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Axcel Photonics Inc.
45 Bartlett St.
Marlborough, MA 01752

(508)481-9200 (T)
(508)481-9261 (F)
High Performance Laser Diodes  
About Us
Dr. Jim Hsieh, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
• 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.
Gary Sousa, President
Gary's expertise in creating and improving package
designs allows systems manufacturers to compete
effectively in the marketplace, and enables others to
enter markets with new products.

• Over 25 years of technical development experience in
the laser diode industry (Presstek, Lasertel).
• Author of over 50 patents laser diode chip design and
optical packaging.
Dr. Wei Gao, 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.