Publication reprints
Reprints of selected papers.
Methods
for engineering few-cycle mode-locked lasers
(PDF)
My PhD thesis, covering several
computational and experimental methods I developed to
engineer lasers producing ultra short pulses.
Two-dimensional spectral shearing interferometry (2DSI)
(PDF)
Need to measure the waveform of an
optical pulse lasting a few femtoseconds? This might help.
Modelocked Laser Steady-state Pulse Solver (PDF)
My SM thesis, covering an algorithm
for solving directly for the steady state pulse of a nonlinear
cavity with relatively weak nonlinearity, such as a solid-state
femtosecond laser. The solution is typically found at least 10
times faster than with standard simulations, assuming a
reasonable starting guess. Here is a
short summary paper.
Phase Distortion Energy
(PDF)
An alternative concept to dispersion,
phase distortion energy is a better figure of merit to
optimize for the performance of an optical system in many
situations.
Ultrafast
Optics Toolbox
MATLAB/C code for the fast optimization and analysis of
dispersion
from dielectric
mirrors. Used for designing components for
ultrafast
optical systems and optical communications.
Ultrafast
Optics and Quantum Electronics Group
Home page of my former research group.
CV (PDF)
Diffraction theory illustration
A short visual illustration of the
various diffraction theories,
intended for people already
familiar with linear systems.
Tilt-Shift Aerial Photography of Boston
Images scaled for use as desktop backgrounds,
much of it aerial drone photography of Boston and New England.
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