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Jonathan Doylend - Innovative Photonics Leader, Meta

Meta

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Jonathan Doylend - Optical AI/HPC Systems Engineering, Meta

Jonathan Doylend is responsible for Optical Infrastructure technical direction and strategy at Meta. Prior to joining Meta, he drove the product launch of the hybrid silicon laser at the heart of Intel’s CWDM4 transceivers and led Intel’s silicon photonics LIDAR development from concept to successful prototype. His photonics career began in 1998 developing integrated optical switches, modulators, and detectors at JDS Fitel, later JDS Uniphase. He holds a Ph.D. from McMaster University and undergraduate degrees from the University of Waterloo and Thomas Aquinas College.