Dr. Kannan Krishnaswami Profile

Dr. Kannan Krishnaswami

Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Lab

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Publications (10)

Proceedings Article | 9 May 2009 Paper

Low cost plane parallel plate lateral shearing interferometer for infrared laser beam diagnostics

Bruce Bernacki, Kannan Krishnaswami, Norman Anheier

Proceedings Volume 7325, 73250X (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817416

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Fringe analysis, Telescopes, Collimation, Monochromatic aberrations, Shearing interferometers, Long wavelength infrared, Infrared lasers, Ray tracing, Quantum cascade lasers

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2009 Paper

Characterization of single-mode chalcogenide optical fiber for mid-infrared applications

Kannan Krishnaswami, Hong (Amy) Qiao, Bruce Bernacki, Norman Anheier

Proceedings Volume 7325, 73250Z (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818184

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Cladding, Chalcogenides, Data modeling, Mid-IR, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium, Coating, Quenching (fluorescence), Metals

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2009 Paper

GaSb substrates with extended IR wavelength for advanced space-based applications

L. Allen, P. Flint, G. Dallas, D. Bakken, K. Blanchat, G. Brown, S. Vangala, W. Goodhue, K. Krishnaswami

Proceedings Volume 7298, 72983P (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817858

KEYWORDS: Gallium antimonide, FT-IR spectroscopy, Oxides, Homoepitaxy, Chemical mechanical planarization, Sensors, Atomic force microscopy, Antimony, Semiconducting wafers, Infrared detectors

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2009 Paper

Compact quantum cascade laser transmitter

Norman Anheier, Brian Hatchell, Kevin Gervais, Michael Wojcik, Kannan Krishnaswami, Bruce Bernacki

Proceedings Volume 7325, 73250F (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818034

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Collimation, Transmitters, Surface finishing, Laser development, Absorption, Germanium, Aspheric lenses, Thermography, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2008 Paper

Design and fabrication of efficient miniature retroreflectors for the mid- and long-range infrared

Bruce Bernacki, Norman Anheier, Kannan Krishnaswami, Bret Cannon, K. Brent Binkley

Proceedings Volume 6940, 69400X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.771410

KEYWORDS: Retroreflectors, Spherical lenses, Optical spheres, Glasses, Gradient-index optics, Cladding, Infrared radiation, Zinc, Glass molding, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2008 Paper

Design and fabrication of efficient collimation and focusing optics for mid-IR quantum cascade lasers

Bruce Bernacki, Kannan Krishnaswami, Norman Anheier, Bret Cannon

Proceedings Volume 6952, 69520H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.771404

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Collimation, Lenses, Monochromatic aberrations, Aspheric lenses, Mid-IR, Lens design, Confocal microscopy, Germanium, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 1997 Paper

Comparative study of surface-plasma enhanced-grating coupled detectors

Kannan Krishnaswami, Robert Tremblay, William Goodhue, Aram Karakashian

Proceedings Volume 2999, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271173

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Reflectivity, Titanium, Dielectrics, Gold, Diodes, Silver, Scanning electron microscopy, Photomicroscopy, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 1997 Paper

High-speed photographic system for objects with highly radiant backgrounds

Kannan Krishnaswami, Michael Tilleman, Samuel Choi, Sergei Krivoshlykov

Proceedings Volume 3018, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271620

KEYWORDS: Photography, High speed photography, Interference filters, Optical filters, Camera shutters, Electro optics, Pulsed laser operation, Copper vapor lasers, Photons, Fiber optic illuminators

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 1996

Design of fiber optic relayed laser radar

Michael Tilleman, Kannan Krishnaswami

OE, Vol. 35, Issue 11, (November 1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.601068

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Fiber optics, Signal attenuation, Sensors, Relays, Signal to noise ratio, Semiconductor lasers, Optical design, Pulsed laser operation, Transceivers

Proceedings Article | 18 August 1995 Paper

Fiber optic relayed laser radar

Michael Tilleman, David Oakes, Kannan Krishnaswami

Proceedings Volume 2562, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.216960

KEYWORDS: Fiber optics, LIDAR, Relays, GRIN lenses, Semiconductor lasers, Signal attenuation, Signal to noise ratio, Optical fiber cables, Fiber optic gyroscopes, Transceivers

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