Zeev Zalevsky
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Zeev Zalevsky; was born in the Russian SFSR in the Soviet Union
in 1971 and came with his family (1979) to Israel
. Zalevsky is an Israeli physicist
specializing in Optoelectronics
. He is a Professor of Electrical engineering
and Nanophotonics
at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel
. He is also a visiting professor in University of Erlangen-Nuremberg at Garmen
.
He is in the management community of the OASIS, The Optical Association of Israel
from Tel-Aviv University in 1993. He went on to obtain a PhD in Optoelectronics
from the same university in 1996, his Doctoral thesis was in the field of Super-resolution
. He was accepted a position at Bar Ilan University in 2003. He is the head of the Opto-electronics division in the Electrical engineering faculty since then. In 2007, Zalevsky was one of the leading founders of the Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials (BINA).
. He developed some techniques to overcome resolution limits and in particular for his work in theoretical and experimental definition of various approaches for exceeding Abbe's classical limit of optical resolution.
He broadened the field of Fractional Fourier transform
which early defined by V.Namias and published a book on that field.
He published more than 400 papers and 5 books.
Zalevsky established several optical companies, in 1998 he established the Civcom Ltd. which is a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of cost-saving Opto-electronic components and modules. the compony was sold to the Brazilian Padtec corporate in 2008 for $80M. He also established Explay, that was one of the pioneers in pico-projectors field. In 2004 he established Xceed Imaging Ltd.. The company is developing a new physical lens for EDOF.
In 2011, Zalevsky's optical heartbeat monitor was selected as one of the "Israel's top 45 greatest inventions of all time"
Zalevsky has more than 50 patents in the field of optics including the Kinect motion sensing and the Opto-Phone.
Zalevsky has received several honors, including the International Commission for Optics
(ICO) Prize, and the Fund Juludan Research Prize.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1971 and came with his family (1979) to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Zalevsky is an Israeli physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
specializing in Optoelectronics
Optoelectronics
Optoelectronics is the study and application of electronic devices that source, detect and control light, usually considered a sub-field of photonics. In this context, light often includes invisible forms of radiation such as gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet and infrared, in addition to visible light...
. He is a Professor of Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
and Nanophotonics
Nanophotonics
Nanophotonics or Nano-optics is the study of the behavior of light on the nanometer scale. It is considered as a branch of optical engineering which deals with optics, or the interaction of light with particles or substances, at deeply subwavelength length scales...
at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. He is also a visiting professor in University of Erlangen-Nuremberg at Garmen
Garmen
Garmen is a village and a municipality in Blagoevgrad Province in Bulgaria.It is located in southwestern Bulgaria in the Western Rhodopes Mountains in the Chech region...
.
He is in the management community of the OASIS, The Optical Association of Israel
Education
Zalevsky obtained a BSc in Electrical engineeringElectrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
from Tel-Aviv University in 1993. He went on to obtain a PhD in Optoelectronics
Optoelectronics
Optoelectronics is the study and application of electronic devices that source, detect and control light, usually considered a sub-field of photonics. In this context, light often includes invisible forms of radiation such as gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet and infrared, in addition to visible light...
from the same university in 1996, his Doctoral thesis was in the field of Super-resolution
Super-resolution
Super-resolution are techniques that enhance the resolution of an imaging system. Some SR techniques break the diffraction-limit of systems, while other SR techniques improve over the resolution of digital imaging sensor....
. He was accepted a position at Bar Ilan University in 2003. He is the head of the Opto-electronics division in the Electrical engineering faculty since then. In 2007, Zalevsky was one of the leading founders of the Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials (BINA).
Research and Work
Zalevsky is best known for his work on Super ResolutionOptical resolution
Optical resolution describes the ability of an imaging system to resolve detail in the object that is being imaged.An imaging system may have many individual components including a lens and recording and display components...
. He developed some techniques to overcome resolution limits and in particular for his work in theoretical and experimental definition of various approaches for exceeding Abbe's classical limit of optical resolution.
He broadened the field of Fractional Fourier transform
Fractional Fourier transform
In mathematics, in the area of harmonic analysis, the fractional Fourier transform is a linear transformation generalizing the Fourier transform. It can be thought of as the Fourier transform to the n-th power where n need not be an integer — thus, it can transform a function to an...
which early defined by V.Namias and published a book on that field.
He published more than 400 papers and 5 books.
- The Fractional Fourier Transform with applications in optics and signal H. M. Ozaktas, Z. Zalevsky and M. A. Kutay, processing, John Wiley and Sons (2001).
- Optical Super Resolution Z. Zalevsky and D. Mendlovic,Springer (2002).
- Integrated Nanophotonic Devices, Z. Zalevsky and I. Abdulhalim, Elsevier (2010).
- Coherent Light Microscopy: Imaging and Quantitative Phase Analysis, P. Ferraro, A. Wax, Z. Zalevsky, Springer (2011)
Zalevsky established several optical companies, in 1998 he established the Civcom Ltd. which is a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of cost-saving Opto-electronic components and modules. the compony was sold to the Brazilian Padtec corporate in 2008 for $80M. He also established Explay, that was one of the pioneers in pico-projectors field. In 2004 he established Xceed Imaging Ltd.. The company is developing a new physical lens for EDOF.
In 2011, Zalevsky's optical heartbeat monitor was selected as one of the "Israel's top 45 greatest inventions of all time"
Zalevsky has more than 50 patents in the field of optics including the Kinect motion sensing and the Opto-Phone.
Zalevsky has received several honors, including the International Commission for Optics
International Commission for Optics
The International Commission for Optics was created in 1947 with the objective to contribute to the progress and dissemination of knowledge in optics....
(ICO) Prize, and the Fund Juludan Research Prize.