In this interview, Jose Pozo, Optica’s CTO, talks to AdValue Photonics CEO Michael Mielke about his career and the company.
Located in Tucson, AZ, AdValue Photonics is a manufacturer of innovative fiber lasers for materials processing, LIDAR, scientific, and medical markets. Founded in 2007, the company makes products such as fiber amplifiers, broadband fiber sources, and fiber-based components—all based on its fiber laser technology.
In this interview, Jose Pozo, Optica’s CTO, talks to CEO Michael Mielke about his career and AdValue Photonics.
Early Career
Mielke started his career at the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL), where he studied physics. While in Gainesville, Mielke tried out several majors, but was “hooked” on physics after taking his first classical mechanics class. Following graduation, he decided to apply to the Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL) at the University of Central Florida—fiber-optic telecommunications was a rapidly growing market in the late 1990s.
Mielke was accepted and quickly joined the research group of Peter Delfyett, professor of optics, electrical engineering, and physics at CREOL. While at CREOL, Mielke learned about high-speed photonics, telecommunications, and low-noise optical clocks.
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