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Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 2019
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Summer; 2019
Adviser(s)
Hua, Hong
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 2013
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Summer; 2015
Adviser(s)
Burge, James H., Peng, Leilei
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
High Precision Optical Surface Metrology Using Deflectometry
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1979
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 1982
Adviser(s)
Shannon, Robert R.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
An Intercomparison of Optical Design Computer Programs
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1977
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 1980
Adviser(s)
Burke, James J.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Losses in Titanium-Diffused Lithium Niobate Channel Waveguides Due to Directional Changes
Employer
Spectra-Physics
Job Title
Senior Staff Engineer
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1999
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Fall; 2000
Adviser(s)
Peyghambarian, Nasser
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Short Erbium Doped Phosphate Fiber Amplifiers
Employer
Ultratech Stepper
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1989
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 1991
Adviser(s)
Lawrence, George N.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Feasibility Study of Focusing Grating Couplers for Optical Data Storage
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
PhD; Fall; 1988
Adviser(s)
Macleod, Angus H.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Optical Thin Films by Ion-Assisted and Ultrasound-Assisted Deposition
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
PhD; Spring; 2019
Adviser(s)
Angel, J. Roger P.
Full Name
Employer
Nikon
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1995
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Fall; 1997
Adviser(s)
Angel, J. Roger P.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Sodium Laser Guide Star Projection for Adaptive Optics
Full Name
Job Title
Optical Engineer
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 2003
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Summer II; 2006
Adviser(s)
Schwiegerling, Jim
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Multi Wavelength Shack Hartmann Aberrometer
Employer
AT&T
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1983
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 1986
Adviser(s)
Sarid, Dror
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Temperature Dependence of Nanlinear Refraction and Novel Bistable Optical Devices in Indium Antimonide
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
PhD; Spring; 2024
Adviser(s)
Kupinski, Meredith
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 2019
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 2021
Adviser(s)
Norwood, Robert A.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Magneto-Optic and Integrated SI3N4 Photonic Devices for C-Band and Mid-IR Applications
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
PhD; Spring; 2024
Adviser(s)
Guzman, Felipe
Full Name
Job Title
Consultant
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1981
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 1984
Adviser(s)
Gibbs, Hyatt M.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Fabrication, Investigation and Optimization of Gallium-Arsenide Optical Bistable Devices and Logic Gates
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
M.S., Fall, 1981
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
Ph.D., Fall, 1984
Adviser(s)
Gibbs, Hyatt M.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Fabrication, Investigation and Optimization of Gallium-Arsenide Optical Bistable Devices and Logic Gates
Employer
Washington University in St. Louis
Job Title
Assistant Professor
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 2011
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Summer; 2013
Adviser(s)
Kupinski, Matthew A.
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 2018
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 2022
Adviser(s)
Barton, Jennifer K., Milster, Thomas D.
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
PhD;Spring; 1989
Adviser(s)
Gibbs, Hyatt M.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Nonlinear-Etalons and Nonlinear-Waveguides as Decision-Making Elements in Photonic Switching and Optical Computing
Full Name
Employer
Apple, Inc.
Job Title
Principal Optical Design Engineer / Instructor
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 1999
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Summer II; 2001
Adviser(s)
Milster, Thomas D.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
The Vector Behavior of Aberrations in High Numerical Aperture (0.9)
Employer
MIT-Lincoln Laboratory
Job Title
Technical Staff
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 2008
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Fall; 2011
Adviser(s)
Burge, James H.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Characterization of Optical Surface Grinding Using Bound and Loose Abrasives
Employer
ILX Lightwave Corporation
Job Title
President & CEO
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1978
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Fall; 1981
Adviser(s)
Dereniak, Eustace L.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
A Fixed-Delay, Frequency Shifted Michelson Interferometer for Remote Air Temperature Measurement
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
PhD; Spring; 2001
Adviser(s)
Angel, J. Roger P.
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 2012
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 2016
Adviser(s)
Cvijetic, Milorad, Pau, Stanley
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Ph.D. - Implementationof Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and Advanced Signal Processing for Elastic Optical Networking in Accordance with Networking and Transmission Constraints
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Summer II; 2009
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Fall; 2019
Adviser(s)
Sasián, José
Employer
Breault Research Corp
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1984
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 1988
Adviser(s)
Shack, Roland V.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
An Investigation into Consequences of Classifying Orthogonal Aberrations by Degree
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 2011
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Fall; 2012
Adviser(s)
Dereniak, Eustace L.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Active Reflective Components for Adaptive Optical Zoom Systems
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 2005
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 2009
Adviser(s)
Milster, Thomas D.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Analysis of Speckle Characteristics in Partially Coherent Optical Systems
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 2021
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 2022
Adviser(s)
Kim, Daewook
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
PhD; Spring; 2024
Adviser(s)
Liang, Rongguang