Dr. Thomas R. Nelson Profile

Dr. Thomas R. Nelson

at Air Force Research Lab

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Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 10 October 2012 Open Access

Optoelectronics using DNA as a template for dyes

Donna Mamangun, Daminda Navarathne, Gregory Sotzing, Jack Lombardi, Carrie Bartsch, Emily Heckman, Kristi Singh, James Grote, Thomas Nelson

Proceedings Volume 8464, 84640I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.931261

KEYWORDS: Curium, Energy transfer, Energy efficiency, Molecular energy transfer, Optoelectronics, Fluorescence resonance energy transfer, Molecules, Luminescence, Polymethylmethacrylate, Bioalcohols

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2012 Paper

Multispectral imaging with type II superlattice detectors

Gamini Ariyawansa, Joshua Duran, Matt Grupen, John Scheihing, Thomas Nelson, Michael Eismann

Proceedings Volume 8353, 83530E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.917300

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Electrons, Gallium antimonide, Long wavelength infrared, Indium arsenide, Mid-IR, Medium wave, Infrared sensors, Absorption, Superlattices

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2007

Flip bonding with SU-8 for hybrid AlxGa1-xAs-polysilicon MEMs-tunable filter

Edward Ochoa, Lavern Starman, Robert Bedford, Thomas Nelson, James Ehret, Michael Harvey, Travis Anderson, Fan Ren

JM3, Vol. 6, Issue 03, 033007, (July 2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2767326

KEYWORDS: Gold, Actuators, Aluminum, Gallium, Reflectors, Microelectromechanical systems, Silicon, Distributed Bragg reflectors, Optical lithography, Chemistry

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

Photoluminescence and amplified spontaneous emission studies of [2- methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] in solution and films

Aziz Mahfoud Familia, Andrew Sarangan, Thomas Nelson, Elmo Blubaugh

Proceedings Volume 6117, 61170P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.644809

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Polymer thin films, Luminescence, Thin films, Crystals, Absorption, Nd:YAG lasers, Light emitting diodes, Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 24 May 2005 Paper

Power-limiting mechanisms in VECSELs

R. Bedford, M. Kolesik, J. Chilla, M. Reed, T. Nelson, J. Moloney

Proceedings Volume 5814, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607428

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Semiconductors, Quantum wells, Reflectivity, Luminescence, Surface roughness, Semiconductor lasers, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Disk lasers, Scattering

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 April 2005

Influence of shadow mask design and deposition methods on nonplanar dielectric material deposition

Sarah Blickenstaff, Andrew Sarangan, Thomas Nelson, Kevin Leedy, Donald Agresta

JM3, Vol. 4, Issue 02, 023015, (April 2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1897381

KEYWORDS: Microlens, Nickel, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Deposition processes, Dielectrics, Photomasks, Sputter deposition, Aspheric lenses, Light emitting diodes, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2003 Paper

Computer-aided design comparisons of monolithic and hybrid MEM-tunable VCSELs

Edward Ochoa, Thomas Nelson, Olga Blum-Spahn, James Lott

Proceedings Volume 4986, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474395

KEYWORDS: Computer aided design, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Reflectors, Mirrors, Electrodes, Gold, Semiconductor lasers, Prototyping, Gallium, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 19 June 2003 Paper

Gain and luminescence modeling for high-power laser applications

Joerg Hader, Aramais Zakharian, Jerome Moloney, Thomas Nelson, James Ehret, Stephan Koch

Proceedings Volume 4993, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479438

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Optical properties, Optical pumping, Quantum wells, High power lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Optical testing, Instrument modeling, Gallium arsenide, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 2003 Paper

Monolithic III-V and hybrid polysilicon-III-V microelectromechanical tunable multilayer filters and vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Edward Ochoa, James Lott, Thomas Nelson, M. Harvey, J. Raley, Andreas Stintz, Kevin Malloy

Proceedings Volume 5116, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.499674

KEYWORDS: Microelectromechanical systems, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Gallium arsenide, Optical filters, Gallium, Aluminum, Etching, Tunable filters, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Group III-V semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 12 June 2002 Paper

Gain and photoluminescence in semiconductor lasers

Joerg Hader, Stephan Koch, Aramais Zakharian, Jerome Moloney, James Ehret, Thomas Nelson

Proceedings Volume 4646, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.470523

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Quantum wells, Luminescence, Optical properties, Optical pumping, Absorption, Solids, Gallium arsenide, Diffusion, Motion models

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Proceedings Article | 26 December 2001 Paper

Characterization of a multilayered dielectric transmissive phase modulator

Andrew Keys, Richard Fork, Thomas Nelson, James Ehret, Joseph Van Nostrand

Proceedings Volume 4438, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451482

KEYWORDS: Gallium arsenide, Modulators, Phase shift keying, Phase measurement, Phase modulation, Multilayers, Interferometers, Spectroscopy, Modulation, Phased array optics

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 1999 Paper

Electrically tunable group delays using quantum wells in a distributed Bragg reflector

Thomas Nelson, John Loehr, Qianghua Xie, James Ehret, Joseph Van Nostrand, Lisa Gamble, Darryl Jones, Spencer Cole, Rebecca Trimm, William Diffey, Richard Fork, Andrew Keys

Proceedings Volume 3714, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354675

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Gallium arsenide, Absorption, Refractive index, Excitons, Reflectivity, Distributed Bragg reflectors, Phased array optics, Mirrors, Etching

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Proceedings Article | 2 July 1999 Paper

Resonant transmissive modulator construction for use in beam steering arrays

Andrew Keys, Richard Fork, Thomas Nelson, John Loehr

Proceedings Volume 3787, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351636

KEYWORDS: Modulators, Phase modulation, Beam steering, Absorption, Modulation, Dielectrics, Phase shift keying, Refractive index, Quantum wells, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 1998 Paper

Quantum theory of spontaneous emission from microcavities

Mackillo Kira, Frank Jahnke, Stephan Koch, Jill Berger, David Wick, Thomas Nelson, Galina Khitrova, Hyatt Gibbs

Proceedings Volume 3283, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316685

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Quantum wells, Optical microcavities, Photons, Semiconductors, Absorption, Excitons, Electrons, Quantum physics, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 1998 Paper

From normal-mode coupling to lasing: photoluminescence from a semiconductor microcavity

Hyatt Gibbs, Claudia Ell, Galina Khitrova, David Wick, Jill Berger, Thomas Nelson, Mackillo Kira, Frank Jahnke, Stephan Koch

Proceedings Volume 3283, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316667

KEYWORDS: Optical microcavities, Excitons, Luminescence, Polaritons, Semiconductors, Quantum wells, Absorption, Fermions, Materials science

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1996 Paper

Semiconductor microcavities in the strong coupling regime

David Wick, Thomas Nelson, Eric Lindmark, Hyatt Gibbs, Galina Khitrova, Kuochou Tai

Proceedings Volume 2693, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238950

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Optical microcavities, Absorption, Mirrors, Excitons, Gallium arsenide, Oscillators, Semiconductors, Reflectivity, Bistability

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Conference Committee Involvement (2)

Emerging Photonics Technologies

13 June 2006 | Dayton, Ohio, United States

Enabling Photonics Technologies: Materials, Devices, Processing, and Applications

7 July 2004 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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