Elson Liu
Optical Engineer at Apple
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolElson Liu is an optical engineer with 17 years of experience designing advanced imaging and metrology systems, currently contributing to flagship hardware at Apple from San Jose. His background spans holography, physical optics, spectroscopic and single-wavelength ellipsometry, and practical machine-vision solutions for semiconductor thin-film measurement developed at KLA. Elson pairs deep theoretical expertise—PhD-level work in diffraction, RCWA, and Fourier optics—with hands-on field troubleshooting and system integration across customer sites. He has a track record of moving lab-scale coherence and synthetic-aperture imaging concepts into robust production instruments and earned internal recognition for cross-disciplinary systems work. Comfortable at the intersection of optics, electronics, and software, he accelerates productization of precision measurement tools. Outside of product roles, his academic teaching and long-term research hint at an ability to translate complex optics into clear engineering and training materials.
17 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaM.S.E., Electrical Engineering, M.S.E., Electrical Engineering at University of MichiganBCP/XCPGithub contributions (2)
eyliu/MSAconstitution
Dec 2009 - Feb 2010
Contributions:20 commits in 1 month
eyliu/bibdesk-scripts
May 2009 - May 2009
Contributions:5 commits in 1 day
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