defining design tools to enable scalable, first-time-right design of Silicon Photonics products.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Directed a multidisciplinary and geographically diverse team of senior research anddevelopment engineers, including photonic, DSP, RF, ASIC packaging, mechanical,firmware, and control algorithm engineers, to deliver transformative, market disruptingoptical transceiver technology.Directed product definition, product architecture, ASIC definition, subcomponentselection, assembly, integration, and test activities for optical transceivers based onJuniper’s silicon photonics technology.Demonstrated 400G and 100G optical transceivers suitable for high volumemanufacturing, leveraging acquired silicon photonics technology and the multibilliondollarsilicon manufacturing ecosystem.Delivered 6 custom ASICs through close engagement with geographically diversedevelopment partners, including multiple generations of high-speed mixed-signalASICs and high ADC/DAC count ASICs.Managed program schedules and budget to deliver Juniper’s silicon photonics vision.Led cross-organizational task force on co-packaged optics, providing recommendationsfor technology investments and timelines to C-level executives.Member of Juniper’s Patent Review Committee, representing Silicon Photonics andoptical interconnect technologies.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Defined architecture and set technology direction for advanced optical initiativesaddressing high bandwidth intra-datacenter and campus networks.Developed state of the art lab for evaluating integrated photonics technologies,including optical and electrical probing capabilities, enabling extensive technical due diligence and demonstration of enabling technologies.Developed state of the art system test lab for evaluating novel optical systemarchitectures, enabling demonstration of advanced solutions to executives and customers.Member of Juniper’s Patent Review Committee, representing Packet-Optical andoptical interconnect technologies.Member of due diligence team guiding Juniper investment in optical technology.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Set technology direction for packet-optical product offerings, including ASICarchitecture, photonics, and ROADM-based transport systems. Product lines spannedfrom edge and aggregation to core networking. Managed development budget, including NRE, equipment, and resources.Defined architecture and technology direction for two generations of 100G coherent interfaces, led internal development efforts, and managed relationships with development partners.Supported customer field trials for 100G Long Haul Packet Optical Interfaces, meeting customer objectives.Developed Juniper’s state of the art lab for transmission testing and DWDM system testing, enabling concept testing and demonstration of network solutions to executives and customers.Developed Juniper’s state of the art photonic component and subsystem test lab, enabling advanced testing of coherent components and subsystems to refine architecture and provide guidance to development partners.Speaker at training sessions for Packet-Optical interfaces and optical communications systemsOrganizer and Chair of 2012 OFC-NFOEC Market Watch session on Advanced Integrated Photonics. Session included industry leaders in the photonic industry covering data center, metro, and core applications.Member of Juniper’s Patent Review Committee, representing optical technologies and systems.Member of due diligence team guiding Juniper investment in optical technology.

Delivered 5 state-of-the-art fiber-optic communications products deployed in networks around the world: The first generation of 100G long haul DWDM transponders utilizing coherent detection and digital signal processing in conjunction with high coding gain Forward Error Correction; 2 generations of 40G packet-optical DWDM transport products; 2 generations of 40G DWDM terminal equipment supporting SONET/SDH, OTN, and Ethernet aggregation. Over $0.5B in revenue recognized from these product lines.Project lead for numerous high profile field trials, including: 100G upgrade to existing 10G DWDM system with NSN and ATT; 100G upgrade to high ROADM count DWDM systems with Cisco and Verizon; 100G packet-optical upgrade with Cisco and Comcast; 40G upgrade to existing 10G DWDM system with NSN and ATT; 40G upgrade to high PMD 10G system utilizing optical PMDC with Ciena and Sprint; 40G IP over DWDM with Cisco and Comcast; and 40G IP over DWDM with Cisco and MCI/Verizon.Directed a multidisciplinary team of over 30 senior research and development engineers, including senior optical, DSP, and control algorithm engineers. Mentored engineers towards achieving their career goals and aspirations.Supported successful acquisition of StrataLight by OpNext Corporation (a spin out from Hitachi Central Research Labs) in 2009 through technical and market due diligence.Technical lead for 100G long haul DWDM transponder development utilizing coherentdetection and digital signal processing for impairment mitigation. Led architecture and subsystem definition, component selection, and advanced prototyping.Led delivery of the world’s first real-time single-carrier 100G system utilizing coherent detection.Technical lead for coherent DSP, high speed data converter, and FEC technology due diligence.Co-author of the OIF 100G framework document and editor for 100G integrated photonics IA. Published in Q2 2010.

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Technical lead for 100G feasibility assessment and business proposal. Responsibilitiesincluded market analysis, assessment of technologies required to meet marketrequirements, building strategic business relationships for required core technology, andreporting results to executive team.Technical leader tasked with transforming research projects into manufacturableproducts, including proof-of-concept prototypes, small scale production, and transfer tomanufacturing pilot lines.Technical lead in customer lab and field trials of 40G technology.Technical lead for optical architecture definition of 40G long haul transmitter andreceiver subsystems.Directed development of 40G long haul transmitter and receiver subsystems, includingproduct definition, product architecture, design, implementation, final engineeringverification and test, and implementation of quality assurance practices. Two advancedmodulation formats brought to market and selected by several prominent systemintegrators. Product deployed in networks around the world.Directed development of 40G short haul client interfaces, including product definition,design, implementation, final engineering verification and test, and implementation ofquality assurance practices.Directed development of Stratalight’s polarization mode dispersion compensator,enabling 40G transport on previously unusable fiber. Effort included product definition,design, implementation, final engineering verification and test, and implementation ofquality assurance practices. Product selected by several prominent system integrators.Directed optical simulation efforts, including evaluation of modulation formats andopto-electronic technologies to meet market objectives.Directed system test, both in linear and circulating loop configurations.Primary intellectual property coordinator.

Technologist for the development of OptiMight’s ultra-long-haul product suite.Directed design, development, manufacture, and test of optical amplifier, channelequalizer, OADM, and channel monitor circuit packs.Directed system-level integration and test of optical functional blocks (circuit packs).Technical resource for the development of OptiMight’s unique 10G ultra-long-haultransmitter and receiver.Technical support for system test team, including system troubleshooting andperformance optimization.Technical support for carrier lab and field trial product evaluation.Beta product successfully developed. 40 channel, 4,000 km repeaterless link deliveredfor field trial at a Tier 1 carrier site. Sufficient performance with margin formanufacturing demonstrated.OptiMight Communications sold to Huawei Communications in 2002

Tallahassee, Florida, Us

Member of technical team tasked with defining the optical network architecture of theWilliams Network nationwide optical backbone.Member of technical team tasked with evaluating next generation optical transporttechnologies for deployment in the Williams Network nationwide optical backbone.Responsible for the evaluation, recommendation, and field testing of next-generationtransport products, including the first deployed Raman amplified terrestrial system(Corvis Corporation’s CoreWare product suite).Developed Williams Network’s next generation optical amplifier testbed collaborationwith the Center for Laser and Photonics Research at Oklahoma State University.Program supervisor and co-investigator: OCAST supported collaboration withOklahoma State University Department of Electrical Engineering, Department ofChemistry, and the Center for Laser and Photonics Research. Subject: All-Fiber FaradayRotator from Nanostructured Thin Films.Program supervisor: OCAST supported collaboration with Oklahoma State UniversityDepartment of Electrical Engineering. Subject: Improved Performance Tests for OpticalCommunications.

Ph.D., Physics

B.S., Engineering Physics