Dr. Frank F. Wu Profile

Dr. Frank F. Wu

Sr Staff Optical Engineer

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Publications (31)

Proceedings Article | 11 March 2024 Paper

Achieving multi-channel fiber V-groove optical coupling for optical interconnects

Frank Wu, Libin Liang, Xiaoyu Hong

Proceedings Volume 12892, 128920B (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002074

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Structured optical fibers, Transceivers, Polarization, Active alignment, Silicon, Epoxies, Connectors, Photonic integrated circuits, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2014 Paper

A high-peak power, low-jitter, single-frequency, eyesafe laser: a concept design

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 8959, 89591Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037041

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Laser resonators, Oscillators, Q switched lasers, Q switching, Optical switching, Mirrors, Wave plates, Laser development, Er:YAG lasers

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2014 Paper

DPSS MOPA laser system generating 300 mJ and one ns pulse

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 8959, 89591X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037039

KEYWORDS: Oscillators, Semiconductor lasers, Amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Polarizers, Wave plates, Mirrors, Lasers

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Proceedings Article | 18 March 2013 Paper

Observation of laser beam profile progression inside an extended laser cavity

Frank Wu, Thomas Farrell

Proceedings Volume 8599, 85991Z (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2003091

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Laser resonators, Pulsed laser operation, Wavefronts, Optical proximity correction, Distortion, Laser energy, Adaptive optics, Neodymium, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 18 March 2013 Paper

A low jitter single frequency Q-switched laser from solid state to optical fiber configuration

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 8599, 85991X (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2002888

KEYWORDS: Q switching, Q switched lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Fiber lasers, Signal detection, Solid state lasers, Oscillators, Optical fibers, Optical switching

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Eliminating atmospheric optical noise through digital holography

James Trolinger, Frank Wu, Eddie Scott, Benjamin Buckner, Amit Lal

Proceedings Volume 8494, 849407 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930310

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Atmospheric optics, Image processing, Spherical lenses, Digital holography, Atmospheric propagation, Adaptive optics, Atmospheric modeling, Holograms, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2012 Paper

Brillouin enhanced four-wave mixing with the liquid fluorocarbon

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 8240, 82401F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906276

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Q switched lasers, Phase conjugation, Signal detection, Q switching, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Beam splitters, Liquids, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2012 Paper

Observation of laser formation inside a laser cavity containing a phase conjugate mirror

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 8235, 823525 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906781

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Laser resonators, Adaptive optics, Phase conjugation, Pulsed laser operation, Diffusers, Distortion, Wavefronts, Optical proximity correction, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2012 Paper

10 km dynamic laser oscillation with a coupled cavity assisted by four wave mixing

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 8235, 82351T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906786

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Four wave mixing, Laser systems engineering, Laser resonators, Retroreflectors, Visible radiation, Sensors, Image sensors, Resonators, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2012 Paper

A highly efficient DPSS mode-locked Nd:YLF single-mode laser

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 8235, 823523 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909727

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Picosecond phenomena, Laser applications, Pulsed laser operation, Laser resonators, Modulation, Neodymium lasers, Femtosecond phenomena, Mirrors, Modulators

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2011 Paper

A single frequency Nd:YAG Q-switched laser with timely controllable firing time by a gated Pockels cell

Frank Wu, Anatoliy Khizhnyak, Vladimir Markov

Proceedings Volume 7912, 79122A (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875844

KEYWORDS: Q switched lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Q switching, Oscillators, Signal detection, Nd:YAG lasers, Laser resonators, Continuous wave operation, Sensors, Wave plates

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2010 Paper

An eye-safe optical parametric oscillator system with more than 5-megawatts peak power

Frank Wu, Jeffrey Pierce

Proceedings Volume 7686, 768609 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848611

KEYWORDS: Optical parametric oscillators, Nd:YAG lasers, Crystals, Ferroelectric materials, Mirrors, Q switched lasers, Reflectivity, Diodes, Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 27 February 2010 Paper

Novel approach for beacon formation through simulated turbulence: initial lab-test results

A. Khizhnyak, V. Markov, I. Tomov, F. Wu

Proceedings Volume 7588, 758807 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842861

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric propagation, Laser beam propagation, Turbulence, Mirrors, Wave propagation, Atmospheric optics, Laser resonators, Telescopes, Optical simulations, Phase conjugation

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2010 Paper

Modeling of laser drilled microhole profiles in carbon fiber composites in low fluence regime

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 7584, 758412 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.841062

KEYWORDS: Beam shaping, Laser drilling, Etching, Gaussian beams, Laser ablation, Absorption, Fourier transforms, Composites, Diffraction, Laser processing

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2010 Paper

Comparison of the modeling and experimental data of the laser drilled microhole profiles in carbon fiber composites in low fluence regime

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 7584, 758413 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.841068

KEYWORDS: Laser drilling, Laser cutting, Beam shaping, Excimer lasers, Composites, Data modeling, Polymers, Laser ablation, Etching, Laser processing

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2010 Paper

A high peak power, compact, eye-safe optical parametric oscillator system

Frank Wu, Jeffrey Pierce

Proceedings Volume 7582, 75820H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842140

KEYWORDS: Optical parametric oscillators, Nd:YAG lasers, Crystals, Ferroelectric materials, Mirrors, Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Diodes, Q switched lasers, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2010 Paper

A high Brillouin amplification using liquid fluorocarbon

Frank Wu, Anatoliy Khizhnyak, Vladimir Markov

Proceedings Volume 7582, 75821J (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.841072

KEYWORDS: Q switched lasers, Mirrors, Phase conjugation, Liquids, Reflectivity, Pulsed laser operation, Polarizers, Wave plates, Q switching, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2010 Paper

An injection seeded single frequency Nd:YAG Q-switched laser with precisely controllable laser pulse firing time

Frank Wu, Anatoliy Khizhnyak, Vladimir Markov

Proceedings Volume 7578, 75781N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.841071

KEYWORDS: Q switched lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Q switching, Oscillators, Nd:YAG lasers, Laser resonators, Amplifiers, Wave plates, Laser applications, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2009 Paper

Injection seeded single frequency Nd:YAG MOPA Q-switched laser

Frank Wu, Anatoliy Khizhnyak, Vladimir Markov

Proceedings Volume 7193, 71930S (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809696

KEYWORDS: Q switched lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Q switching, Oscillators, Nd:YAG lasers, Laser resonators, Laser applications, Modulators, Polarization, Wave plates

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

High-reflectivity SBS phase conjugate mirror

Frank Wu, Anatoliy Khizhnyak, Vladimir Markov

Proceedings Volume 7197, 71971C (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809666

KEYWORDS: Phase conjugation, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Laser scattering, Thin films, Polarizers, Scattering, Nd:YAG lasers, Optical components, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

Experimental investigations of second harmonic generation in germanium-doped optical glass fibers

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 7197, 71971D (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809680

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Second-harmonic generation, Glasses, Mode locking, Nd:YAG lasers, Harmonic generation, Q switched lasers, Infrared radiation, Silica, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2008 Paper

Tunable pulsed forsterite laser operating at room temperature

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 6871, 68712P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764153

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Crystals, Reflectivity, Pulsed laser operation, Tunable lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Laser crystals, Absorption, Q switched lasers, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2008 Paper

Forming a localized beacon on a non-cooperative extended target through turbulent atmosphere

Anatoliy Khizhnyak, Vladimir Markov, Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 6878, 68780D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764094

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric propagation, Phase conjugation, Adaptive optics, Atmospheric turbulence, Atmospheric optics, Laser resonators, Laser beam propagation, Wave propagation, Mirrors, Optical proximity correction

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2008 Paper

Injection seeded Nd:YAG ring laser generating 200 mJ Q-switched pulses

Anatoliy Khizhnyak, Vladimir Markov, Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 6871, 687107 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764177

KEYWORDS: Q switched lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Polarization, Nd:YAG lasers, Polarizers, Q switching, Laser resonators, Mirrors, Laser energy, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2001 Paper

Laser-drilled microhole profiles in fiber-reinforced composites

Frank Wu, Stewart Williams, Graeme Scott, Richard Pilkington

Proceedings Volume 4274, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.432549

KEYWORDS: Laser drilling, Beam shaping, Laser ablation, Fourier transforms, Composites, Excimer lasers, Etching, Laser cutting, Gaussian beams, Laser processing

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2000 Paper

Vacuum spark for soft x-rays and the spherical pinch for EUV as point sources for microlithography

Frank Wu, Wen-Chieh Tang, Kazimierz Wirpszo, Xiaoming Guo, Meisheng Xu, Oleg Semyonov, C. Huang, Lev Klibanov, Emilio Panarella

Proceedings Volume 3997, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390113

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Plasma, Spherical lenses, Capacitors, Optical lithography, Electrodes, Extreme ultraviolet, X-ray sources, Beryllium, Capacitance

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Proceedings Article | 5 July 2000 Paper

Theoretical model describing laser microhole drilling processes for organic polymers

Frank Wu

Proceedings Volume 4000, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389069

KEYWORDS: Laser drilling, Laser ablation, Beam shaping, Polymers, Gaussian beams, Absorption, Laser processing, Composites, Laser cutting, Excimer lasers

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2000 Paper

Model predicting the microhole profiles of laser drilling processes in carbon fiber composites

Frank Wu, Richard Pilkington

Proceedings Volume 3933, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.387583

KEYWORDS: Beam shaping, Laser drilling, Laser ablation, Gaussian beams, Laser processing, Composites, Absorption, Excimer lasers, Polymers, Laser cutting

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Proceedings Article | 25 June 1999 Paper

Vacuum spark and spherical pinch x-ray/EUV point sources

Frank Wu, Wen-Chieh Tang, Kazimierz Wirpszo, Emilio Panarella

Proceedings Volume 3676, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351113

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spherical lenses, Plasma, Optical lithography, Capacitors, Beryllium, X-ray sources, Lithography, X-ray technology, Electrodes

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Proceedings Article | 3 June 1998 Paper

New theoretical model describing laser hole-drilling processes for organic polymers and fiber-reinforced composites under low fluence

Frank Wu, Richard Pilkington

Proceedings Volume 3274, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.309506

KEYWORDS: Beam shaping, Laser drilling, Laser ablation, Absorption, Composites, Gaussian beams, Laser processing, Polymers, Etching, Fiber reinforced polymers

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1992 Paper

Q-switched Nd:YAG laser and color-center laser tunable over the 1.1--1.26um range operating simultaneously

Xing Wu, Frank Wu, Hongping Li, Xifu Li

Proceedings Volume 1627, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60151

KEYWORDS: Nd:YAG lasers, Tunable lasers, Q switched lasers, Q switches, Color centers, Crystals, Laser crystals, Q switch crystals, Q switching, YAG lasers

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