Mr. William J. Kessler Profile

William J. Kessler

Principal Research Scientist at Physical Sciences Inc

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Publications (32)

Proceedings Article | 25 February 2012 Paper

Optical gain and excitation phenomena in optically pumped alkali atom-rare gas mixtures

Kristin Galbally-Kinney, Dan Maser, William Kessler, Wilson Rawlins, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 8238, 823805 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912863

KEYWORDS: Cesium, Laser beam diagnostics, Chemical species, Absorption, Semiconductor lasers, Laser optics, Rubidium, Optical pumping, Krypton, Absorbance

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2011 Paper

Small signal gain in DPAL systems

Kristin Galbally-Kinney, Daniel Maser, William Kessler, Wilson Rawlins, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 7915, 791508 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877272

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Cesium, Laser beam diagnostics, Semiconductor lasers, Chemical species, Rubidium, Laser systems engineering, Krypton, Absorbance, Laser optics

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Proceedings Article | 13 November 2010 Paper

Optically based diagnostics for gas-phase laser development

Wilson Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Kristin Galbally-Kinney, William Kessler, Adam Hicks, Ian Konen, Emily Plumb, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 7751, 775103 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.881431

KEYWORDS: Diagnostics, Oxygen, Absorption, Laser beam diagnostics, Semiconductor lasers, Calibration, Black bodies, Laser development, Laser systems engineering, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2010 Paper

Field-rugged sensitive hydrogen peroxide sensor based on tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS)

M. Frish, J. Morency, M. Laderer, R. Wainner, K. Parameswaran, W. Kessler, M. Druy

Proceedings Volume 7680, 768006 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.851287

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Modulation, Absorption, Spectroscopy, Hydrogen, Absorption spectroscopy, Tunable diode lasers, Head, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2010 Paper

Spectroscopic studies of alkali atom-rare gas systems

S. Davis, K. Galbally-Kinney, W. Kessler, W. Rawlins

Proceedings Volume 7581, 75810M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847103

KEYWORDS: Cesium, Absorption, Chemical species, Rubidium, Excimers, Semiconductor lasers, Argon, Krypton, Spectroscopy, Xenon

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2009 Paper

Spectroscopic investigations of Rb- and Cs- rare gas systems

S. Davis, W. Rawlins, K. Galbally-Kinney, W. Kessler

Proceedings Volume 7196, 71960G (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815151

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Cesium, Rubidium, Chemical species, Excimers, Krypton, Laser induced fluorescence, Semiconductor lasers, Spectroscopy, Excimer lasers

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2008 Paper

EOIL power scaling in a 1-5 kW supersonic discharge-flow reactor

Steven Davis, Seonkyung Lee, David Oakes, Julie Haney, John Magill, Dwane Paulsen, Paul Cataldi, Kristin Galbally-Kinney, Danthu Vu, Jan Polex, William Kessler, Wilson Rawlins

Proceedings Volume 6874, 68740D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.773786

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Throat, Absorption, Microwave radiation, Diagnostics, Temperature metrology, Mirrors, NOx, Information operations, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2007 Paper

Gain measurements in a non-self-sustained electric discharge pumped oxygen-iodine laser cavity

A. Hicks, K. Fredrickson, S. Tirupathi, Y. Utkin, W. Lempert, J. W. Rich, I. Adamovich, K. Galbally-Kinney, W. Kessler, W. Rawlins, P. Mulhall, S. Davis

Proceedings Volume 6346, 63461V (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738860

KEYWORDS: Iodine, Chemical species, Absorption, Plasma, Temperature metrology, Laser resonators, Electrodes, Oxygen, Ionization, Gas lasers

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

Studies of an advanced iodine laser concept

Amy Bauer, Seonkyung Lee, Danthu Vu, Kristin Galbally-Kinney, William Kessler, W. Terry Rawlins, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 6101, 610121 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660936

KEYWORDS: Chemical species, Iodine, Absorption, iodine lasers, Diagnostics, Chemistry, Chlorine, Semiconductor lasers, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Energy transfer

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

The electric oxygen-iodine laser: chemical kinetics of O₂(a¹Δ) production and I(² P_1/2) excitation in microwave discharge systems

W. Rawlins, S. Lee, W. Kessler, D. Oakes, L. Piper, S. Davis

Proceedings Volume 6101, 61011W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660934

KEYWORDS: Argon, Oxygen, Microwave radiation, Ionization, Chemical lasers, Industrial chemicals, Absorption, Iodine, Laser damage threshold, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2005 Paper

Next generation diagnostics for COIL: new approaches for measuring critical parameters

Steven Davis, W. Terry Rawlins, William Kessler, Seonkyung Lee, Amy Hunter, Michelle Silva

Proceedings Volume 5777, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.610962

KEYWORDS: Diagnostics, Oxygen, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Iodine, iodine lasers, Absorption, Laser development, Sensors, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2004 Paper

Advanced Diagnostics for COIL and DOIL

Steven Davis, W. Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Michelle Silva, William Kessler, Phillip Mulhall

Proceedings Volume 5448, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548814

KEYWORDS: Diagnostics, Oxygen, Absorption, Semiconductor lasers, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Iodine, Microwave radiation, Tunable diode lasers, Temperature metrology, Argon

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2004 Paper

Spectroscopic studies of the NCl3 + H reaction sequence as a candidate laser system

A.J. Hunter, William Kessler, Seonkyung Lee, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 5334, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537743

KEYWORDS: Chemical species, Iodine, Diagnostics, Chlorine, Spectroscopy, Absorption, Chemical lasers, Laser systems engineering, Semiconductor lasers, iodine lasers

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2004 Paper

Preliminary yield measurements in the ElectriCOIL system

David Carroll, Joseph Verdeyen, Darren King, G. Benavides, B. Woodard, N. Richardson, Wayne Solomon, W. Terry Rawlins, Steven Davis, William Kessler

Proceedings Volume 5334, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537749

KEYWORDS: Iodine, Diagnostics, Chemical species, Absorption, Argon, Oxygen, Optical filters, Chemical lasers, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Electronic filtering

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2004 Paper

Studies of F atom-based excitation chemistry for iodine lasers

David Oakes, Seonkyung Lee, Gami Maislin, Ankit Patel, William Kessler, Michelle Silva, Ryan Shockley, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 5334, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537747

KEYWORDS: Chemical species, Fluorine, Iodine, Semiconductor lasers, Diagnostics, Absorption, Hydrogen, Chemical lasers, iodine lasers, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2004 Paper

Spectroscopic studies of a prototype electrically pumped COIL system

W. Terry Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, William Kessler, David Oakes, Lawrence Piper, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 5334, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537751

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Absorption, Microwave radiation, Diagnostics, Spectroscopy, Iodine, Sensors, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Tunable diode lasers, Argon

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Proceedings Article | 5 June 2003 Paper

Diode-laser-based diagnostic for NCl(X)

Steven Davis, Phillip Mulhall, William Kessler, Michael Heaven, Gerald Manke

Proceedings Volume 4971, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483500

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Diagnostics, Iodine, iodine lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Sensors, Calibration, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Beam splitters, Diodes

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2003 Paper

Fabrication of silicon-on-insulator adiabatic tapers for low-loss optical interconnection of photonic devices

John Fijol, Eugene Fike, Philip Keating, Donald Gilbody, John LeBlanc, Stuart Jacobson, William Kessler, Michael Frish

Proceedings Volume 4997, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479371

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Single mode fibers, Silicon, Optical fibers, Semiconducting wafers, Polishing, Oxides, Silica, Scattering, Oxidation

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2000 Paper

Progress in the development of sensors for COIL devices

Steven Davis, William Kessler, Philip Keating

Proceedings Volume 3931, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384277

KEYWORDS: Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Iodine, Oxygen, Diagnostics, Absorption, Temperature metrology, Sensors, Helium, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 1999 Paper

Collisional broadening of absorption lines in water vapor and atomic iodine relevant to COIL diagnostics

Steven Davis, William Kessler, Matthew Bachmann

Proceedings Volume 3612, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350651

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Semiconductor lasers, Iodine, Oxygen, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Temperature metrology, Spectroscopy, Carbon dioxide, Diagnostics, Gases

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 1999 Paper

Near-IR diode-laser-based sensor for parts-per-billion-level water vapor in industrial gases

William Kessler, Mark Allen, Steven Davis, Phillip Mulhall, Jan Polex

Proceedings Volume 3537, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.341026

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 1998 Paper

Collisional broadening coefficients for oxygen and water absorption lines used in COIL diagnostics

Steven Davis, William Kessler, Matthew Bachmann, Phillip Mulhall

Proceedings Volume 3268, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308093

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Oxygen, Semiconductor lasers, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Diagnostics, Laser development, Iodine, Doppler effect, Optical fibers, Chlorine

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Proceedings Article | 23 October 1996 Paper

Construction of two-dimensional multiwavelets on a triangulation

George Donovan, Jeffrey Geronimo, Douglas Hardin, William Kessler

Proceedings Volume 2825, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255223

KEYWORDS: Wavelets, Mathematics, Fractal analysis, Space operations, Matrices, Radon, Silicon, Zinc, Reflection, Osmium

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 1996 Paper

Diode laser-based sensors for chemical oxygen iodine lasers

Steven Davis, Mark Allen, William Kessler, Keith McManus, Michael Miller, Phillip Mulhall

Proceedings Volume 2702, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236872

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Absorption, Semiconductor lasers, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Sensors, Iodine, Diagnostics, Diodes, Chemical lasers, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 1996 Paper

Ultrasensitive gain diagnostic for chemical lasers

Steven Davis, Karl Holtzclaw, William Kessler, Charles Otis

Proceedings Volume 2702, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236873

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Diagnostics, Laser beam diagnostics, Absorption, Chemical lasers, Laser systems engineering, Oxygen, Iodine, Optical pumping, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 1995 Paper

Diode laser sensors for aeropropulsion monitoring and control

Mark Allen, William Kessler, Daniel Palombo, David Sonnenfroh

Proceedings Volume 2494, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.210505

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Absorption, Semiconductor lasers, Temperature metrology, Combustion, Fiber optics sensors, Absorbance, Velocity measurements, NOx, Oxygen

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Proceedings Article | 17 April 1995 Paper

Dye laser phase distortion correction using stimulated Brillouin scattering

William Kessler, Steven Davis, Evan Pugh, David Brown, David Benfey

Proceedings Volume 2380, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206960

KEYWORDS: Dye lasers, Optical amplifiers, Mirrors, Laser scattering, Scattering, Polarization, Prisms, Distortion, Laser beam propagation, Nd:YAG lasers

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Proceedings Article | 31 March 1995 Paper

Laser-pumped gas-phase mid-IR lasers

Steven Davis, William Kessler, Karl Holtzclaw, Randy Jones

Proceedings Volume 2502, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.204955

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Gas lasers, Alexandrite lasers, Solid state lasers, Molecular lasers, Hydrogen fluoride lasers, Molecules, Laser applications, Laser development, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Continuous-wave visible diode-pumped dye laser

David Benfey, R. Boyd, David Brown, J. Watkins, William Kessler, Steven Davis, Charles Otis, Lesley Pedulla

Proceedings Volume 2115, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172738

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Dye lasers, Diodes, Continuous wave operation, Mirrors, Visible radiation, Near field optics, Output couplers, Collimation, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Novel solid state dye laser host

William Kessler, Lesley Pedulla, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 2115, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172734

KEYWORDS: Solids, Dye lasers, Luminescence, Liquids, Absorption, Solid state lasers, Matrices, Molecules, Solid state physics, Nd:YAG lasers

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Proceedings Article | 6 June 1993 Paper

Gas-phase optically pumped infrared lasers

Harold Miller, Dan Radzykewycz, Gordon Hager, William Kessler, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 1871, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145204

KEYWORDS: Hydrogen fluoride lasers, Optical pumping, Pulsed laser operation, Infrared lasers, Infrared radiation, Raman spectroscopy, Output couplers, Laser optics, Semiconductor lasers, Molecular lasers

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Proceedings Article | 6 June 1993 Paper

Vibrationally assisted transfer laser concept

Steven Davis, William Kessler

Proceedings Volume 1871, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145214

KEYWORDS: Energy transfer, Molecules, Iodine, Chemical lasers, Molecular lasers, Laser induced fluorescence, Oxygen, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Argon, Molecular energy transfer

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