Mr. Nicholas W. Sawruk Profile

Nicholas W. Sawruk

Senior Vice President

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Compact and lightweight space-qualifiable LIDAR transmitter

Evan Hale, Moran Chen, Bruce McIntosh, Joe Hansell, Khoa Le, Slava Litvinovitch, Nicholas Sawruk

Proceedings Volume 11982, 1198205 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2609943

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, LIDAR, Oscillators, Pulsed laser operation, Laser optics, Computer aided design, Solid modeling, Electro optical modeling, Thermography, Systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation

Ultra-compact transmitter for space-based lidar

Kegan Orlowski, Khoa Le, Corey Dickson, Nigel Martin, Nicholas Sawruk

Proceedings Volume 11744, 117440E (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2587989

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, LIDAR, Temperature metrology, Laser development, Laser applications, Head, Additive manufacturing, Resonators, Materials processing, Laser resonators

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation + Paper

50W, 1.5um, 8 WDM (25nm) channels PPM downlink Tx for deep space lasercom

Doruk Engin, Slava Litvinovitch, Chad Gilman, He Cao, Ted Wysocki, Bruce McIntosh, Joe Rudd, Jacob Hwang, David Pachowicz, Keith Petrillo, Nicholas Sawruk, Andrew Schober, Mark Storm

Proceedings Volume 11678, 116780K (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2577276

KEYWORDS: Wavelength division multiplexing, Optical amplifiers, High power fiber amplifiers, Transmitters, Fiber amplifiers, Telecommunications, Prototyping, Vibrometry, Time division multiplexing

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2020 Presentation + Paper

High power thulium fiber laser systems for airborne and spaceborne missions

Doruk Engin, William Rudd, Mark Storm, Mark Long, Viatcheslav Litvinovitch, Lawrence Holley, Nicholas Sawruk

Proceedings Volume 11261, 112610O (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2547955

KEYWORDS: Laminated object manufacturing, Fiber lasers, YAG lasers, Laser systems engineering, LIDAR, Laser optics, Temperature metrology, Oscillators, Space operations, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 2019 Presentation + Paper

Er:YAG methane lidar laser technology

Moran Chen, Willian Rudd, Joe Hansell, David Pachowicz, Slava Litvinovitch, Patrick Burns, Nicholas Sawruk

Proceedings Volume 11005, 110050Q (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2519429

KEYWORDS: Methane, Er:YAG lasers, LIDAR, Laser applications, Pulsed laser operation, Field programmable gate arrays, Laser systems engineering, Servomechanisms, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2019 Paper

51W, 1.5um, 7 WDM (25nm) channels PPM downlink Tx and 500W, 1um, uplink PPM Tx for deep space lasercom

Doruk Engin, Joe Rudd, Khoa Le, Kent Puffenberger, He Cao, Nick Sawruk, Brian Mathason, Andrew Schober, Mark Storm

Proceedings Volume 10910, 109100L (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2513801

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Optical amplifiers, Wavelength division multiplexing, Fiber amplifiers, Space operations, Astronomical imaging, Optical communications, Pulsed laser operation, Erbium, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2018 Presentation + Paper

ICESat-2 laser Nd:YVO4 amplifier

Nicholas Sawruk, Patrick Burns, Ryan Edwards, Viatcheslav Litvinovitch, Nigel Martin, Greg Witt, Elias Fakhoury, John Iskander, Mark Pronko, Elisavet Troupaki, Michael Bay, Charles He, Liqin Wang, John Cavanaugh, Babak Farrokh, Jonathan Salem, Eric Baker

Proceedings Volume 10513, 105130X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2292256

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Indium, Optical amplifiers, Laser crystals, Gold, Amplifiers, Interfaces, 3D modeling, Laser systems engineering, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2016 Presentation + Paper

Er:YAG laser technology for remote sensing applications

Moran Chen, Patrick Burns, Viatcheslav Litvinovitch, Mark Storm, Nicholas Sawruk

Proceedings Volume 10006, 1000603 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2242119

KEYWORDS: Er:YAG lasers, Methane, LIDAR, Absorption, Resonators, Semiconductor lasers, Q switching, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Pulsed laser operation, Servomechanisms

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2016 Paper

Three-year aging of prototype flight laser at 10 kHz and 1 ns pulses with external frequency doubler for ICESat-2 mission

Oleg Konoplev, Furqan Chiragh, Aleksey Vasilyev, Ryan Edwards, Mark Stephen, Elisavet Troupaki, Anthony Yu, Michael Krainak, Nick Sawruk, Floyd Hovis, Charles Culpepper, Kathy Strickler

Proceedings Volume 9834, 98340A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2225985

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Prototyping, Contamination, Laser crystals, Second-harmonic generation, Reliability, Diagnostics, Laser crystals, Control systems, Laser systems engineering, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2015 Paper

ICESat-2 laser technology readiness level evolution

Nicholas Sawruk, Patrick Burns, Ryan Edwards, Theodore Wysocki, Andre VanTuijl, Viatcheslav Litvinovitch, Edward Sullivan, Floyd Hovis

Proceedings Volume 9342, 93420L (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080531

KEYWORDS: Laser applications, Laser systems engineering, Pulsed laser operation, Laser optics, Neodymium, Electronics, Reliability, Electromagnetic coupling, Laser development, Diodes

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2014 Paper

Design validation for ICESat2 space-based laser transmitter

Patrick Burns, Nicholas Sawruk, Andre VanTuijl, Slava Litvinovitch, Ti Chuang, Ryan Edwards, William Rudd, Elias Fakhoury, Theodore Wysocki, Floyd Hovis

Proceedings Volume 9218, 92181G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062323

KEYWORDS: Laser development, Electromagnetic coupling, Transmitters, Laser applications, Space telescopes, Laminated object manufacturing, Fiber amplifiers, Near field optics, Fourier transforms, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2013 Paper

Approach to space-qualification of the ICESat-2 laser transmitter

Floyd Hovis, Nick Sawruk, Mark Stephen, Joel Edelman, Slava Litvinovitch, Ryan Edwards, Joe Rudd, Jim Bautch, Elias Fakhoury

Proceedings Volume 8872, 887203 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026269

KEYWORDS: Laser applications, Laser development, Transmitters, Optical filters, Clouds, Aerosols, LIDAR, Electronics, Distortion, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2013 Paper

ICESat-2 laser technology development

Ryan Edwards, Nick Sawruk, Floyd Hovis, Patrick Burns, Theodore Wysocki, Joe Rudd, Brooke Walters, Elias Fakhoury, Vincent Prisciandaro

Proceedings Volume 8872, 88720S (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024326

KEYWORDS: Diodes, Laser development, Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, Laser applications, Neodymium lasers, Laser systems engineering, Transmitters, Laser damage threshold, Hardware testing

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2013 Paper

Space certification and qualification programs for laser diode modules on the NASA ICESat-2 Mission

Nicholas Sawruk, Mark Stephen, Kevin Bruce, Thomas Eltringham, Franklin Nash, Alfonso Piccirilli, Walter Slusark, Floyd Hovis

Proceedings Volume 8872, 887204 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026253

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Reliability, Transmitters, Fiber coupled lasers, Statistical analysis, Commercial off the shelf technology, Failure analysis, Fiber couplers, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2013 Paper

Space qualified laser transmitter for NASA's ICESat-2 mission

Nicholas Sawruk, Mark Stephen, Slava Litvinovitch, Joel Edelman, Michael Albert, Ryan Edwards, Charles Culpepper, William Rudd, Elias Fakhoury, Floyd Hovis

Proceedings Volume 8599, 85990O (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005590

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Laser applications, Pulsed laser operation, Laser optics, Neodymium, Thermography, Optical amplifiers, Thermal modeling, Laser systems engineering, Tunable lasers

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

System overview of 30 W and 55 W sodium guide star laser systems

Nicholas Sawruk, Ian Lee, Munib Jalali, Zachary Prezkuta, Ken Groff, Jared Roush, Nathan Rogers, Bruce Tiemann, Steve Hannon, Joe Alford, Céline d'Orgeville, Vincent Fesquet, Richard Oram, Sean Adkins, Kenny Grace

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77361Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858218

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Gemini Observatory, Laser systems engineering, Observatories, Atomic force microscopy, Sodium, Laser guide stars, Molybdenum, Control systems, Waveguides

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