# Rajesh Pillai

> Rajesh develops integrated frequency combs that shrink LiDAR systems onto a single chip. His end-to-end design-to-packaging skill set is well matched to a photonics startup productizing solid-state LiDAR.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/phd/rajesh-pillai/](https://selltoscientists.com/phd/rajesh-pillai/)*

**Institution:** University of California, Berkeley
**Field:** Photonics
**Advisor:** Dr. Eli Yablonovitch
**Thesis:** Silicon nitride frequency combs for chip-scale LiDAR
**Publications:** 6

## Skills

- Photonic Design (Lumerical)
- Cleanroom Fabrication
- Optical Characterization
- Python
- Verilog-A
- Packaging

## Industry transition signals

- Internship at Voyant Photonics
- Filed first patent on comb stabilization
- Co-authored with industry photonics engineers

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