Optical Science and Engineering

INVESTIGATIONS OF COHERENCE AND STRUCTURED LIGHT

Doctoral Candidate Name: Joseph Mays Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: March 30, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Duke Centennial Hall, room 208 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Greg Gbur Committee Members: Dr. Greg Gbur, Dr. Angela Davies Allen, Dr. Tom Suleski, Dr. Mohamad-Ali Hasan Abstract: The combination of singular optics and […]

OPTICAL FIBER-BASED MULTI DIRECTIONAL FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETRY PROBE

Doctoral Candidate Name: Farzaneh Shabahang Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: June 7, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Duke 106A Committee chair’s Name: Stuart Smith Committee Members: Angela Allen, Greg Gbur, Tsing-Hua Her Abstract: The motivation of this thesis is to create an optical probe for the measurement of surfaces in […]

Dynamic Illumination Systems using Freeform Optics

Doctoral Candidate Name: Shohreh Shadalou Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: May 6, 2022 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Grigg 238 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Thomas J. Suleski Committee Members: Abstract: ABSTRACT SHOHREH SHADALOU. Dynamic Illumination Systems using Freeform Optics. (Under the direction of DR. THOMAS J. SULESKI) Illumination systems that can […]

Variable Extended Depth of Field Imaging Using Freeform Optics

Doctoral Candidate Name: Sara Moein Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 28, 2022 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Grigg 133 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Thomas J. Suleski Committee Members: Abstract: ABSTRACT SARA MOEIN. Variable extended depth of field imaging using freeform optics. (Under the direction of DR. THOMAS J. SULESKI) Recent […]

Characterization of Broadband Optical Functionality of Freeform Optics.

Doctoral Candidate Name: Jonathan Koerber Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Grigg 238 Committee chair’s Name: Committee Members: Abstract:

Superlens imaging and light concentration in mesoscale photonics: design and implementation

Doctoral Candidate Name: Boya Jin Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2022 – 11:30 AM Defense Location: Grigg 133 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Vasily Astratov Committee Members: Dr. Glenn Boreman, Dr. Mike Fiddy, Dr. Mikhail Klibanov Abstract: Progress in nanofabrication made possible development of metamaterials and nanoplamonics two decades ago. […]

Superlens imaging and light concentration in mesoscale photonics: design and implementation

Doctoral Candidate Name: Boya Jin Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2022 – 11:30 AM Defense Location: Grigg 133 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Vasily Astratov Committee Members: Dr. Glenn Boreman, Dr. Mike Fiddy, Dr. Mikhail Klibanov Abstract: Progress in nanofabrication made possible development of metamaterials and nanoplamonics two decades ago. […]

Infrared laser fusion and bisection of blood vessels with real-time optical diagnostic feedback

Doctoral Candidate Name: Nicholas Constantine Giglio Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: February 18, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Glenn Boreman Committee Members: Dr. Nathaniel Fried, Dr. Tino Hofmann, Dr. Yasin Raja, Dr. Harish Cherukuri Abstract: The conventional method of suture ligation of vascular tissues during […]

Femtosecond Laser-Induced Breakdown of Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide

Doctoral Candidate Name: Joel M. Solomon Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: December 13, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/4778883106 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tsing-Hua Her Committee Members: Dr. Haitao Zhang, Dr. Tino Hofmann, Dr. Yong Zhang Abstract: Due to its reduced dimensionality, monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) exhibits many unique optical […]

EVALUATION OF SPATIAL RESOLUTION AND THE NON-LINEARITY ANALYSIS FOR 3-D METROLOGY

Doctoral Candidate Name: Swati Jain Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2021 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Link: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/92648873746?pwd=NHU4VVl3cDR5VG4xM0pwMklzM1BaUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Angela D. Allen Committee Members: Dr. Glenn Boreman, Dr. Greg Gbur, Dr. Christopher Evans Abstract: Structured light systems (SLS) have become increasingly important for three-dimensional shape […]