| Yanne Kouomou Chembo | |
| Birth Place: | Cameroon |
| Workplaces: | University of Maryland, College Park FEMTO-ST Institute, French National Centre for Scientific Research Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Alma Mater: | University of Yaoundé I University of the Balearic Islands |
Yanne Kouomou Chembo is an electrical engineer and associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research considers ultra-pure microwaves and Kerr frequency combs. He is a Fellow of The Optical Society and SPIE.
Chembo was born in Cameroon. He attended the University of Yaoundé I where he earned two bachelor's degrees, one in physics and one in telecommunications engineering. Chembo completed two simultaneous doctoral degrees, one at the University of Yaoundé I and one at the University of the Balearic Islands. After earning his doctoral degree, Chembo moved to the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) FEMTO-ST Institute as a postdoctoral researcher. He joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2009.
Chembo returned to the FEMTO-ST Institute in 2010, where he led a group working on microwave photonics.[1] [2] Here Chembo looked to develop ultra-pure microwaves using optical resonators. He was supported by the European Research Council. He created a photonic module that was capable of generating high-purity microwave signals for aerospace and optical communications. To allow for coherent optical fibre telecommunications, Chembo made use of Kerr frequency combs.[3]
In 2014 Chembo was appointed to the International Commission for Optics committee on regional development.[4]
He stayed in France until 2016, when he moved to the joint Georgia Tech – CNRS Joint International Laboratory.[5] [6] He moved to the University of Maryland, College Park in 2019, where he was made associate professor of Electrical Engineering.[7] He holds a joint position at the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics (IREAP).[8]
He is an Associate Editor for Optics Express and has helped with the organisation of the International Year of Light.[9]