• 43 years of experience in the semiconductor laser industry.
• Founder and President of Lasertron, Inc. from 1980 to 1995.
• Recipient of IEEE's 1992 David Sarnoff Award for the invention and commercialization of the GaInAsP semiconductor laser for fiber-optic communications.
• Founder and former Vice Chairman of the Board of Wuhan Telecommunication Devices Company (WTD), a joint venture with the Ministry of the Posts and Telecommunications in China.
• Ph.D. in Material Science from the University of Southern California.
• Recipient of five patents and author of countless technical papers.
• Founder and Director of Asian American Bank.

Dr. Wei Gao
President and Founder

• 19 years of industry experience.
• Designed and constructed Axcel's built fabrication facility.
• Extensive hands-on experience with epitaxial crystal growth, device design/fabrication, testing and reliability.
• In depth knowledge on components, packaging, and systems.
• Work experience at Lasertron, Multiplex, and Nortel Networks.
• Ph.D.in Electrical Engineering from Delaware University
• Former faculty member at Peking University in Physics Department.
• Author of more than 20 technical papers and recipient of three US patents.