Dr. Jonathan W. Evans Profile

Dr. Jonathan W. Evans

Assistant Professor at Air Force Institute of Technology

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Area of Expertise:

Solid-State Lasers , Transition Metal Lasers , Nonlinear Optics , Laser Spectroscopy

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Personal Website | Company Website

Jonathan W. Evans received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Cedarville University in 2008, the M.S. degree in electro-optics from The University of Dayton in 2010, and the Ph.D. degree in optical sciences and engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 2014. He joined the Air Force Research Laboratory as a Civilian at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in 2008. He is currently an Research Physicist with the Sensors Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory. His interests include solid state lasers, infrared spectroscopy, and nonlinear frequency conversion. He is a member of SPIE and a senior member of Optica.

SPIE Journal Paper | 11 January 2023 Open Access

Crystal host engineering for transition metal lasers

Jonathan Evans, Sean McDaniel, Ronald Stites, Patrick Berry, Gary Cook, Thomas Harris, Kenneth Schepler

OE, Vol. 62, Issue 01, 017101, (January 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.62.1.017101

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Ions, Iron, Absorption spectrum, Transition metals, Laser crystals, Engineering, Optical engineering, Chromium, Alloys

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SPIE Journal Paper | 19 May 2021 Open Access

Re-absorption and nonradiative energy transfer in vibronic laser gain media

Jonathan Evans, Thomas Harris, Eric Turner, Martin Kimani, J. Matthew Mann, Ronald Stites, Gary Cook, Kenneth Schepler

OE, Vol. 60, Issue 05, 056103, (May 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.60.5.056103

KEYWORDS: Energy transfer, Luminescence, Ions, Optical engineering, Iron, Transition metals, Data modeling, Systems modeling, Crystals, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2020 Presentation + Paper

Crystal host engineering for transition metal lasers

Jonathan Evans, Sean McDaniel, Ronald Stites, Patrick Berry, Gary Cook, Thomas Harris, Kenneth Schepler

Proceedings Volume 11259, 112590C (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2553388

KEYWORDS: Ions, Crystals, Iron, Absorption, Chromium, Laser crystals, Transition metals, Tellurium, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

Performance evaluation of Co2+ :CdTe as an optical gain medium

Eric Turner, Sean McDaniel, Jonathan Evans

Proceedings Volume 10637, 106370W (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309502

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Mid-IR, Cobalt, Chalcogenides, Crystals, Iron, Chromium, Cadmium, Solid state lasers, Group II-VI semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2018 Presentation + Paper

Re-absorption and nonradiative energy transfer in vibronic laser gain media

Jonathan Evans, Thomas Harris, Eric Turner, Martin Kimani, J. Matthew Mann, Ronald Stites, Gary Cook, Kenneth Schepler

Proceedings Volume 10511, 105110I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2290822

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Energy transfer, Systems modeling, Transition metals, Crystals, Mid-IR, Infrared lasers

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2018 Paper

Optical spectroscopy of cobalt-doped cadmium telluride

Eric Turner, Jonathan Evans, Thomas Harris

Proceedings Volume 10511, 105111O (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2288502

KEYWORDS: Cobalt, Cadmium, Absorption, Ions, Crystals, Spectroscopy, Mid-IR, Phonons, Luminescence, Solid state lasers

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SPIE Journal Paper | 21 November 2017 Open Access

Special Section Guest Editorial: Solid-State Lasers

Jonathan W. Evans, Patrick A. Berry, Brian D. Dolasinski

OE, Vol. 57, Issue 02, 021201, (November 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.57.2.021201

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Proceedings Article | 27 February 2015 Paper

Surface characterization studies of orientation patterned ZnSe doped with Cr2+

B. Rami Reddy, Kenneth Schepler, Elizabeth Moore, John Hoelscher, Shiva Vangala, Bruce Claflin, Narsingh Singh, Jonathan Evans, Patrick Berry

Proceedings Volume 9347, 93471M (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2076075

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Chromium, Luminescence, Electrons, Statistical analysis, Crystals, Ions, Scanning electron microscopy, Phonons, Selenium

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2015 Paper

A continuous wave Fe:ZnSe laser pumped by efficient Er:Y2O3 laser

Jonathan Evans, Tigran Sanamyan, Patrick Berry

Proceedings Volume 9342, 93420F (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079757

KEYWORDS: Continuous wave operation, Laser stabilization, Absorption, Semiconductor lasers, Er:YAG lasers, Quantum efficiency, Laser resonators, Laser crystals, Analytical research, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 26 March 2013 Paper

A broadly tunable continuous-wave Fe:ZnSe laser

Jonathan Evans, Patrick Berry, Kenneth Schepler

Proceedings Volume 8599, 85990C (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2002442

KEYWORDS: Continuous wave operation, Ions, Mirrors, Optical testing, Quality measurement, Beam quality measurement, Absorption, Tunable lasers, Mid-IR

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Advanced Solid State Lasers

20 October 2024 |

Course Instructor

NON-SPIE: Optical Properties of Materials

Study of the various optical phenomena in materials; topics will be selected from absorption, reflection and emission processes, luminescence, dispersion theory, optical materials, polymers, wave propagation in anisotropic media, and nonlinear proper

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NON-SPIE: Laser Engineering

Treats the basic operation and components of the laser with emphasis on the knowledge required to use the laser as an optical system component. Covers laser media, resonator, pump and waste heat removal as well as types of lasers available.

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NON-SPIE: Laser Applications and Devices

Treats specific laser systems of importance to the commercial world and Air Force in particular. The course stresses current laser technology and engineering analysis of specific systems.

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NON-SPIE: Introduction to Nonlinear Optics

This course is designed to develop those areas of electromagnetic wave interaction with matter necessary for an understanding of nonlinear optical devices. Plane wave propagation in anisotropic media, commonly called "crystal optics" is stressed.

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