K&C TechnologiesTwo Ph.D. physicists with experienced support engineers. Our combined strengths in theoretical modeling and experimental practice can solve your most challenging design problems. We have 60 years combined experience in physics and engineering, including nine patents. Of our published papers, SPIE elected to reprint articles in five volumes of the SPIE Milestone Series. Our support engineers bring expertise in practical issues related to RF, electronics, circuit simulation, layout, signal processing, instrumentation, and data acquisition. We have a growing network of established experts in varied technology areas.
Dr. Mark E. Koch, PresidentDr. Koch founded K & C with Dr. Case in 1994. Since then the company has had several government and private sector contracts in the areas of passive and active mm-wave imaging, synthetic aperture impulse radar imaging, spectral thin films analysis, microwave system/antenna design. Before forming K & C, Dr. Koch held the position of Senior Scientist at Loral Vought Systems (formerly LTV Aerospace and Defense) in Dallas, Texas. In this capacity, he served as principal investigator of a micro-structured infrared through mm-wave materials technology development program. This work included thin-films and microlithography (National Nanofabrication Facility, Cornell University). Dr. Koch initiated new methodologies for MOCVD and microwave/RF PECVD deposition of rare-earth doped thin films. Dr. Koch also served as principal investigator of a nonlinear optical materials R&D program and two DARPA-sponsored programs, which led ultimately to the demonstration of the first high efficiency photon avalance laser at 644 nm. He made seminal contributions to the development of a 1.5-micron, eye-safe photon avalanche laser and high-efficiency 1.7 and 5 micron solid-state lasers. While at Vought, he initiated a massive upgrade to the crystal growing facility, sample handling procedures, and instrumentation related to rare-earth doped crystals. Also he conducted several experiments at various mm-wave frequencies to utilize a nonlinear thin film material for switching applications. In 1977, Dr. Koch became the first permanent scientist at the Iowa Laser Facility. There he published the first observation of an alkali triplet band absorption and the first observation of a quasi-resonant sodium plasma. Dr. Koch has also served as a Product Engineer for optoelectronics, Quality Assurance Engineer for advanced circuits, Process Control Engineer for ECL circuits, and Program Manager for a lead-oxide vidicon. Senior member, IEEE; member, APS, SPIE. Ph.D., physics, University of Texas at Dallas, 1978.
Dr. William E. Case, Vice PresidentDr. Case specializes in concept definition, theoretical analysis, and mathematical modeling. Prior to founding K&C Technologies, Dr. Case served as a manager of the research electronics and optics division of Loral Vought Systems in Dallas, Texas.His accomplishments include:
Dr. Case did his thesis work in superconductivity. Member, APS, OSA, SPIE. Ph.D., physics, Vanderbilt University, 1967. Kent E. Britain, Senior RF Engineer Mr. Britain has decades of practical experience in RF electronic design, test, and fabrication. He has worked for Tektronix as a RF Applications Engineer and Loral Vought Systems as a Senior Industrial Engineer. He has authored over 400 technical articles in 52 different publications and contributed to 15 books. He is a well-known "super ham." He is currently a columnist for three RF-related magazines and teaches microwave and communications electronics and semiconductor manufacturing at Tarrant County College. Mr. Britain supports K&C in the areas of RF prototyping, testing, PCB design,antenna design/test, and EMI compatability. B.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 1976. K&C Technologies, Inc. |