Optics

We see. Whether your interests are the early universe, the cellular structure of cancer, or the inspection of newly minted computer chips, we use light across scales and disciplines.

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Dimitris Assanis

Dimitris Assanis

Interests: Optical combustion diagnostics, High-speed imaging, Fuel-spray visualization, Extinction imaging and computed tomography, Flame imaging and instability characterization, Optical-access engine systems, Laser ignition, Photochemical reactivity control, Non-intrusive measurement techniques, Optical validation of computational models

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P. Scott Carney

P. Scott Carney

Interests: Implementations of ISAM and SOH, Effective Medium Theory and Exotic Indices of Refraction, Coherence Theory, All Aspects of Light, Computered Imaging, Spectroscopy

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Thomas Cubaud

Thomas Cubaud

Interests: High-speed imaging, flow visualization techniques, turbidity measurements, optical properties of fluid mixtures

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Jie Gao

Jie Gao

Interests: Nanophotonic and Metasurface Devices; Quantum and Nonlinear Optics in 2D Material Devices

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David Hwang

David Hwang

Interests: Optical System Design and Optical/Spectroscopic Diagnostics for High Power Lasers, Spatio-Temporal Laser Beam Shaping for Advanced Laser Processing and Diagnostics, Defect-Free DUV/EUV & Oxidation & Etching Resistive Thin Film Coatings, Investigation of Light/Matter Interaction by Optical Near-Field Coupled with Electron Microscopes

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Jon Longtin

Jon Longtin

Interests: Optical sensing and diagnostics, with a focus on small, portable sensing devices, Adsorption techniques for concentration measurements in liquids and gases, Optical sensing and diagnostics for medical systems

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Spencer Zimmerman

Spencer Zimmerman

Interests: Holographic Reconstruction of Particles in Suspension; Light Propagation through Heterogeneous Media; Tomography

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