Julie Elizabeth Fouquet (born March 23, 1958) is an American applied physicist, engineer, laser scientist, and inventor known for her work in optical networking and wave power.
[1] She majored in physics at Harvard University (Radcliffe College), advised by Edward Mills Purcell.
[2] At Harvard, she served as the undergraduate representative on the university's Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, but resigned in 1978 in protest of its makeup and behavior.
[3] She graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1980,[2][4] and earned a Ph.D. in applied physics from Stanford University in 1986,[2][5] with the dissertation Recombination Dynamics in Quantum Well Semiconductor Structures supervised by laser scientist Anthony E.
[2] There, she developed all-optical switches based on reflection of light from bubbles in a fluid, generated using the same technology used for inkjet printers.