Receivers Unlimited

Overview

Receivers Unlimited was founded in 2010 to develop and apply new ideas from other areas of technology to optical TIA design. Many of the employees had previously worked at Circadiant Systems, which designed high speed(10GB/s and 25Gb/s) optical communication testing equipment. In addition, many of the employees have a physics background and had also previously worked at AT&T/Lucent Bell Labs. This unusual combination of backgrounds, Physics + Optical Communications + Electro-Optic Testing, is responsible for the unusual approach taken to TIA design. Receivers Unlimited is located near Allentown, PA., which was the center for ATT Bell Labs optical component development.

Dr. John French, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Receivers Unlimited was founded by Dr. French to commercialize time variant circuit technology. Dr. French has published several papers and holds several patents in optical communications. In particular, he holds over 10 patents directly related to TIA design and testing.

Prior to Receivers Unlimited, he became a director in the Optical Communication Test business of JDSU, when Circadiant Systems was acquired by JDSU in 2008. Prior to JDSU, he was the co-founder and CEO of Circadiant Systems, which began development of optical test equipment in 2000. At Circadiant Systems, he was focused on the development of stress testing standards and hardware for optical receivers. Prior to Circadiant Systems, he spent 12 years at ATT Bell Labs and later Lucent Bell Labs. At Bell Labs, he was a significant contributor to the optical communication industry, led in the development of the Transponder Business Unit and was awarded the title of Distinguished Member of Technical Staff. Prior to Bell Labs, he was at Brookhaven National Laboratory working on improving photon detection for atomic measurements.

Dr. French has a Ph.D in Physics from Columbia University in New York and a BA in physics from Williams College in Williamstown, MA. He is a contributor to IEEE and OIDA conferences and he sits on several boards.