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Workshop Presenters
Five-Minute Rapid Fire Presenters
Lab Tours
Poster Presenters
Keynote Speaker
Matthew Eichenfield
SPIE Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences & Associate Professor of Optical Sciences
Distinguished Faculty Joint Appointee at Sandia National Laboratories
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 9:17 AM – 9:57 AM
Title: “Piezoelectric Microsystems for Classical and Quantum Information Processing”
Abstract:Piezoelectricity is a property of a special class of materials that allows coupling between electric fields and strain. In this talk, I will discuss my work in using this property in specially designed microsystems to radically enhance the  performance of and enable completely novel functionalities in two very different classes of microsystems. First, I will discuss how piezoelectrically actuated and optomechanically tuned photonic integrated circuits have enabled a flood of novel and highly scalable systems for quantum computing. Then I will discuss how we have coupled together piezoelectric acoustic waves and semiconductors to create systems that may completely revolutionize wireless communications systems.
Bio: Matt Eichenfield is the SPIE Endowed Char in University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences and is also a Distinguished Faculty Joint Appointee at Sandia National Labs’. Prior to joining UA this fall, he was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff and the founder and group leader of the MEMS-Enabled Quantum Systems group at Sandia National Labs. He received his BS in physics from UNLV in 2004, MS in physics from Caltech in 2007, and his PhD from Caltech in 2010, with his thesis winning the Demitriades Prize for best Caltech thesis in nanoscience. He became the first Kavli Nanoscience Prize Postdoctoral Fellow at Caltech in 2010 before joining Sandia as a Harry S. Truman Fellow in 2011.
Workshop Presenters
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Jack Manley,
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 9:58 a.m.
Title: “Searching for Vector Dark Matter with an Optomechanical Accelerometer“
Abstract: The Quantum Optomechanics Group at OSC is working on a dark matter search using optomechanical accelerometers as detectors. I’ll discuss the concept of dark matter detection with optomechanical accelerometers and present our lab’s progress toward realizing a sensitive detector based on centimeter-scale silicon nitride membranes..
Bio: Jack Manley is a postdoctoral research associate in the Quantum Optomechanics Group at OSC. He completed his PhD at the University of Delaware as a theorist, where he developed detection schemes for ultralight dark matter with primarily optomechanical detectors. His current research focuses on sensing applications for optomechanical devices, including tests of fundamental physics.
Jacob Barker,
Ph.D. Student
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Advisor: Pavel Polynkin
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 10:19 a.m.
Title: “Ultrafast Parametric Laser Sources in MIR and LWIR for Filamentation Research“
Abstract: Ultrashort-pulse lasers (USPLs) enable a wide range of applications in remote sensing, laser wakefield accelerations and directed energy. The underlying physical effects for many of those applications scale favorably with the laser wavelength and can benefit from using optical sources operating in the mid-infrared (MIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectral ranges. Yet to-date, most of the investigations in strong-field laser-matter interactions utilized high-energy USPLs operating in the relatively narrow wavelength range in the near-infrared. Developments of new nonlinear optical materials and optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) technology enable efficient conversion of widely available near-infrared laser sources to longer wavelengths favored by applications. We will discuss two projects targeting the construction of energetic long-wavelength USPL OPCPAs: a TW-class LWIR source at the University of Arizona and a GW-class MIR source at the AFRL Kirtland.
Bio: Jacob Barker is a 4th year PhD student under Dr. Pavel Polynkin. Research interests include new USPL sources, filamentation, turbulence effects, and adaptive optics.
Khawlah AlYahyaei,
Ph.D. Student
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Advisor: Nasser Peyghamberian
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 10:32 a.m.
Title: “Low-Quantum-Defect Single Frequency Fiber Laser“
Abstract: Low quantum defect lasers generally suffer from less thermal issues due to the less heat generation in the laser operation. In this talk, we will present a single-frequency distributed-Bragg-reflector fiber laser emitting at 980 nm with quantum defect of less than 0.6%. A maximum output power of 275 mW with a slope efficiency of 50% with respect to the launched pump power was obtained with a 1.5-cm high ytterbium-doped phosphate fiber. This research demonstrated the possibility to achieve single-frequency laser source with ultra-low thermal noises.Â
Bio: Khawlah Al Yahyaei is currently a PhD student at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona. She got her bachelor’s degree in Physics and master’s degree in material science and engineering from The United Arab Emirates University. Khawlah is a Research Associate at the Fiber Laser and Device group under the supervision of Professor Nasser Peyghamberian and Dr. Xuishan Zhu. Her research interest includes single-frequency fiber lasers, wavelength tunable fiber lasers, photo-darkening in fiber lasers, and fiber Bragg grating fabrication.
Tom Milster,Â
Professor of Optical Sciences
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 10:56 a.m.
Title: “MODE Lenses for Space Telescopes“
Abstract: TBD
Bio: TBD
Nick Brar,
Ph.D. Student
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Advisor: Tom Milster
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 11:17 a.m.
Title: “Development of Glass Molding Technology for the MODE Lens Telescope“
Abstract: Recent developments in spaceflight technology have drastically decreased the cost of space launches and projections show that this trend will continue. For space telescopes to properly take advantage of this decrease in cost, they must be designed to be very lightweight and fabricated in a scalable method. The design of the MODE lens telescope offers a design with a very lightweight objective lens which is designed as an achromat. By fabricating MODE lens objective using a molding process, we will be able to make a large number of lightweight telescopes which can simulate the effect of single, extremely large telescope.
Bio: Nick Brar is a PhD student at the Jim C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences. His research involves fabrication and testing of freeform optical elements. He recieved his BS in Optical Sciences and Engineering for the University of Arizona in 2021.
Kevin Derby,
Ph.D. Student
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Advisor: Poul Jessen
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 11:30 a.m.
Title: “Pinwheels: a Curved Aperture Segmentation Topology for Improved Astrophysical Science on Future Observatories“
Abstract: Pinwheel segmentation is a novel curved-edge segmentation topology capable of emulating a monolithic circular aperture by generating a “quasi-Airy” point spread function. A brief overview of the theory and construction of pinwheel apertures is given. In addition, pinwheel segmentation for coronagraphy and crowded field imaging is demonstrated in simulation and compared with a circular monolithic aperture and a hexagonally segmented aperture.
Bio: Kevin Derby is a 3rd year PhD student in the Wyant College of Optical Sciences working with Drs. Daewook Kim and Ewan Douglas. He research is focused on the physical optics modeling and simulation of astronomical instruments with an emphasis on high contrast imaging.
DK Kang,
Assistant Professor of Optical Sciences
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 1:30 p.m.
Title: “Low-cost, In Vivo Microscopy“
Abstract: I will present the development of various low-cost, in-vivo microscopy imaging technologies, including portable confocal microscopy and light sheet microscopy.
Bio: Dr. DK Kang is an Assistant Professor of Optical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering. His lab develops low-cost optical imaging devices for medical applications in low-resource settings.
Kenneth Lang,
Ph.D. Student
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Advisor: Euan McLeod
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 1:51 p.m.
Title: “Lens-Free Time-Gated Fluorescence Microscopy“
Abstract: Our research aims to develop a lens-free time-gated fluorescent imaging technique for high-resolution imaging of labeled cells. Unlike lens-based microscopes, lens-free techniques generally have large field of views limited only by the size of their sensor arrays. Unfortunately, due to the incoherence of fluorescent emitters and the necessary barrier filter placed between the sample and sensor, lens-free methods struggle to reach micron size resolution. Our design overcomes this issue by removing the chromatic filter and implementing a time-gated exposure technique, decreasing the sample to sensor distance. We demonstrate that this method reaches sub-10 µm resolution when placed directly upon the sensor. Additionally, we propose a nanoparticle-based shift variant scattering mask to help repropagate diffraction limited information to the detector for use in a computational reconstruction technique.
Bio: Kenneth Lang is a first year PhD student at the Wyant College of Optical Science. He has research interests in nano-photonics, metamaterials, and computational imaging. Kenneth is currently working on developing lens-free imaging systems and utilizing nanoparticle structures for computational image reconstruction methods.
Natalie Shultz,
Ph.D. Student
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Advisor: Euan McLeod
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 2:04 p.m.
Title: “Particle Population Analysis for Automated Assembly Using Optical Tweezers“
Abstract: The optical positioning and linking (OPAL) platform has enabled the assembly of complex 3D microstructures and augmentation of existing devices using optical tweezers and a biochemical linking mechanism. While the assembly process is currently semi-automated, a fully automated system would increase efficiency but requires knowing how many particles are trapped at any given time. The backscattered signal from trapped particles is characteristic of the particle size, material, and number of particles in the trap and can be analyzed using a quadrant photodiode (QPD). By applying principal component analysis and a support vector machine to processed data from the QPD, we show it is possible to classify the number of trapped particles for a given particle size and material. Incorporating this data collection and processing into the current assembly procedure will allow for particle population determination that can be used for automated assembly and increased throughput.
Bio: Natalie is a second year PhD student working in the Soft Nano-Photonics Systems Laboratory under Dr. Euan McLeod. The focus of her research is the design and assembly of microstructures using optical tweezers. Natalie earned her BS in optical engineering from the University of Arizona and was awarded the DoD NDSEG Fellowship. Her research interests include optical materials and understanding how light interacts with materials to create systems with novel properties.
David Brady,
J.W. and H.M. Goodman Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences
Professor of Optical Sciences
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 2:17 p.m.
Title: “Ptychographic Array Cameras for Synthetic Aperture Lidar“
Abstract: Under partially coherent illumination the structure of images changes with camera position. This effect can be used to coherently combine data from camera arrays for super-resolution and 3D imaging. This talk describes the theory of actively illuminated array cameras and presents recent experimental progress in implementing such systems.Â
Bio: David Brady is a graduate of Macalester College and Caltech. He was on the faculty at the University of Illinois and Duke University prior to joining the College of Optical Sciences in 2021. His work focuses on computational imaging and spectroscopy with a particular focus on the estimation of high-dimensional objects from low-dimensional measurements. At Duke Brady led the AWARE program to create the first terrestrial gigapixel cameras. His recent work focuses on camera arrays for extreme multidimensional imaging. Brady also has a long-standing interest in artificial neural networks ranging from his PH. D. thesis on optical networks to current work on real-time neural processing of large-scale array data.
Zhipeng Dong,
Ph.D. Student
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Advisor: David Brady
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 2:38 p.m.
Title: “Scatter Ptychography“
Abstract: Diffraction limits the minimum resolvable feature on remotely observed targets, and the resolution will be further reduced by scatter or turbulence. Here we demonstrate the analysis of scattered coherent illumination that can use to achieve a resolution proportional to the range between the scatter and the target and the diameter of the observed scatter. We present laboratory results demonstrating >30X and field experiment >10X improvement.
Bio: Zhipeng Dong received B.S. degrees in Optical science engineering and Mathematics from the University of Arizona in 2021. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. degree in Optical science with the College of Optical Science, at the University of Arizona. His research interests include computational imaging, imaging architecture development, and super-resolution.
Five-Minute Rapid Fire Presenters
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 from 3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Â
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Gregory Nero, Ph.D. Student
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 3:10 p.m.
Title: “Solar Ptychography”
Advisor: David Brady
Rebecca Su, Ph.D. Student
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 3:15 p.m.
Title: “Deflectometric Measurement of Unique Spectacle Lenses”
Advisor:Â Jim Schwiegerling
Jeff Chan, M.S. Student
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 3:20 p.m.
Title: “DMD-based diffractive FOV steering for real time lidar by 2D multi-pixel photon counter”
Advisor:Â Yuzuru Takashima
Yexin Pei, M.S. Student
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 3:25 p.m.
Title: “Illumination and diffractive hybrid image steering for ultra compact AR display engine”
Advisor:Â Yuzuru Takashima
Aafaque Khan, Ph.D. Student
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 3:30 p.m.
Title: “Developing a Vacuum Ultraviolet test setup for Quantum efficiency characterization of UV enhanced delta-doped EMCCDs”
Advisor:Â Erika Hamden
Tianyao Zhang, M.S. Student
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 3:35 p.m.
Title: “Method for large field of view and eye-box of holographic waveguide display based on LED illumination”
Advisor:Â Yushi Kaneda
Kevin Chew Figueroa, Ph.D. Student
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 3:40 p.m.
Title: “Computational Polarimetric Imaging & Inverse Rendering for Neural Depth Densification”
Advisor: David Brady
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Lab Tours
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.Â
Optical Engineering
PROFESSOR YUZURU TAKASHIMA & PROFESSOR DAVID BRADY
TAKASHIMA ADVANCED LIDAR AND DISPLAY LAB
AR Display
Meinel 665
Ted Lee, Greg Nero, Xianyue Deng, Tianyao Zhang, yexin Pei, Jeff Chan, Jeff Cheng, Parker Liu, Yefu Zhang, Elim Rajan, Varghese, Seyedmohammad Yusofsani
PROFESSOR YUZURU TAKASHIMA
TAKASHIMA ADVANCED LIDAR AND DISPLAY LAB
DMD-MPPC LIDAR
Meinel 665
Jeff Ching-wen Chan
ASSOICATE PROFESSOR DAEWOOK KIM
LARGE OPTICS FABRICATION AND TESTING GROUP
Meinel 603
Dr. Daewook Kim, Dr. Heejoo Choi
PROFESSOR RONALD DRIGGERS
INFRARED SYSTEMS GROUP 2
Outside Meinel (North)
Patrick Leslie
PROFESSOR RONALD DRIGGERS
IR GROUOP CAMERA DEMO
Outside Meinel (North)
Lindsey Wiley
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BRANDON CHALIFOUX
ULTRAFAST LASSER STRESS FIGURING/ ETCHING
Meinel 106 JK
Kevin Laverty
Image Science
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MEREDITH KUPINSKI
POLARIZATION LAB
Meinel 765/767
Jaclyn John, Quinn Jarecki, Clarissa DeLeon
Optical Physics
PROFESSOR JASON JONES
DUAL FREQUENCY COMB SPECTROSCOPY
Meinel 656
Ryland Wala
PROFESSOR JASON JONES
COMPACT OPTICAL ATOMIC CLOCKS
Meinel 572
Seth Erickson & Dylan Tooley
PROFESSOR JASON JONES
ULTRAVIOLET DUAL-COMB SPECTROSCOPY
Meinel 578
John McCauley
PROFESSOR DALZIEL WILSON
QUANTUM OPTPMECHANICS LAB
Meinel 676
Christian Pluchar
Photonics
PROFESSOR ROBERT NORWOOD
PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTING LAB
Meinel 207
Kyungjo Kim
PROFESSOR NASSER PEYGHAMBARIAN
SINGLE FREQUENCY FIBER LASER AND WAVELENGTH TUNABLE LASER
Meinel 229
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Poster Presenters
Monday, February 20, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Â
Optical Engineering
Title: Developing glass molding technology for the MODE lens telescope
Presenter: Nick Brar
Advisor: Tom Milster
Title: Field-of-View Expansion via Diffractive Image Steering and Prism ArrayÂ
Presenter: Gregory Nero
Advisor: Dr. Yuzuru Takashima & Dr. David Brady
Title: DMD-based diffractive FOV steering for real time lidar by 2D multi-pixel photon counter
Presenter: Jeff Chan
Advisor: Dr. Yuzuru Takashima
Title: Optical alignment of the Large Binocular Telescope using laser-trusses and inverse kinematics
Presenter: Trenton Brendel
Advisor: Dr. Daewook Kim
Title: Comparison of Reflective Band (Vis, NIR, SWIR, eSWIR) Performance in Daytime Reduced Illumination Conditions
Presenter: Lindsey Wiley
Advisor: Ron Driggers
Title: Digital Filtering of Ghost Signal in Phase Measuring Deflectometry
Presenter: Byeongjoon Jeong
Advisor: Daewook Kim, Heejoo Choi
Title: Target acquisition performance comparison of active continuous-wave and range-gated imaging at 1.6 and 2.1 um
Presenter: Joshua Follansbee
Advisor: Ronald Driggers
Title: Thermal Stability of Ultrafast Laser-Generated Stress in ULSF Figured Fused Silica
Presenter: Carolyn HokinÂ
Title: Ultrafast Laser Figuring Potential For Various Materials
Presenter: Kevin Laverty
Advisor: Brandon Chalifoux
Title: Challenging alignments made easy: using a CGH for alignment of Focal corrector optics for the FIREBall-2 Stratospheric Balloon Telescope
Presenter: Aafaque Khan
Advisor: Erika Hamden
Title: Preliminary Straylight Analysis and baffle design for the Aspera SmallSat astrophysics mission.
Presenter: Simran Agarwal
Advisor: Prof. Erika Hamden
Title: Performance benefits of charge-domain gain in active SWIR targeting
Presenter: Derek Burrell
Advisor: Ronald Driggers
Image Science
Title: Combined multiphoton microscopy and somatostatin receptor type 2 imaging of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Presenter: Noelle Daigle, Ph.D. student
Advisor: Travis Sawyer
Optical Physics
Title: Nanoscale torsional dissipation dilution for gravimetry and precision measurement
Presenter: Christian Pluchar
Advisor: Dalziel Wilson
Title: How to make a focusing metamirror?
Presenter: Aman Agrawal
Advisor: Dalziel Wilson
Photonics
Title: Use of time-gated fluorescence for resolution improvements in an incoherent lens free microscope
Presenter: Kenny Lang
Advisor: Euan McLeod
Title: Method for large field of view and eye-box of holographic waveguide display based on LED illumination
Presenter: Tianyao Zhang
Advisor: Yushi Kaneda
Title: Ultra-high Bandwidth Optomechanical Gyroscope
Presenter: Chang Ge
Advisor: Matt Eichenfield
Title: Acoustoelectric control of photon-phonon cooperativity in an optomechanical resonator
Presenter: John Mack
Advisor: Matt Eichenfield
Title: Piezo-Optomechanical Photonic Integrated Circuits for Integration with Diamond Emitters
Presenter: Aileen Zhai
Advisor: Matt Eichenfield
Title: Ultra-high Performance Acoustoelectric Amplifiers in a Doped AlScN-SiC Platform
Presenter: William Horrocks
Advisor: Matt Eichenfield
Title: Low-confinement piezo-optomechanical waveguides for low-𝑽𝝅*Loss MZMsÂ
Presenter: Mayank Mishra
Advisor: Matt Eichenfield
Title: PICs for Sub Micro-Kelvin Thermo-Calorimetry of X-rays
Presenter: Dallin Felsted
Advisor: Matt Eichenfield
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