Dr. Curtis E. Banks Profile

Dr. Curtis E. Banks

at NASA Marshall Space Flight Ctr

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 2016 Paper

Experimental investigation on acousto-ultrasonic sensing using polarization-maintaining fiber Bragg gratings

Curtis Banks, Gang Wang

Proceedings Volume 9803, 98033R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218379

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Structural health monitoring, Fiber Bragg gratings, Polarization maintaining fibers, Composites, Waveguides, Phase modulation, Carbon, Acoustic emission, Microsoft Foundation Class Library, Reflectivity, Actuators, Neodymium

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 2011 Paper

Acoustic emission felicity ratio measurements in carbon composites laminates using fiber Bragg grating sensors

Nehemiah Mabry, Curtis Banks, Houssam Toutanji, Mohamed Seif

Proceedings Volume 7982, 79820Y (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885865

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Fiber Bragg gratings, Composites, Acoustic emission, Carbon, Fiber optics sensors, Ferroelectric materials, Acoustics, Signal detection, Bridges

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Proceedings Article | 11 April 2008 Paper

Local strain measurement of Kevlar strand with fiber optic Bragg grating

Curtis Banks, Joseph Grant, Sam Russell, Shawn Arnett

Proceedings Volume 6933, 693307 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776626

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Sensors, Fiber optics tests, Fiber optics, Composites, Nondestructive evaluation, Aluminum, Epoxies, Manufacturing, Fiber optics sensors

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Proceedings Article | 11 April 2008 Paper

Strain measurement during stress rupture of composite over-wrapped pressure vessel with fiber Bragg gratings sensors

Curtis Banks, Joseph Grant, Sam Russell, Shawn Arnett

Proceedings Volume 6933, 69330O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776419

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Sensors, Composites, Polishing, Signal attenuation, Fiber optics sensors, Aluminum, Surface finishing, Epoxies, Fiber optics

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Proceedings Article | 10 April 2007 Paper

Strain measurements using FBG on composite over wrap pressure vessels (COPV) in stress rupture test

Joseph Grant, Curtis Banks

Proceedings Volume 6530, 653011 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.723513

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Sensors, Composites, Fiber optics sensors, Nondestructive evaluation, Refractive index, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical fibers, Polyurethane, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2005 Paper

Pockels coefficients characterization of pure and iron doped lithium niobate using adaptive optics and the Czochralski crystal growth technique

Denise Edwards, Darayas Patel, Kurt Kanzler, Michael Curley, Sundar Bairavarasu, Hossin Abdeldayem, Curtis Banks, Tesfaye Gebre, Manmohan Aggarwal, Jai Ching Wang, Matthew Edwards

Proceedings Volume 5876, 58760Y (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618175

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Lithium niobate, Electro optics, Polarimetry, Refractive index, Iron, Adaptive optics, Nonlinear crystals, Oscillators, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2003 Paper

Fabry-Perot interferometer-based electro-optic modulator using LiNbO3 and organic thin films

Curtis Banks, Anup Sharma, Donald Frazier, Benjamin Penn, Hossin Abdeldayem, Alexander Leyderman, Margarita Correa

Proceedings Volume 4833, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.473785

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Electro optics, Electrooptic modulators, Thin films, Modulators, Crystals, Mirrors, Polarization, Oscilloscopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2001 Paper

Organic and inorganic crystals for electro-optic modulators with low driving voltage

Sergey Sarkisov, Jifu Liu, Michael Curley, Curtis Banks

Proceedings Volume 4358, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.418848

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 1999 Paper

Electrical field effects in phthalocyanine film growth by vapor deposition

Curtis Banks, Shen Zhu, Donald Frazier, Benjamin Penn, Hossin Abdeldayem, Rosline Hicks, Sergey Sarkisov

Proceedings Volume 3792, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351266

KEYWORDS: Molecules, Gold, Quartz, Diffraction, Thin films, Molecular interactions, Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Nonlinear optics, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 1999 Paper

Transmission measurements of the third-order susceptibility of gold

David Smith, Yongkwon Yoon, Robert Boyd, Curtis Banks, Mark Paley

Proceedings Volume 3793, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351400

KEYWORDS: Gold, Composites, Absorption, Metals, Refractive index, Nanoparticles, Thin films, Phase shifts, Nonlinear optics, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 1999 Paper

Growth and characterization of single-crystal organic thin films for electro-optic modulators

Alexander Leyderman, Yulong Cui, Javier Li, Sergey Sarkisov, Michael Curley, Curtis Banks, Benjamin Penn

Proceedings Volume 3793, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351425

KEYWORDS: Electro optics, Crystals, Prisms, Electrooptic modulators, Refractive index, Modulation, Interferometers, Waveguides, Modulators, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 1999 Paper

Fabrication of MEMS using liquid jet dispensing technique

Sergey Sarkisov, Abdalla Darwish, Hossin Abdeldayem, Grigory Adamovsky, Mykola Kulishov, Curtis Banks, JaChing Wang

Proceedings Volume 3680, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.341278

KEYWORDS: Liquids, Microelectromechanical systems, Polymers, Head, Ultraviolet radiation, Fabrication, Ferroelectric polymers, Microscopes, Objectives, Electrodes

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 1998 Paper

Upconverted photobleaching and nonlinear effects of optical beam self-action in dye-doped polymer waveguides

Sergey Sarkisov, Aaron Wilkosz, Michael Curley, Darnell Diggs, Curtis Banks, Ronald Clark, Benjamin Penn

Proceedings Volume 3417, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323502

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 1998 Paper

Nonlinear optical waveguides based on metal nanocluster composites produced by ion beam implantation

Sergey Sarkisov, Eric Williams, Michael Curley, Cydale Smith, Dariush Ila, David Poker, Dale Hensley, Curtis Banks, Benjamin Penn

Proceedings Volume 3283, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316648

KEYWORDS: Silver, Refractive index, Waveguides, Composites, Ions, Absorption, Metals, Heat treatments, Prisms, Ion implantation

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 1996 Paper

Nonlinear optical properties of organic and polymeric thin film materials of potential for microgravity processing studies

Hossin Abdeldayem, Donald Frazier, Mark Paley, Benjamin Penn, William Witherow, Curtis Banks, Angela Shields, Rosline Hicks, Paul Ashley

Proceedings Volume 2809, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.244321

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Thin films, Helium neon lasers, Polymer thin films, Bistability, Integrated optics, Scattering, Polymers, Nonlinear optics, Optical switching

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Showing 5 of 15 publications

Conference Committee Involvement (5)

Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems Integration VIII

9 March 2015 | San Diego, California, United States

Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems Integration VII

10 March 2014 | San Diego, California, United States

Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems Integration VI

10 March 2013 | San Diego, California, United States

Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems Integration V

12 March 2012 | San Diego, California, United States

Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems IV

7 March 2011 | San Diego, California, United States

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