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Dr. Paul Blair

Head of Technology at PowerPhotonic Inc.

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

Large-scale monolithic lens arrays for coherent beam combination

Mitchell Soufleris, Mark McElhinney, Paul Blair, Brian Mann, Paul Graham

Proceedings Volume 13029, 1302903 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021928

KEYWORDS: Lens arrays, Optics manufacturing, Laser processing, Thermal stability, Manufacturing, Coherent beam combination, Laser cutting, Polishing, Laser energy, Laser ablation

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Proceedings Article | 22 April 2016 Paper

Field mappers for laser material processing

Paul Blair, Matthew Currie, Natalia Trela, Howard Baker, Eoin Murphy, Duncan Walker, Roy McBride

Proceedings Volume 9727, 97270S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213481

KEYWORDS: High power lasers, Beam shaping, Manufacturing, Laser sources, Optics manufacturing, Freeform optics, Silica, Laser processing, Beam delivery, Optical fabrication, Near field optics, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 2001 Paper

MEMS hybridization: bridging the free-space gap

Paul Blair, Duncan McMillan, Jean Podlecki, Mark Begbie, Kevin Yallup

Proceedings Volume 4407, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425302

KEYWORDS: Microelectromechanical systems, Waveguides, Photonic integrated circuits, Optical components, Manufacturing, Interfaces, Optics manufacturing, Packaging, Reliability, Dense wavelength division multiplexing

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 1999 Paper

Beam shaping diffractive optical elements for high-power solid state laser systems

Ian Barton, Paul Blair, Andrew Waddie, Karsten Ballueder, Mohammad Taghizadeh, Hazel McInnes, Thomas Bett

Proceedings Volume 3492, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354156

KEYWORDS: Diffractive optical elements, Mirrors, Optical amplifiers, Laser systems engineering, Diffraction, CCD cameras, Neodymium, High power lasers, Solid state lasers, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 22 May 1998 Paper

High-fidelity optical interconnections using ternary phase-amplitude filtering

Hanni Inbar, Ian Barton, Paul Blair, Mohammad Taghizadeh

Proceedings Volume 3490, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308893

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Spatial light modulators, Phase shift keying, Diffraction, Optical interconnects, Optical filters, Holography, Liquid crystals, Free space optics, Switching

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Paper

Design and fabrication of diffractive optical elements for use in solid state laser systems

Ben Layet, Ian Barton, Paul Blair, Mohammad Taghizadeh, Thomas Bett, Tomoaki Eiju, Kiyofumi Matsuda

Proceedings Volume 3047, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.294334

KEYWORDS: Diffractive optical elements, Diffraction gratings, Beam shaping, Laser systems engineering, Diffraction, Optical design, Polarization, Chemical elements, Optical filters, Near field optics

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 1997 Paper

Two-dimensional waveguide CO2 laser arrays and beam reformatting

R. Abram, Paul Blair, Francisco Villarreal, Alan Colley, Howard Baker, Mohammad Taghizadeh, Denis Hall

Proceedings Volume 3092, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.270193

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Mirrors, Waveguide lasers, Beam shaping, Carbon dioxide lasers, Electrodes, Diffusion, Gas lasers, Diffractive optical elements, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1995 Paper

Diffractive optics development for application on high-power solid state lasers

Thomas Bett, R. Stevenson, Mohammad Taghizadeh, J. Miller, Malcolm Lightbody, Paul Blair, Ben Layet, Norman Watson, Ian Barton, Graeme Robb, J. McMonagle

Proceedings Volume 2633, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228248

KEYWORDS: High power lasers, Beam shaping, Solid state lasers, Diffraction, Diffractive optical elements, Polarizers, Laser damage threshold, Laser systems engineering, Optical filters, Fiber Bragg gratings

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