Dr. Douglas Baney, son of Lois and Lowell E. Baney of Eastsound, Wash., has been named an IEEE Fellow. He is being recognized for contributions to the measurements and sensing in photonics and fiberoptic optical communications.

The IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors upon a person with an outstanding record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. The total number selected in any one year cannot exceed one-tenth of one- percent of the total voting membership. IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of membership and is recognized by the technical community as a prestigious honor.

Baney has become widely recognized as a world-class researcher and leader in the field of optical measurement and sensing during his research at HP and Agilent Technologies.

Notable achievements that benefitted from Baney’s technical contributions, leadership, and/or management include:

• Contributions to the understanding and measurement of laser phase noise and noise in optical amplifiers, enabling the characterization of critical components in modern optical communication systems.

• The development of the first diode-pumped heavy metal fiber lasers operating at the orange and blue wavelengths.

• The development of the world?s first coherent optical spectrum and component analyzers, the former providing 1000x better spectral resolution than conventional grating based instruments.

• The invention and development of the world?s first laser mouse ? a now-common computer accessory that can sense position on surfaces where conventional LED-based mice will not work.

• The invention and development of an optical complex modulation analyzer – a new class of instrument that characterizes complex modulation formats on optical communication links.