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

Proc. SPIE. 8876, Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments VII

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

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

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

F. Kenneth Hopkins, Darnell Diggs

Proc. SPIE. 8519, Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments VI

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 7040, Nanobiosystems: Processing, Characterization, and Applications

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

Proc. SPIE. 6668, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization X

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 6641, Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties V

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 6333, Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices X

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 6331, Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VI

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 6117, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VIII

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 5990, Optically Based Materials and Optically Based Biological and Chemical Sensing for Defence II

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

Proc. SPIE. 5934, Nonlinear Optical Transmission and Multiphoton Processes in Organics III

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

Proc. SPIE. 5934, Nonlinear Optical Transmission and Multiphoton Processes in Organics III

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 5724, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VII

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 5724, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VII

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 5621, Optical Materials in Defence Systems Technology

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

Proc. SPIE. 5586, Advanced Environmental, Chemical, and Biological Sensing Technologies II

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 5554, Photonics for Space Environments IX

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 5351, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VI

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 5211, Nonlinear Optical Transmission and Multiphoton Processes in Organics

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 4991, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices V

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 4991, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices V

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 4788, Photonic Devices and Algorithms for Computing IV

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 4823, Photonics for Space Environments VIII

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 4813, Crystal Materials for Nonlinear Optical Devices and Microgravity Science

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

Proc. SPIE. 4106, Linear, Nonlinear, and Power-Limiting Organics

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

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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

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

Proc. SPIE. 3796, Organic Nonlinear Optical Materials

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

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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

Proc. SPIE. 3417, Photopolymer Device Physics, Chemistry, and Applications IV

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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

Proc. SPIE. 3281, Polymer Photonic Devices

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

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