Dr. Catalin Florea Profile

Dr. Catalin Florea

Lead Optical System Engineer at Honeywell International Inc

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Area of Expertise:

Optical Design , Optical Fibers , Optical Materials , Lasers , Packaging , Data Insights

Experienced Technical Lead with solid track record of enabling and managing custom, optics-based solutions in various environments such as laser and materials development, optoelectronics design and packaging, and Government-contracted research.

Proceedings Article | 12 March 2014 Paper

Single mode fibers with antireflective surface structures for high power laser applications

Lynda Busse, Catalin Florea, L. Brandon Shaw, Ishwar Aggarwal, Jasbinder Sanghera

Proc. SPIE. 8961, Fiber Lasers XI: Technology, Systems, and Applications

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Antireflective coatings, Silica, Etching, Laser induced damage, High power lasers, Single mode fibers, Fiber lasers, Collimators, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2014 Paper

Surface transmission enhancement of ZnS via continuous-wave laser microstructuring

Kevin Major, Catalin Florea, Menelaos Poutous, Lynda Busse, Jasbinder Sanghera, Ishwar Aggarwal

Proc. SPIE. 8968, Laser-based Micro- and Nanoprocessing VIII

KEYWORDS: Thin films, Refractive index, Continuous wave operation, Femtosecond phenomena, Ultraviolet radiation, Surface roughness, Zinc, Laser ablation, Fermium, Raster graphics

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2014 Paper

Antireflective surface structures on optics for high energy lasers

Lynda Busse, Catalin Florea, L. Brandon Shaw, Jesse Frantz, Shyam Bayya, Menelaos Poutous, Rajendra Joshi, Ishwar Aggarwal, Jas Sanghera

Proc. SPIE. 8959, Solid State Lasers XXIII: Technology and Devices

KEYWORDS: Antireflective coatings, Silica, Reflection, Lenses, Crystals, Ceramics, Laser applications, Laser damage threshold, Spinel, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 4 June 2013 Paper

Recent advancements in anti-reflective surface structures (ARSS) for near- to mid-infrared optics

Catalin Florea, Lynda Busse, Shyam Bayya, Brandon Shaw, Ish Aggarwal, Jas Sanghera

Proc. SPIE. 8708, Window and Dome Technologies and Materials XIII

KEYWORDS: Antireflective coatings, Silica, Reflection, Crystals, Ceramics, Nd:YAG lasers, Scanning electron microscopy, Laser damage threshold, Spinel, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2013 Paper

Thermal and vibration testing of ruggedized IR-transmitting fiber cables

Lynda Busse, Fred Kung, Catalin Florea, Brandon Shaw, Ishwar Aggarwal, Jas Sanghera

Proc. SPIE. 8720, Photonic Applications for Aerospace, Commercial, and Harsh Environments IV

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Mid-IR, Eye, Polishing, Reflection, High power lasers, Reliability, Fiber lasers, Infrared lasers, Humidity

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Proceedings Article | 23 May 2013 Paper

Recent advancements in transparent ceramics and crystal fibers for high power lasers

W. Kim, C. Baker, G. Villalobos, C. Florea, D. Gibson, L. Shaw, S. Bowman, S. Bayya, B. Sadowski, M. Hunt, C. Askins, J. Peele, I. Aggarwal, J. Sanghera

Proc. SPIE. 8733, Laser Technology for Defense and Security IX

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Cladding, Glasses, High power lasers, Crystals, Ceramics, Laser applications, Laser development, Fiber lasers, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 18 March 2013 Paper

Doped sesquioxide ceramic for eye-safe solid state laser materials

Woohong Kim, Colin Baker, Catalin Florea, Jesse Frantz, Guillermo Villalobos, Brandon Shaw, Steve Bowman, Shawn O'Connor, Bryan Sadowski, Michael Hunt, Ishwar Aggalwar, Jasbinder Sanghera

Proc. SPIE. 8599, Solid State Lasers XXII: Technology and Devices

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Ceramics, Ions, Coating, Solid state lasers, Doping, Transmittance, Holmium, YAG lasers, Lutetium

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2013 Paper

Environmental testing and laser transmission results for ruggedized high power IR fiber cables

Lynda Busse, Frederic Kung, Catalin Florea, Brandon Shaw, Ishwar Aggarwal, Jas Sanghera

Proc. SPIE. 8621, Optical Components and Materials X

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Mid-IR, Eye, Polishing, Reflection, Laser induced damage, High power lasers, Reliability, Chalcogenides, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2013 Paper

Crystal fibers for high power lasers

W. Kim, C. Florea, D. Gibson, J. Peele, C. Askins, B. Shaw, S. Bowman, S. O'Connor, S. Bayya, I. Aggarwal, J. Sanghera

Proc. SPIE. 8601, Fiber Lasers X: Technology, Systems, and Applications

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Cladding, Glasses, High power lasers, Crystals, Ceramics, Ions, Fiber lasers, YAG lasers, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 8 November 2012 Paper

Single crystal fibers for high power lasers

W. Kim, C. Florea, C. Baker, D. Gibson, L. B. Shaw, S. Bowman, S. O'Connor, G. Villalobos, S. Bayya, I. Aggarwal, J. Sanghera

Proc. SPIE. 8547, High-Power Lasers 2012: Technology and Systems

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Polishing, High power lasers, Crystals, Ceramics, Fiber lasers, Image quality, YAG lasers, Laser crystals, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 2 March 2012 Paper

Recent developments in the fabrication of infrared fiber Bragg gratings

Lynda Busse, Catalin Florea, Brandon Shaw, Jas Sanghera, Vinh Nguyen, Geoff Chin, Ishwar Aggarwal

Proc. SPIE. 8257, Optical Components and Materials IX

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Glasses, Copper, Silver, Reflectivity, Doping, Infrared radiation, Arsenic, Lead, Absorption

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2011

Broadband beam steering using chalcogenide-based Risley prisms

Catalin Florea, Jasbinder Sanghera, Ishwar Aggarwal

OE Vol. 50 Issue 03

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Beam steering, Selenium, Infrared radiation, Chalcogenide glass, Refractive index, Optical engineering, Laser induced fluorescence, Zinc, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 1 March 2011 Paper

Improved laser damage threshold for chalcogenide glasses through surface microstructuring

Catalin Florea, Jasbinder Sanghera, Lynda Busse, Brandon Shaw, Ishwar Aggarwal

Proc. SPIE. 7946, Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Chalcogenide glass, Antireflective coatings, FT-IR spectroscopy, Data modeling, Glasses, Laser induced damage, Nickel, Silicon, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 17 June 2003 Paper

Design and fabrication of low-loss hydrogenated amorphous silicon overlay DBR for glass waveguide devices

Jaeyoun Kim, Kim Winick, Catalin Florea, Michael McCoy

Proc. SPIE. 4990, Rare-Earth-Doped Materials and Devices VII

KEYWORDS: Amorphous silicon, Refractive index, Waveguides, Glasses, Ions, Reflectivity, Wave propagation, Laser damage threshold, Waveguide lasers, Overlay metrology

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Conference Committee Involvement (3)

Photonic Instrumentation Engineering VIV

22 January 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Instrumentation Engineering VIII

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

Photonic Instrumentation Engineering VII

4 February 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States

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