Optical Science and Engineering

Fiber optic delivery of laser energy has been used for years in various types of surgical procedures in the human body. Optical energy provides several benefits over ele[...]

Quantitative phase microscopy (QPM) allows for the imaging of translucent or transparent biological specimens without the need for exogenous contrast agents. This techniq[...]

Adaptive optics reduces undesirable turbulence effects present during propagation and imaging through the atmosphere or another random medium. Within an adaptive optics [...]

Non-null interferometry offers a viable alternative to traditional interferometric testing of aspheric micro-lenses since computer generated holograms or null optics whos[...]

Development of a noninvasive vasectomy technique may eliminate male fear of complications (incision, bleeding, infection, and scrotal pain) and result in a more popular p[...]

Wavelength scanning interferometry offers a new dimension in precision metrology by measuring the cavity length (thickness), the cavity length variation over the cavity a[...]

The problem of reconstructing an image of the permittivity distribution inside a penetrable and strongly scattering object from a finite number of noisy scattered field m[...]

Optical microscopy is one of the oldest and most important imaging techniques; however, its far-field resolution is diffraction-limited. In this dissertation, we proposed[...]

Self-collimation is a dispersion property of many photonic crystals (PCs), in which light beam can propagate free of divergence in the PCs. While self-collimation is a de[...]

The Thulium Fiber Laser (TFL) has been studied as a potential alternative to the conventional Holmium:YAG laser (Ho:YAG) for the treatment of kidney stones. The TFL is m[...]