Loucas Tsakalakos Author & Editor

Loucas Tsakalakos is a Director of Engineering at Coherent Corp. in Bloomfield, CT, USA. Tsakalakos joined the General Electric Research Center in Niskayuna, NY in 2000, where he led programs in advanced sensor systems, nanotechnology, next generation solar technologies, and worked within GE Energy to develop solar energy products. Dr. Tsakalakos joined L3Harris in 2021 as a Senior Engineering Manager, Electrical Engineering, in the Space & Sensors division. In 2023 Loucas joined Coherent Corp. as a Director of Engineering within the Lasers Segment. He is a member of Tau Beta P, is the author or co-author of over 50 journal, conference proceedings, and book chapter publications, has given over 70 presentations at international conferences and workshops, and holds 19 U.S. patents. Dr. Tsakalakos is a member of the Materials Research Society (MRS) and the Society of Photo-Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).