Dr. Eric C. Honea Profile

Dr. Eric C. Honea

Senior Fellow at Lockheed Martin Laser and Sensor Systems

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Area of Expertise:

Fiber Lasers , Laser Power Scaling , Beam Combining

Profile Summary

Eric Honea received his PhD in Physics from UCLA in 1990. After working as a postdoctoral researcher at AT&T Bell Laboratories, he joined the Laser Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). At LLNL he worked on diode pumped solid state lasers and associated technologies, followed by work on semiconductor lasers at Novalux and then nLight Photonics. In 2002 he joined Aculight, now Lockheed Martin Aculight, developing high peak power and high average power fiber lasers and beam combining systems for advanced applications. He is currently the Chief Architect for High Power Lasers at Lockheed Martin Laser and Sensor Systems. Dr. Honea has over 80 publications and conference presentations and 27 issued patents, serving on the Photonics West Fiber Laser conference committee since 2010 and editing Proceedings of SPIE, Volumes 7914 and 8237.

Publications (17)

Proceedings Article | 22 April 2016 Paper

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Advances in fiber laser spectral beam combining for power scaling

Eric Honea, Robert Afzal, Matthias Savage-Leuchs, Jason Henrie, Khush Brar, Nathan Kurz, Don Jander, Neil Gitkind, Dan Hu, Craig Robin, Andrew Jones, Ravi Kasinadhuni, Richard Humphreys

Proceedings Volume 9730, 97300Y (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214237

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, High power lasers, Lasers, Diffraction gratings, Dielectrics, Diffraction, Optical testing, Diodes, Prototyping, Laser systems engineering, Packaging

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2014 Paper

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Threshold power and fiber degradation induced modal instabilities in high-power fiber amplifiers based on large mode area fibers

Khush Brar, Matthias Savage-Leuchs, Jason Henrie, Sean Courtney, Christian Dilley, Robert Afzal, Eric Honea

Proceedings Volume 8961, 89611R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2042261

KEYWORDS: Phase modulation, Fiber amplifiers, Cladding, Absorption, Amplifiers, Ytterbium, Optical testing, Diodes, High power fiber amplifiers, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 2013 Paper

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Spectrally beam combined fiber lasers for high power, efficiency, and brightness

Eric Honea, Robert Afzal, Matthias Savage-Leuchs, Neil Gitkind, Richard Humphreys, Jason Henrie, Khush Brar, Don Jander

Proceedings Volume 8601, 860115 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2021808

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, High power lasers, Laser systems engineering, Mirrors, Diffraction, Laser applications, Ytterbium, Optical design, Laser development, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 2013 Paper

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Pulsed blue laser source based on frequency quadrupling of a thulium fiber laser

Eric Honea, Matthias Savage-Leuchs, Mark Bowers, Tolga Yilmaz, Roy Mead

Proceedings Volume 8601, 860111 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005436

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Thulium, Crystals, Frequency conversion, Laser sources, Laser crystals, YAG lasers, Nonlinear crystals, Fiber amplifiers, Amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 8 November 2012 Paper

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Spectrally beam combined fiber lasers for high power, efficiency, and brightness

Robert Afzal, Eric Honea, Matthias Savage-Leuchs, Niel Gitkind, Richard Humphreys, Jason Henrie, Kush Brar, Don Jander

Proceedings Volume 8547, 854706 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.982047

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, High power lasers, Laser applications, Laser systems engineering, Diodes, Gas lasers, Mirrors, Neodymium, Diffraction, Electrical efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2010 Paper

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100-watt fiber-based green laser with near diffraction-limited beam quality

Dan Hu, Eric Eisenberg, Khush Brar, Tolga Yilmaz, Eric Honea

Proceedings Volume 7580, 758004 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.843623

KEYWORDS: Infrared lasers, Fiber lasers, Optical amplifiers, Nonlinear crystals, High power lasers, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Laser applications, Frequency conversion, Infrared telescopes, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

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70-Watt green laser with near diffraction-limited beam quality

Dan Hu, Eric Eisenberg, Pratheepan Madasamy, Roy Mead, Eric Honea

Proceedings Volume 7197, 719705 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809294

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Modulation, Infrared lasers, Fiber amplifiers, Fiber lasers, Laser applications, Diodes, Picosecond phenomena, Semiconductor lasers, Frequency conversion

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Proceedings Article | 3 April 2008 Paper

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Comparison of spectral beam combining approaches for high power fiber laser systems

Pratheepan Madasamy, Tom Loftus, Alison Thomas, Pat Jones, Eric Honea

Proceedings Volume 6952, 695207 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.783147

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Diffraction gratings, Oscillators, Laser systems engineering, Diffraction, Collimation, Ytterbium, Channel projecting optics, High power fiber lasers, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2008 Paper

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Green and UV frequency conversion of a variable pulse repetition frequency photonic crystal fiber system

Eric Honea, Matthias Savage-Leuchs, Pat Jones, Christian Dilley

Proceedings Volume 6873, 68731W (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.767856

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Frequency conversion, Crystals, Fiber lasers, Optical amplifiers, Photonic crystal fibers, Fiber amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Amplifiers, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2007 Paper

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522 W spectrally beam combined fiber laser with near-diffraction limited beam quality

Thomas Loftus, Raul Hoffman, Alison Thomas, Marc Norsen, Robert Royse, Eric Honea

Proceedings Volume 6552, 65520O (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719789

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Diffraction gratings, Diffraction, Optical amplifiers, Laser systems engineering, Near field optics, Ytterbium, CCD cameras, Beam analyzers, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2007 Paper

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High power spectrally beam combined fiber laser with near-diffraction limited beam quality

Thomas Loftus, Paul Hoffman, Alison Thomas, Marc Norsen, Robert Royse, Eric Honea

Proceedings Volume 6453, 64530S (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.702574

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Diffraction gratings, Diffraction, Optical amplifiers, Laser systems engineering, Near field optics, Ytterbium, CCD cameras, Beam analyzers, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

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258 W of spectrally beam combined power with near-diffraction limited beam quality

Thomas Loftus, Anping Liu, Paul Hoffman, Alison Thomas, Marc Norsen, Charles Hamilton, Eric Honea

Proceedings Volume 6102, 61020S (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.648097

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Diffraction gratings, Ytterbium, Diffraction, Optical amplifiers, Distortion, Polarization, Laser development, Laser systems engineering, Fiber amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 3 April 2000 Paper

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High-average-power diode-pumped Yb:YAG lasers

Raymond Beach, Eric Honea, Steven Sutton, Camille Bibeau, Jay Skidmore, Mark Emanuel, Stephen Payne, Petras Avizonis, R. Monroe, Dennis Harris

Proceedings Volume 3889, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.380891

KEYWORDS: Rod lasers, Diodes, Semiconductor lasers, Polishing, Laser development, Optical pumping, Laser applications, Q switched lasers, Q switching, Birefringence

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Proceedings Article | 27 May 1998 Paper

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Design modeling of the 100-J diode-pumped solid state laser for Project Mercury

Charles Orth, Raymond Beach, Camille Bibeau, Eric Honea, Kenneth Jancaitis, Janice Lawson, Christopher Marshall, Richard Sacks, Kathleen Schaffers, Jay Skidmore, Steven Sutton

Proceedings Volume 3265, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308664

KEYWORDS: Diodes, Crystals, Mercury, Semiconductor lasers, Adaptive optics, Optical amplifiers, Laser development, Absorption, Head, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 1998 Paper

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Modeling the effect of heatsink performance on high-peak-power laser-diode-bar pump sources for solid state lasers

Eric Honea, Jay Skidmore, Barry Freitas, Everett Utterback, Mark Emanuel

Proceedings Volume 3285, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.307605

KEYWORDS: Heatsinks, Diodes, Absorption, Gallium arsenide, Silicon, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Solid state lasers, Data modeling, Semiconductor lasers, Diffusion

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 1997 Paper

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High average power diode-pumped solid-state lasers

Camille Bibeau, Raymond Beach, Eric Honea, Christopher Marshall, Steven Sutton, Mark Emanuel, Jay Skidmore, Stephen Payne

Proceedings Volume 3092, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.270201

KEYWORDS: Diodes, Laser development, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Defense and security, Laser systems engineering, Laser spectroscopy, Crystals, Medical research, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 25 March 1996 Paper

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High-power 2-um diode-pumped Tm:YAG laser

Raymond Beach, Steven Sutton, Eric Honea, Jay Skidmore, Mark Emanuel

Proceedings Volume 2698, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236152

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Laser applications, Rod lasers, Diodes, Continuous wave operation, Absorption, Microlens, Optical pumping, Laser development, Thulium

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Proceedings Volume Editor (2)

SPIE Conference Volume | 20 March 2012

Fiber Lasers IX: Technology, Systems, and Applications

SPIE Conference Volume | 7 February 2011

Fiber Lasers VIII: Technology, Systems, and Applications

Conference Committee Involvement (6)

Fiber Lasers XI: Technology, Systems, and Applications

3 February 2014 | San Francisco, California, United States

Fiber Lasers X: Technology, Systems, and Applications

4 February 2013 | San Francisco, California, United States

Fiber Lasers IX: Technology, Systems, and Applications

23 January 2012 | San Francisco, California, United States

Fiber Lasers VIII: Technology, Systems, and Applications

24 January 2011 | San Francisco, California, United States

Fiber Lasers VII: Technology, Systems, and Applications

25 January 2010 | San Francisco, California, United States

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