Dr. David E. Zelmon Profile

Dr. David E. Zelmon

Senior Electronics Engineer at Air Force Research Lab

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Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation

Multispectral optics

Shyam Bayya, Daniel Gibson, Adam Floyd, Vinh Nguyen, Jas Sanghera, Jay Vizgaitis, David Zelmon

Proceedings Volume PC12091, PC1209103 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2621612

KEYWORDS: Lens design, Glasses, Long wavelength infrared, Short wave infrared radiation, Optical components, Mid-IR, Defense and security, Ceramics

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Proceedings Article | 16 April 2021 Presentation

Materials for multiband lenses, VIS-MWIR and SWIR-LWIR

Daniel Gibson, Shyam Bayya, Woohong (Rick) Kim, Vinh Nguyen, Michael Hunt, Adam Floyd, Guillermo Villalobos, Jas Sanghera, Jay Vizgaitis, David Zelmon

Proceedings Volume 11737, 1173703 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2588270

KEYWORDS: Lenses, Glasses, Long wavelength infrared, Lens design, Zinc, Short wave infrared radiation, Optical components, Mid-IR, Defense and security, Ceramics

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation

Rugged oxide ceramics for optics

Woohong Kim, Shyam Bayya, Guillermo Villalobos, Daniel Gibson, Colin Baker, Michael Hunt, Lynda Busse, Bryan Sadowski, David Zelmon, Jasbinder Sanghera

Proceedings Volume 11737, 1173706 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2586829

KEYWORDS: Ceramics, Oxides, Optical properties, Visible radiation, Ultraviolet radiation, Spinel, Short wave infrared radiation, Mid-IR, Lens design, Birefringence

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2020 Presentation + Paper

Spectral dependence of the Verdet coefficients of terbium gallium garnet and potassium terbium fluoride

Michael Mueller, David Zelmon, Said Elhamri, Kevin Stevens, Gregory Foundos

Proceedings Volume 11261, 112610M (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2543809

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Terbium, Polarization, Potassium, Gallium, Garnet, Data modeling, High power lasers, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

Spectral and concentration dependence of the Verdet coefficient of dysprosium doped germanate glass

David Zelmon, William Poston, John Kunkel, Masoud Mollaee, Michael Li, Jie Zong, Arturo Chavez, Xiushan Zhu

Proceedings Volume 10899, 1089910 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506615

KEYWORDS: Dysprosium, Glasses, Magnetism, Polarization, Bridges, Optical isolators, Terbium, Sensors, Laser systems engineering, High power lasers

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2018 Presentation

A Van Hove singularity in the topology critical point of bilayer hyperbolic metamaterials (Conference Presentation)

Vitally Pustovit, David Zelmon, Kurt Eyink, Augustine Urbas

Proceedings Volume 10722, 107221A (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321048

KEYWORDS: Metamaterials, Metals, Semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2018 Paper

Magneto-optical properties of potassium terbium fluoride

David Zelmon, Greg Foundos, Kevin Stevens

Proceedings Volume 10553, 105530E (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293100

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Polarization, Terbium, Potassium, Optical isolators, Crystals, Magneto-optics, Gallium, Garnet

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SPIE Journal Paper | 11 July 2017 Open Access

Refractive index of infrared-transparent polycrystalline alumina

Daniel Harris, Linda Johnson, Lee Cambrea, Lawrence Baldwin, Meghan Baronowski, David Zelmon, William Poston, John Kunkel, Mark Parish, Marina Pascucci, John Gannon, Tzu-Chien Wen

OE, Vol. 56, Issue 07, 077103, (July 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.56.7.077103

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Infrared radiation, Sapphire, Principal component analysis, Temperature metrology, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2017 Paper

Refractive index of infrared-transparent polycrystalline alumina

Daniel Harris, Linda Johnson, Lee Cambrea, Lawrence Baldwin, Meghan Baronowski, David Zelmon, William Poston, John Kunkel, Mark Parish, Marina Pascucci, John Gannon, Tzu-Chien Wen

Proceedings Volume 10179, 101790F (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257580

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Principal component analysis, Wavefronts, Electrons, Geometrical optics, Calcite, Transmittance, Refractive index, Sapphire, Birefringence, Infrared materials, Infrared radiation, Prisms, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 21 April 2017 Presentation

Stress-optic coefficients and temperature dependent refractive indices of potassium terbium fluoride (Conference Presentation)

David Zelmon, Steven Fenstermaker, William Poston, John Kunkel, Kevin Stevens, Greg Foundos, Alexis Payne, Kelvin Chang

Proceedings Volume 10085, 100850L (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256189

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Optical isolators, Potassium, Terbium, Magneto-optics, Thermal optics, Diodes, Semiconductor lasers, Laser development, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2015 Paper

Photoconductively excited plasmonic modulator-switch

John Cetnar, David Zelmon, David Tomich

Proceedings Volume 9547, 95472D (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2185229

KEYWORDS: Modulators, Terahertz radiation, Plasmonics, Surface plasmons, Radio propagation, Sensors, Metals, Semiconductors, Long wavelength infrared, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 24 March 2015 Paper

1-micron-pumped OPO based on orientation-patterned GaP

Leonard Pomeranz, Peter Schunemann, Daniel Magarrell, John McCarthy, Kevin Zawilski, David Zelmon

Proceedings Volume 9347, 93470K (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080876

KEYWORDS: Optical parametric oscillators, Crystals, Nonlinear crystals, Absorption, Semiconducting wafers, Gallium, Mid-IR, Oxides, Nonlinear optics, Vapor phase epitaxy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 26 August 2013 Open Access

Optical and thermal properties of spinel with revised (increased) absorption at 4 to 5 μm wavelengths and comparison with sapphire

Daniel Harris, Linda Johnson, Robert Seaver, Tod Lewis, Giorgio Turri, Michael Bass, David Zelmon, Nicholas Haynes

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 08, 087113, (August 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.8.087113

KEYWORDS: Spinel, Absorption, Sapphire, Calorimetry, Transmittance, Refractive index, Thermography, Solids, Infrared radiation, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2013 Paper

Optical and spectroscopic properties of Ytterbium-doped YAG

Nicholas Haynes, David Zelmon

Proceedings Volume 8599, 859911 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2000069

KEYWORDS: Ytterbium, Oscillators, Absorption, YAG lasers, Absorbance, Spectroscopy, Refractive index, Optical spectroscopy, Prisms, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2012 Paper

Refractive indices and thermo-optic coefficients of Erbium-doped Yttria

Nicholas Haynes, David Zelmon, Ramesh Shori

Proceedings Volume 8235, 82350E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.916178

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Thermal optics, Temperature metrology, Data modeling, Oscillators, Thermal effects, Ceramics, High power lasers, Prisms, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2007 Paper

Room-temperature, near IR fluorescence of high optical quality KTP

S. Hegde, K. Schepler, R. Peterson, D. Zelmon

Proceedings Volume 6552, 65520V (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.718475

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Ferroelectric materials, Spectroscopy, Crystals, Polishing, Nd:YAG lasers, Optics manufacturing, Second-harmonic generation, Absorption, Photography

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2005 Paper

Advances in nonlinear optical crystals

F. Kenneth Hopkins, Nils Fernelius, Jonathan Goldstein, David Zelmon, Christopher Leininger

Proceedings Volume 5912, 591202 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617016

KEYWORDS: Nonlinear crystals, Crystals, Terahertz radiation, Laser crystals, Nd:YAG lasers, Nonlinear optics, Laser sources, Optical coatings, Laser damage threshold, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 2005 Paper

Processing technology, laser, optical and thermal properties of ceramic laser gain materials

Mark Dubinskii, Larry Merkle, John Goff, Gregory Quarles, Vida Castillo, Kenneth Schepler, David Zelmon, Shekhar Guha, Leonel Gonzalez, Matthew Rickey, Julie Lee, S. Hegde, John Dumm, Gary Messing, Sang-Ho Lee

Proceedings Volume 5792, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.602879

KEYWORDS: Ceramics, Nd:YAG lasers, Neodymium, Absorption, Crystals, YAG lasers, Laser applications, Scattering, Laser processing, Laser damage threshold

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