Founded in 2002, Al.eF Photonics is a consulting and development company specializing in Photonics, Classical Optics and Mechatronics. Our core competencies include Photonics Design, Optical Design, 3D Optomechanical and Mechanical Design, Finite Element Modelling and Computational Fluid Dynamics. Al.eF Photonics offers consulting services worldwide, with emphasis on North American and European markets.

Executive Team:

• Janice Pereira, MA, Carleton University, Ottawa. Senior Project Manager, Business Development, Standards and Patents. Postgraduate studies at Robert Gordon’s University - School of  Information Studies, Aberdeen, Scotland, and Centre Linguistique Appliqué, Besançon, France. Ms. Pereira brings over 20 years of experience in Business Development, Standards and Patents, accumulated during her business involvement with the Canadian Patents Office, Department of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Industry Canada, International Development Research Centre of Canada, and Canadian High Commission in London, England.

• Victoria Si , BSc, Heilongjiang University, China, Graduate Studies in Applied Mathematics, Concordia University, Montreal. Senior Business Analyst, International Technology Transfer. Over 20 years of experience in Techology Transfer in the fields of Optoelectronics and Mechatronics.

Technology Team:

• Nicholas Lambrache, PhD, University Politehnica, Bucharest. OSA, AIP Member. Senior Designer, Optics, Photonics, Mechatronics. Specializations in Optical Technology, Optical Design and Fiber Optics Technologies at Wilhelm Loh and Ernest Leitz, Wetzlar, Germany, and Huber Suhner, Herisau, Switzerland. Dr. Lambrache authored / coauthored 30 scientific papers and brings over 20 years of experience in Optics, Photonics and Fluid Dynamics accumulated during his business and academic involvement with Optica Romana, Huber Suhner, JDS Uniphase, L3 Communications, Perkin Elmer and University Politehnica Bucharest.

• Henry Teimoori, PhD, Telecom Paris Tech, France. Post-Doctoral, University of Ottawa. Senior Designer, Photonics. Dr. Teimoori brings academic and business experience accumulated during his involvement with the Center for Research in Photonics and OneChip Photonics, Ottawa, and specializes in Passive and Transparent Optical Networks, Microwave Optics and Nanophotonics. He authored / coauthored 14 scientific papers.

• Atousa Assadihaghi, PhD, XLIM-University of Limoges, France. Post-Doctoral, University of Ottawa. Senior Designer, Photonics. Dr. Assadihaghi brings academic and business experience accumulated during her involvement with the Center for Research in Photonics and OneChip Photonics, Ottawa, and specializes in Coupled-Wave Theory of Distributed Feedback Lasers, Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers, and Hyper Frequency Circuits. She authored / coauthored 15 scientific papers.

• Jeffrey de Fourestier, MA, McGill University. Senior Mineralogist. Mr. de Fourestier is the author of the well-known book Glossary of Mineral Synonyms, 1st edition, Verlag Sanssouci, Montreal, 1994, ISBN 0-9698372-0-8, alongside many other books and scientific papers in the fields of mineralogy and geology.

• Cristina Kathleen Rossato, BA Honors, Guelph University, Ontario, Canada. Communications Officer, Technical Writer. Ms. Rossato brings experience in Technical Writing and Communication Technologies accumulated during her business involvement with IBM and Carleton University.

Scientific Advisors:

• Constantin Nitu, PhD, IEEE Member. Professor of Mechatronics at University Politehnica, Bucharest. Chair of Department of Mechatronics. Specialization in Mechatronics at Ecole Superieure de Mechanique et des Microtechniques, Besancon, France. Dr. Nitu is acting Scientific Director of the Research and Development Center for Mechatronics, and authored / coauthored 7 books, 68 scientific papers and 4 patents.

• Daniel Bacescu, PhD, Professor of Optics at University Politehnica, Bucharest. Dr. Bacescu authored / coauthored 3 books, 38 scientific papers and 3 patents.

• Constantin Udrea, PhD, Professor of Precision Mechanics Elements at University Politehnica, Bucharest. Specialization in Mechatronics at Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany. Dr. Udrea authored / coauthored 8 books, 86 scientific papers and 12 patents.

• Georgeta Ionascu , PhD, Professor of Optical Technology at University Politehnica, Bucharest. Specialization in Advanced Technologies at Technische Universität Dresden. Dr. Ionascu authored / coauthored 6 books, 64 scientific papers and 5 patents.

• George Gherghina, PhD, Professor of Industrial Engineering at University of Craiova. Dr. Gherghina authored / coauthored 3 books, 44 scientific papers and 2 patents.

• Aurelian Ovidius Trufasu , PhD, Associate Professor of Optics at University Politehnica, Bucharest. Dr. Trufasu authored / coauthored 2 books and 28 scientific papers.

In Memoriam:

• Dr. Nicholas Alexandrescu, Professor at University Politehnica, Bucharest and Scientific Adviser of our company passed away on December 31, 2012, after a short battle with cancer. Dr. Alexandrescu was Chair of Department of Mechatronics and President of the Romanian Society of Mechatronics. He specializated in Mechatronics at Darmstadt University of Technology, Dresden University of Technology, and Institute for Hydraulic and Pneumatic Control, Aachen. Dr. Alexandrescu authored / coauthored 13 books, 111 scientific papers, and 18 patents. Recuiescat in Pace.