Optical Sciences

Researchers study quantum optics, laser physics, optical waveguide technologies, laser-matter interactions, atmospheric propagation, optical technology, holography, optical warfare, optical data processing, fiber-optic sensor systems, optical systems, optical materials, radiation damage studies, IR surveillance and missile seeker technologies, IR signature measurements, optical recording materials, and optical diagnostics techniques.

Research Articles

• Development of the Fiber Optic Wide Aperture Array: From Initial Development to Production
  A. Dandridge, A.B. Tveten, and C.K. Kirkendall
  
  
• High-Resolution Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing
  C.K. Kirkendall, R.E. Bartolo, A.B. Tveten, and A. Dandridge
  
  

Research Groups

• Optical Sciences, 5600
  • Optical Physics, 5610
  • Advanced Concepts, 5620
  • Applied Optics, 5630
  • Photonics Technology, 5650
  • Optical Techniques, 5670