Dr. Robert Bernath Profile

Dr. Robert Bernath

Director, TISTEF at University of Central Florida

SPIE Involvement:

Author | Prism Awards Judge | Startup Challenge Judge | Startup Challenge Judge

Publications (20)

Proceedings Article | 4 October 2024 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Comparative evaluation of optical turbulence and extinction instruments to high-energy laser atmospheric propagation

Evan Bates, Adrian Azarian, Melissa Beason, Robert Bernath, Kevin Burrett, William Filkoski, Steven Fiorino, David Hubble, Brett Jeske, Jürgen Kästel, April Lamoureux, Jordan McCammon, Conor Pogue, Dominik Pudo, Yogendra Raut, Matthew Salfer-Hobbs

Proceedings Volume 13149, 131490W (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3027168

KEYWORDS: Equipment, Optical turbulence, Atmospheric propagation, Sensors, Particles, Optical transmission, Optical testing, Beam path, Atmospheric optics, Laser weapons

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2024 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Phenomenology of weather-driven diurnal and nocturnal optical turbulence trends

Thomas Miletich, Yakov Diskin, Matthew Salfer-Hobbs, Mitchell Grose, Matthew Whiteley, Martin Richardson, Robert Crabbs, Robert Bernath, Daniel Turbe

Proceedings Volume 13147, 131470I (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028623

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Clouds, Optical turbulence, Atmospheric modeling, Environmental sensing, Radiometry, Atmospheric propagation, Weather forecasting

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2024 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

1064nm laser propagation test and analysis at the TISTEF 1 kilometer range

Matthew Salfer-Hobbs, Thomas Miletich, Anthony Eppley, Sage Wagner, Daniel Turbe, Robert Crabbs, Robert Bernath, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume 13147, 131470M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3027086

KEYWORDS: Laser beam propagation, Cameras, Atmospheric propagation, Meteorology, Atmospheric modeling, Machine learning, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation

Presentation

Comparison of filamentation in near and long wave infrared

Owen Thome, Danielle Reyes, Jessica Pena, Haley Kerrigan, Robert Bernath, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume PC12092, PC120920J (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2626981

KEYWORDS: Long wavelength infrared, Near infrared, Infrared radiation, Atmospheric propagation, Ultrafast phenomena, Light wave propagation, Laser beam propagation, Carbon dioxide lasers, Turbulence, Remote sensing

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation

Presentation

Pulsed CO2 laser source for remote double resonance spectroscopic sensing

Max Schneiderman, Danielle Reyes, Robert Bernath, Henry Everitt, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume PC12092, PC120920L (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2626978

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Remote sensing, Carbon dioxide lasers, Atmospheric laser remote sensing, Infrared radiation, Atmospheric sensing, Ultrafast lasers, Terahertz radiation, Spectroscopic atmospheric monitoring techniques, Molecular spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation

Presentation

Spatio-temporal filament structures for long-range propagation

Jessica Pena, Danielle Reyes, Haley Kerrigan, Nathan Bodnar, Robert Bernath, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume PC12092, PC120920H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2626977

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Plasma, Laser cutting, Ultrafast phenomena, Turbulence, Spectroscopy, Microwave radiation, Laser beam propagation, Laser applications, Clouds

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation

Presentation

Temporal structuring of high-energy nanosecond pulse envelopes for enhanced interactions with targets

Haley Kerrigan, Owen Thome, Jessica Pena, LaShae Smith, Danielle Reyes, Nathan Bodnar, Robert Bernath, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume PC12092, PC120920K (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2626974

KEYWORDS: Laser energy, Ultrafast phenomena, Solids, Plasma, Laser applications, Laser ablation, Solid state physics, Solid state lasers, Plasma generation, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Paper

Paper

Initial high-intensity laser propagation experiments at the mobile ultrafast high-energy laser facility (MU-HELF)

Daniel Thul, Robert Bernath, Nathan Bodnar, Haley Kerrigan, Danielle Reyes, Jessica Peña, Patrick Romayah, Shermineh Rostami Fairchild, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume 10910, 109101Z (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2513441

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric propagation, Laser beam propagation, Ultrafast phenomena, Laser applications, Wind energy, Clouds, Diagnostics, Earth's atmosphere, Pulsed laser operation, Data archive systems

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2009 Paper

Paper

Self-channeled laser pulse induced effects at distance

Robert Bernath, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume 7196, 71960C (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815314

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Atmospheric propagation, Plasma, Pulsed laser operation, Femtosecond phenomena, Optical damage, Laser applications, Refractive index, Wave propagation, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 2007 Paper

Paper

High repetition rate LPP source facility for EUVL

T. Schmid, S. George, J. Cunado, S. Teerawattanasook, R. Bernath, C. Brown, K. Takenoshita, C.-S. Koay, M. Richardson

Proceedings Volume 6517, 65173I (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.713457

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Plasma, Mirrors, Calibration, Reflectivity, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, EUV optics, Metrology, Tin, Diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 2007 Paper

Paper

Characterization of the tin-doped droplet laser plasma EUVL sources for HVM

Kazutoshi Takenoshita, Simi George, Tobias Schmid, Chiew-Seng Koay, Jose Cunado, Robert Bernath, Christopher Brown, Moza Al-Rabban, William Silfvast, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume 6517, 65173O (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.713461

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Plasma, Ions, Mirrors, Tin, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Diagnostics, Reflectivity, Pulsed laser operation, Gas lasers

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 2006 Paper

Paper

Remote femtosecond laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) in a standoff detection regime

C. Brown, R. Bernath, M. Fisher, M. Richardson, M. Sigman, R. Walters, A. Miziolek, H. Bereket, L. Johnson

Proceedings Volume 6219, 62190B (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.663821

KEYWORDS: Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Femtosecond phenomena, Standoff detection, Spectroscopy, Iron, Laser spectroscopy, Ocean optics, Homeland security, Signal to noise ratio, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 2006 Paper

Paper

Detection and analysis of RF emission generated by laser-matter interactions

J. Aspiotis, N. Barbieri, R. Bernath, C. Brown, M. Richardson, B. Cooper

Proceedings Volume 6219, 621908 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.663822

KEYWORDS: Electromagnetism, Receivers, Laser-matter interactions, Plasma, Antennas, Electrons, Femtosecond phenomena, Cell phones, Pulsed laser operation, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 2006 Paper

Paper

Shock-wave generation in transparent media from ultra-fast lasers

R. Bernath, C. Brown, J. Aspiotis, M. Fisher, M. Richardson

Proceedings Volume 6219, 62190A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.663818

KEYWORDS: Laser ablation, Pulsed laser operation, Plasma, Silica, Glasses, Silicon, Femtosecond phenomena, Semiconducting wafers, Metals, Ultrafast phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 24 March 2006 Paper

Paper

EUV generation from lithium laser plasma for lithography

Simi George, William Silfvast, Kazutoshi Takenoshita, Robert Bernath, Chiew-Seng Koay, Greg Shimkaveg, Martin Richardson, Moza Al-Rabban, Howard Scott

Proceedings Volume 6151, 615143 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660584

KEYWORDS: Lithium, Plasma, Tin, Extreme ultraviolet, Lithography, Solids, Ions, Sensors, EUV optics, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2005 Paper

Paper

High conversion efficiency microscopic tin-doped droplet target laser-plasma source for EUVL

Chiew-Seng Koay, Simi George, Kazutoshi Takenoshita, Robert Bernath, Etsuo Fujiwara, Martin Richardson, Vivek Bakshi

Proceedings Volume 5751, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596753

KEYWORDS: Tin, Plasma, Extreme ultraviolet, Pulsed laser operation, Calibration, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Ions, Laser energy, Spectroscopy, Xenon

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2005 Paper

Paper

EUV spectroscopy of mass-limited Sn-doped laser micro-plasmas

Simi George, Chiew-Seng Koay, Kazutoshi Takenoshita, Robert Bernath, Moza Al-Rabban, Christian Keyser, Vivek Bakshi, Howard Scott, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume 5751, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596781

KEYWORDS: Tin, Plasma, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Ions, Spectrometers, Solids, Pulsed laser operation, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Lithium

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2005 Paper

Paper

Diagnostics for laser plasma EUV sources

Martin Richardson, Chiew-Seng Koay, Kazutoshi Takenoshita, C. Keyser, Robert Bernath, Simi George, Somsak Teerawattanasook

Proceedings Volume 5580, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.597349

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Extreme ultraviolet, Mirrors, Crystals, Diagnostics, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Imaging systems, Imaging spectroscopy, Sensors, Zirconium

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Proceedings Article | 17 August 2004 Paper

Paper

Femtosecond ablation scaling for different materials

Peggy Gonzales, Robert Bernath, Joshua Duncan, Ty Olmstead, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume 5458, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545927

KEYWORDS: Laser ablation, Copper, Gold, Femtosecond phenomena, Metals, Pulsed laser operation, Laser energy, Silver, Lead, Iron

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Proceedings Article | 14 November 2001 Paper

Paper

Laser light coupling physics in high-repetition-rate laser-plasma droplet-target x-ray point sources

Christian Keyser, Robert Bernath, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume 4504, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.448478

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Pulsed laser operation, Optical simulations, Physics, X-rays, Mirrors, Laser applications, Optical diagnostics, X-ray sources, Extreme ultraviolet

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