Dr. Grover A. Swartzlander Profile

Dr. Grover A. Swartzlander

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Publications (26)

Proceedings Article | 3 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Radiation pressure on bi-grating and axicon diffractive beam-riding light sails

Ying-Ju Chu, Prateek Srivastava, Monjurul Meem, Rajesh Menon, Nelson Tabiryan, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 11798, 117980Z (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594349

KEYWORDS: Axicons, Diffraction gratings, Thin films, Liquid crystals, Diffraction, Solar sails

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation

Flying on a rainbow with a diffractive solar sail (Conference Presentation)

Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 11083, 110831K (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2531538

KEYWORDS: Solar sails, Reflectivity, Electro optics, Optical tweezers, Reflection, Oscillators, Sun, Patents

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2019 Presentation

Imaging reconstruction with engineered point spread functions (Conference Presentation)

Grover Swartzlander, Jacob Wirth, Abbie Watnik, Kyle Novak

Proceedings Volume 10990, 109900P (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2521317

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Phase shift keying, Systems engineering, Imaging systems, Distortion, Deconvolution, Image restoration, Axicons, Sensors, Integration

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2018 Presentation + Paper

Verification of radiation pressure on a diffraction grating

Ying-Ju Lucy Chu, Eric Jansson, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 10723, 107230U (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321130

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Diffraction, Oscillators, Solar sails

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Proceedings Article | 12 June 2018 Presentation + Paper

Computational imaging for reducing peak irradiance on focal planes

Jacob Wirth, Abbie Watnik, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 10669, 106690U (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304702

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Imaging systems, Modulation transfer functions, Spatial light modulators, Optical transfer functions, Computational imaging, Diffraction, Deconvolution, Optical filters, Signal to noise ratio

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SPIE Journal Paper | 7 December 2016 Open Access

Incoherent imaging in the presence of unwanted laser radiation: vortex and axicon wavefront coding

Abbie T. Watnik, Garreth J. Ruane, Grover Swartzlander

OE, Vol. 55, Issue 12, 123102, (December 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.55.12.123102

KEYWORDS: Axicons, Point spread functions, Modulation transfer functions, Sensors, Wavefronts, Laser sources, Image restoration, Image sensors, Spatial frequencies, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2016 Paper

Digital control of spatial coherence in vortex beams

Benjamin Perez-Garcia, Adad Yepiz, Raul Hernandez-Aranda, Andrew Forbes, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 9950, 99500Y (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238248

KEYWORDS: Spiral phase plates, Coherence (optics), Optical components, Superposition, Spatial light modulators, Holograms, Electroluminescent displays, Spatial coherence, Prisms, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 2015 Paper

Optics of a granular imaging system (i.e. “orbiting rainbows”)

Scott Basinger, David Palacios, Marco Quadrelli, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 9602, 96020E (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2185699

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Clouds, Control systems, Wavefronts, Space operations, Optical design, Space telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2015 Paper

Optimized focal and pupil plane masks for vortex coronagraphs on telescopes with obstructed apertures

Garreth Ruane, Olivier Absil, Elsa Huby, Dimitri Mawet, Christian Delacroix, Brunella Carlomagno, Pierre Piron, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 9605, 96051I (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2187236

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Point spread functions, Electroluminescent displays, Telescopes, Virtual colonoscopy, Light, Optical components, Optical design, Exoplanets, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2015 Paper

Image restoration from a sequence of random masks

Xiaopeng Peng, Garreth Ruane, Alexandra Artusio-Glimpse, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 9401, 94010D (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2086419

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Image restoration, Model-based design, Speckle, Stars, Deconvolution, Point spread functions, Image stacking, Reconstruction algorithms, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2013 Paper

Determination of angular momentum content in partially coherent beams through cross correlation measurements

Adad Yepiz Escalante, Benjamin Perez-Garcia, Raul Hernandez-Aranda, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 8843, 884302 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024683

KEYWORDS: Spiral phase plates, Spatial light modulators, Correlation function, Interferometers, Optical vortices, Superposition, Spatial coherence, Wavefronts, Glasses, Holograms

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2013 Paper

Properties of oscillating refractive optical wings with one reflective surface

Alexandra Artusio-Glimpse, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 8810, 881006 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027242

KEYWORDS: Solar sails, Refractive index, Optical design, Optical micromanipulation, Light, Curium, Geometrical optics, Mirrors, Optical components, Electroluminescent displays

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2011 Paper

Simulations of optical lift

Stephen Simpson, Grover Swartzlander, Simon Hanna

Proceedings Volume 8097, 809718 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893782

KEYWORDS: Particles, Refractive index, Dielectrics, Polarization, Light wave propagation, Optical tweezers, Dielectric polarization, Magnetism, Optical simulations, Aerodynamics

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2009 Paper

Laser beam shaping: donut mode formation by interference

Liubov Kreminska, Carl Corder, Vanessa Engquist, Oleksiy Golovin, Peter Hansen, Herman Batelaan, Anatoliy Khizhnyak, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 7430, 743018 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.836582

KEYWORDS: Spiral phase plates, Optical vortices, Lenses, Phase shift keying, Wavefronts, Optical components, Mirrors, Gaussian beams, Modes of laser operation, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2008 Paper

Singular optical phenomena in nature

Grover Swartzlander, Greg Gbur

Proceedings Volume 7057, 705703 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.800666

KEYWORDS: Spiral phase plates, Optical vortices, Atmospheric propagation, Singular optics, Correlation function, Eye, Optical communications, Turbulence, Sensors, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

A high-Strehl low-resolution optical imager (BESSEL): a measurement of the inner scale of turbulence

Mary Anne Peters, Laird Close, Tom Stalcup, Matt Rademacher, Grover Swartzlander, Erin Ford, Rukiah Abdul-Malik

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70156G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789592

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Advanced distributed simulations, Turbulence, Stars, Binary data, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Cameras, Wavefront distortions

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Proceedings Article | 22 April 2008 Paper

Conoscopic patterns and quadrefringence of a singular beam in a uniaxial crystal

T. Fadeyeva, A. Rubass, K. Kotlyarov, A. Volyar, G. Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 7008, 700807 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796498

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Laser crystals, Polarization, Optical vortices, Beam splitters, Composites, Stars, Beam propagation method, Computer simulations, Chromium

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Proceedings Article | 25 January 2008 Paper

Optical trapping of high-index particles suspended in high-index fluids

Jennifer Harwell, Olga Spahn, Grant Grossetete, Stephen Howell, Stephen Martin, Jeffrey Martin, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 6905, 69050J (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763376

KEYWORDS: Particles, Optical tweezers, Refractive index, Microscopes, Water, Spherical lenses, Refraction, Glasses, Metals, Oxides

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2007 Paper

Advancements of the optical vortex coronagraph

The UGrover Swartzlander, Erin Ford, Rukiah Abdul-Malik, Joshua Kim, Laird Close, Mary Anne Peters, David Palacios, Daniel Wilson

Proceedings Volume 6693, 669311 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734230

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Optical vortices, Stars, Telescopes, Planets, Adaptive optics, Photomasks, Exoplanets, Electron beam lithography, Spiral phase plates

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2006 Paper

The high-contrast performance of an optical vortex coronagraph

David Palacios, G. Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 6288, 62880B (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.682088

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Optical vortices, Spiral phase plates, Stars, Photomasks, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Space telescopes, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2005 Open Access

Integrating writing and peer learning into the optics curriculum

Grover Swartzlander, Yvonne Merrill

Proceedings Volume 9664, 96640C (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2207683

KEYWORDS: Integrated optics, Bridges, Physics, Calculus, Analytical research, Internet

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Proceedings Article | 6 October 2003 Open Access

Integrating writing into the optics curriculum

Grover Swartzlander, Maliaca Oxnam, Lisa Lebduska

Proceedings Volume 9663, 96631Q (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2207505

KEYWORDS: Integrated optics, Communication engineering, Standards development, Optical design, Education and training, Photonics, Mathematics, Telecommunications, 3D imaging standards, Calculus

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 1997 Paper

Implementation of a package for optical limiter modeling

Chiu-Tai Law, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 3146, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279299

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Computing systems, Refractive index, Diffusion, Human-machine interfaces, Wave propagation, Beam propagation method, Complex systems, Refraction, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 1996 Paper

Numerical package for modeling optical limiters

Chiu-Tai Law, Grover Swartzlander

Proceedings Volume 2853, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253465

KEYWORDS: Beam propagation method, Wave propagation, Fourier transforms, Absorption, Nonlinear optics, Complex systems, Optical simulations, Refractive index, Gaussian beams, Refraction

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 1992 Paper

Improving the self-defocusing optical limiter

Grover Swartzlander, Chiu-Tai Law, Anthony Campillo

Proceedings Volume 1692, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138060

KEYWORDS: Solitons, Spiral phase plates, Diffraction, Optical vortices, Nonlinear optics, Refractive index, Physics, Transmittance, Optical limiting, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 1992 Paper

Dark spatial soliton physics

David Andersen, Grover Swartzlander, A. Kaplan, Steven Skinner, Graham Allan, Arthur Smirl

Proceedings Volume 1626, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58110

KEYWORDS: Decision support systems, Spatial solitons, Solitons, Complex systems, Physics, Nonlinear optics, Sodium, Diffraction, Systems modeling, Semiconductors

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