Dr. Mikhail Smolovik

• Design EE (electrical and electronics) hardware architecture for a complex laser-based system incorporating a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) • Develop concepts for key system modules, contributing to overall system functionality and integration • Coordinate cross-disciplinary development efforts, supporting the systems team and guiding hardware engineers throughout the design process • Serve as the main technical point of contact for external suppliers and partners on electrical hardware topics

• Designed and developed analog and mixed-signal electronics for an FMCW LiDAR system, including a coherent detection front-end and a high stability low noise laser driver • Led end-to-end PCB development (Altium) and testing, covering multi-board systems with HDI high-frequency PCBs, ceramic substrates, and rigid-flex/flex boards • Contributed to system-level integration • Collaborated cross-functionally with photonics, mechanical, and software teams

R&D at Research Institute of Light-Guided Photonics • Development of laser-based measurement systems, fiber lasers, fiber-optic sensors • Hardware development of electronic circuits for analog and digital applications, including PCB design for optoelectronics (such as different types of optical sources, photodetectors, etc.) • Practical development of optical measurement systems and implementation of scientific research-based developments in collaboration with industry partners

Thesis: “Research of nonlinear response of phase electro-optic modulator based on LiNbO 3 for improving the accuracy of fiber-optic sensors” Supervisor: Prof. Ph.D. Vladimir Strigalev

Duration of study program – 5 years Study program: optical systems and communication network