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A MODIFIED SELF-INTERFERENCE BASED INCOHERENT DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING SYSTEM
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Author
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Mishra, Abhinav
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Optics
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Description
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A Fresnel-type self-interference based incoherent digital holographic system that can measure the intensity and direction of incoming light field is proposed. This system is composed primarily of a convex lens as an objective, a linear polarizer, ...
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DUAL PROJECTION FRINGE PROJECTION PROFILOMETRY
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Author
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Venkatesh, Bhanu teja
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Engineering, Three-dimensional modeling
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Description
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Fringe-pattern projection (FPP) techniques are widely used for surface-shape measurement in a wide range of applications like object and scene modeling, part inspection, and reverse engineering. This thesis presents a way to increase the accuracy ...
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OPTICAL METROLOGY OF FREEFORM OPTICS UTILIZING INTERFEROMETRIC STITCHING
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Author
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Hovis, Clark
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Optics, Engineering
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Description
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The utilization of interferometric stitching with coherence scanning interferometers has allowed these instruments to measure much larger areas than a single site measurement would permit. This has a major impact on the measurement of mid-spatials...
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Optical Vortices and Coherence in Nano-optics
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Author
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Smith, Matt
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology
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Description
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In this dissertation, we use theory and computation to conduct three projects in the area of nano-optics. In the first project, we study optical coherence conversion using a plasmonic hole array. This work led to the discovery of the optical coher...
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PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFICATION OF OPTICAL COMPONENTS WITH MID-SPATIAL FREQUENCY SURFACE ERRORS
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Author
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Aryan, Hamidreza
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Optics, Engineering
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Description
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The advent of sub-aperture computer-numerically controlled (CNC) manufacturing techniques has enabled new opportunities for high-performance optical components and systems. Freeform and other challenging designs are now possible like never before....
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POLYDYNE DISPLACEMENT INTERFEROMETER USING FREQUENCY-MODULATED LIGHT
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Author
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Arablu, Masoud
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Optics
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Description
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A novel multi-frequency (polydyne) optical interferometry method is introduced and a prototype developed to evaluate its performance in a Michelson displacement interferometer configuration. The polydyne interferometer contains three main parts of...
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RED FLUORESCENCE IN BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN – GOLD COMPLEXES
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Author
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Dixon, Jacob
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Physics
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Description
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Bovine serum albumin (BSA)-gold (Au) complexes have been studied in great detail due to their unique red fluorescent (λem = 640 nm) properties, since being initially described by Xie et al. (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 888-889) as a Au25 nanoclus...
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Title
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Scintillation properties of a partially coherent vector beam with vortex phase in turbulent atmosphere
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Author
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Gbur, Greg, Yu, Jiayi, Cai, Yangjian, Huang, Yan
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Physics, Optics
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Description
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We undertake a computational and experimental study of an advanced class of structured beams, partially coherent radially polarized vortex (PCRPV) beams, on propagation through atmospheric turbulence. A computational propagation model is establish...
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Spiral spectrum of a Laguerre-Gaussian beam propagating in anisotropic non-Kolmogorov turbulent atmosphere along horizontal path
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Author
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Gbur, Greg, Zeng, Jun, Liu, Xianlong, Cai, Yangjian
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Physics, Optics
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Description
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Close to the ground, it is generally known that atmospheric turbulence exhibits strong anisotropy, which affects the performance of applications such as free-space optical (FSO) communication. In this paper, we establish a theoretical model for ca...
