Research and Development

                                

Optical Bench with Argon Laser scattering setupWe have several graduate and undergraduate projects on various aspects of optical materials.  These include everything from the basic structure of glass to advanced nanotechnology.  There is a concentration in researching various waveguiding structures.
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Nano and Metastable Processing of Rare Earth Doped Glasses for Photonic Applications (Matthew Finley, Ph.D. Thesis, June 2002)

 

Photonic Structures for Waveguide Applications  (Cheol Lee, Ph.D. Thesis, June 2002)

 

Photosensitivity of Silicates at 193 nm (Chris Haines,  Ph.D. Thesis, January 2003)

 

Laser - Induced Fluorescent Cooling of Thulium - Doped Heavy Metal Fluoride Glasses, (Robert Gruytch, Ph.D. Thesis)

 

Reduction of Hydroxyl Absorption in Silica Glass via MCVD   (Kevin Farley, Ph.D. Thesis)

 

Fabrication and Characterization of Erbium in Alkaline Earth Multicomponent Glasses  (James Phillips, Ph.D. Thesis)

 

Synthesis, Characterization and Processing of Active Rare Earth-doped Chalcohalide glasses(Roberto DeBari, Ph.D. Thesis, June 2002)
Combustion Flame - Chemical Vapor Condensation of Rare Earth Doped Silicate Nanopowders (Susan Halpern, Ph.D. Thesis)