Dr. Darnell E. Diggs Profile

Dr. Darnell E. Diggs

Research Physicist at Air Force Research Lab

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Publications (28)

Proceedings Article | 24 September 2013 Paper

Germanium on silicon to enable integrated photonic circuits

F. Kenneth Hopkins, Kevin Walsh, Alexander Benken, John Jones, Kent Averett, Darnell Diggs, Loon-Seng Tan, Shin Mou, James Grote

Proceedings Volume 8876, 88760X (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2025186

KEYWORDS: Germanium, Silicon, Etching, Integrated photonics, Semiconductor lasers, Photodetectors, Photonic integrated circuits, Integrated circuit design, Integrated circuits, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Enabling an all-guided-wave mid-IR laser source

F. Kenneth Hopkins, Darnell Diggs

Proceedings Volume 8519, 851908 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929853

KEYWORDS: YAG lasers, Laser sources, Fiber lasers, Optical components, Mid-IR, Silica, Ceramics, Laser damage threshold, Refraction, Nonlinear optics

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2008 Paper

UV lithographic patterning on spin-coated DNA thin-films

Darnell Diggs, James Grote, Carrie Bartsch, Fahima Ouchen, Anup Sharma, J. M. Taguenang, Aschalew Kassu, Redahegn Sileshi

Proceedings Volume 7040, 70400E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.802222

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Lithography, Photomasks, Proteins, Thin films, Optical lithography, Opacity, Interferometry, Polymers, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2007 Paper

Creating scientific and technical talent through educational outreach

Darnell Diggs, James Grote, Jennifer Fielding, Keith Jones, Larry Jenkins, I. Leon Turner

Proceedings Volume 6668, 666809 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734571

KEYWORDS: Scanning transmission electron microscopy, Mathematics, Manufacturing, Analytical research, Scanning electron microscopy, Double positive medium, Defense and security, Nanocomposites, Outreach programs, Engineering education

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 2007 Paper

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy on the tip of a plastic optical fiber

J. Taguenang, A. Kassu, A. Sharma, D. Diggs

Proceedings Volume 6641, 66411X (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.731246

KEYWORDS: Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Gold, Polymethylmethacrylate, Raman spectroscopy, Nanoparticles, Molecules, Silicon, Rhodamine, Polymer optical fibers, Chemical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 5 December 2006 Paper

Organic light emitting diode with a DNA biopolymer electron blocking layer

Joshua Hagen, James Grote, Wayne Li, Andrew Steckl, Darnell Diggs, John Zetts, Robert Nelson, F. Kenneth Hopkins

Proceedings Volume 6333, 63330J (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.682251

KEYWORDS: Electron beam lithography, Organic light emitting diodes, Polymethylmethacrylate, Biopolymers, Luminous efficiency, Biological research, Polymers, Analytical research, Molecules, Photography

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2006 Paper

Characterization of DNA-based material for optical devices

Darnell Diggs, James Grote, Frank Hopkins, Josh Hagen

Proceedings Volume 6331, 63310O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.683467

KEYWORDS: Molecules, Waveguides, Optical components, Molecular interactions, Electro optics, Circular dichroism spectroscopy, Ocean optics, Polymers, Biological and chemical sensing, Polymethylmethacrylate

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

DNA: new class of polymer

James Grote, Emily Heckman, Joshua Hagen, Perry Yaney, Darnell Diggs, Guru Subramanyam, Robert Nelson, John Zetts, De-Yu Zang, Birendra Singh, Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci, F. Kenneth Hopkins

Proceedings Volume 6117, 61170J (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660421

KEYWORDS: Biopolymers, Polymers, Dielectrics, Cladding, Modulators, Nonlinear optics, Electro optic polymers, Field effect transistors, Electrodes, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 28 October 2005 Paper

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) based photonic materials: current status

James Grote, Emily Heckman, Joshua Hagen, Perry Yaney, Darnell Diggs, Guru Subramanyam, Robert Nelson, John Zetts, De Yu Zang, F. Hopkins

Proceedings Volume 5990, 59900D (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.632476

KEYWORDS: Biopolymers, Polymers, Cladding, Nonlinear optics, Waveguides, Polymethylmethacrylate, Refractive index, Electrodes, Dielectrics, Microwave radiation

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Molecular binding and enhanced photoluminescence of bromocresol purple in marine derived DNA

Darnell Diggs, Josh Hagen, Zhou Yu, Emily Heckman, F. Kenneth Hopkins, James Grote, Andrew Steckl

Proceedings Volume 5934, 593407 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.621954

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Molecules, Polymethylmethacrylate, Dichroic materials, Thin films, Electro optics, Oceanography, Analytical research, Manufacturing, Nanoelectronics

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

DNA-based materials for electro-optic applications: current status

James Grote, Emily Heckman, Darnell Diggs, Joshua Hagen, Perry Yaney, Andrew Steckl, Stephen Clarson, Guang He, Qingdong Zheng, Paras Prasad, John Zetts, F. Kenneth Hopkins

Proceedings Volume 5934, 593406 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.615206

KEYWORDS: Electro optics, Ocean optics, Nonlinear optics, Luminescence, Waveguides, Polymethylmethacrylate, Optics manufacturing, Biopolymers, Light emitting diodes, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2005 Paper

Development of chemical sensors using polymer optical waveguides fabricated with DNA

Perry Yaney, Emily Heckman, Darnell Diggs, Frank Hopkins, James Grote

Proceedings Volume 5724, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.593914

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Signal attenuation, Chemical fiber sensors, Photonic devices, Optical design, Optical components, Biosensing, Planar waveguides, Nitrogen

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2005 Paper

Effects of the electric field poling procedure on electro-optic coefficient for guest-host nonlinear optic polymers

Joshua Hagen, James Grote, John Zetts, Darnell Diggs, Robert Nelson, Frank Hopkins, Perry Yaney, Alex Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 5724, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.593643

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Electro optics, Chromophores, Nonlinear optics, Electrodes, Polymethylmethacrylate, Molecules, Glasses, Temperature metrology, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2004 Paper

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-based optical materials

James Grote, Emily Heckman, Joshua Hagen, Perry Yaney, Guru Subramanyam, Stephen Clarson, Darnell Diggs, Robert Nelson, John Zetts, F. Kenneth Hopkins, Naoya Ogata

Proceedings Volume 5621, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.573085

KEYWORDS: Ocean optics, Waveguides, Dielectrics, Polymers, Refractive index, Microwave radiation, Analytical research, Electro optics, Electromagnetism, Electro optic polymers

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Proceedings Article | 7 December 2004 Paper

Planar optical waveguide sensor of ammonia

Sergey Sarkisov, Michael Curley, Courtney Boykin, Darnell Diggs, James Grote, Frank Hopkins

Proceedings Volume 5586, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.572426

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Waveguides, Polymers, Polymer thin films, Polymer multimode waveguides, Thin films, Absorption, Polymeric sensors, Optical fibers, Prisms

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 2004 Paper

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) photonics for space environments

Joshua Hagen, James Grote, Naoya Ogata, Emily Heckman, Perry Yaney, Darnell Diggs, Gurunathan Subramanyam, Robert Nelson, John Zetts, Frank Hopkins, Edward Taylor

Proceedings Volume 5554, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.562138

KEYWORDS: Cladding, Polymers, Nonlinear optics, Photonics, Ocean optics, Waveguides, Dielectrics, Microwave radiation, Gamma radiation, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2004 Paper

DNA photonics

Joshua Hagen, James Grote, Naoya Ogata, John Zetts, Robert Nelson, Darnell Diggs, Frank Hopkins, Perry Yaney, Larry Dalton, Stephen Clarson

Proceedings Volume 5351, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.533171

KEYWORDS: Cladding, Chromophores, Polymers, Electro optics, Electrodes, Polymethylmethacrylate, Refractive index, Manufacturing, Glasses, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 2003 Paper

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-based nonlinear optics

James Grote, Naoya Ogata, Joshua Hagen, Emily Heckman, Michael Curley, Perry Yaney, Morley Stone, Darnell Diggs, Robert Nelson, John Zetts, Frank Hopkins, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 5211, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.510909

KEYWORDS: Nonlinear optics, Waveguides, Molecules, Multiphoton processes, Electromagnetism, Active optics, Molecular photonics, Photonic devices, Chromophores, Polymethylmethacrylate

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2003 Paper

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) cladding layers for nonlinear-optic-polymer-based electro-optic devices

James Grote, Naoya Ogata, Darnell Diggs, Frank Hopkins

Proceedings Volume 4991, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.485827

KEYWORDS: Cladding, Polymers, Nonlinear optics, Electro optic polymers, Thin films, Electro optics, Polymer thin films, Electromagnetism, Resistance, Silicon films

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2003 Paper

Polymeric resonant structures in the reflection geometry for electro-optic modulation and sensing

Robert Nelson, Joseph Haus, Brad Birchfield, James Grote, Frank Hopkins, Darnell Diggs, John Zetts

Proceedings Volume 4991, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475407

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Polymers, Electro optics, Reflection, Modulators, Photonic crystals, Electrodes, Electro optic polymers, Prisms, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 15 November 2002 Paper

Conductive polymer cladding layers for waveguide electro-optic modulators

Antonio Davis, Perry Yaney, James Grote, Darnell Diggs, Robert Nelson, John Zetts, Frank Hopkins

Proceedings Volume 4788, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453694

KEYWORDS: Cladding, Waveguides, Polymers, Refractive index, Electro optic polymers, Electrooptic modulators, Polymer multimode waveguides, Optical testing, Modulators, Epoxies

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 2002 Paper

Nonlinear optic polymer electro-optic modulators for space applications

James Grote, John Zetts, Robert Nelson, Darnell Diggs, Frank Hopkins, Perry Yaney, Cheng Zhang, William Steier, Min-Cheol Oh, Harold Fetterman, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Larry Dalton, Edward Taylor, James Winter, Anthony Sanchez, Douglas Craig

Proceedings Volume 4823, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453494

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Cladding, Nonlinear optics, Electro optic polymers, Electrodes, Polymethylmethacrylate, Space operations, Refractive index, Glasses, Chromium

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2002 Paper

Materials characterization for nonlinear optic polymer waveguide modulator design

Darnell Diggs, James Grote, Antonio Davis, Cheng Zhang, John Zetts, Robert Nelson, Larry Dalton, Perry Yaney, Frank Hopkins

Proceedings Volume 4813, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453940

KEYWORDS: Cladding, Polymers, Nonlinear optics, Refractive index, Electro optic polymers, Polymethylmethacrylate, Waveguides, Photoresist materials, Photoresist developing, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 29 November 2000 Paper

Polymer-based optical single-arm waveguide interferometer as a chemical sensor

Darnell Diggs, Sergey Sarkisov, Michael Curley, Grigory Adamovsky

Proceedings Volume 4106, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.408527

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Waveguides, Polymers, Interferometers, Absorption, Refractive index, Polymer thin films, Polymeric sensors, Temperature metrology, Polymer multimode waveguides

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2000

Dark spatial solitons in photopolymer films for optical interconnections

Sergey Sarkisov, Michael Curley, Darnell Diggs, Aaron Wilkosz, Vladimir Grimalsky, Grigory Adamovsky

OE, Vol. 39, Issue 03, (March 2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.602406

KEYWORDS: Laser beam diagnostics, Spatial solitons, Beam propagation method, Refractive index, Solitons, Optical simulations, Waveguides, Optical interconnects, Optical fibers, Polymers

Proceedings Article | 11 October 1999 Paper

Fully optical light beam steering in dye-doped polymer films with time-delayed third-order nonlinearity associated with upconverted photobleaching

Vladimir Grimalsky, Sergey Sarkisov, Michael Curley, Darnell Diggs, JaChing Wang, Aaron Wilkosz

Proceedings Volume 3796, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.368265

KEYWORDS: Laser beam diagnostics, Beam propagation method, Refractive index, Polymers, Waveguides, Spatial solitons, Light wave propagation, Polymer thin films, Absorption, Solitons

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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 | 17 April 1998 Paper

Optical sensor based on the single-arm dual-mode polymeric waveguide interferometer

Sergey Sarkisov, Michael Curley, Darnell Diggs, Huaisong Guo, Ronald Clark, Grigory Adamovsky

Proceedings Volume 3281, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.305432

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Sensors, Interferometers, Refractive index, Polymers, Environmental sensing, Absorption, Polymer multimode waveguides, Polymeric sensors, Interferometry

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