PhD Candidate/Research Assistant at Colorado School of Mines
Location:
Greater Denver Area
Industry:
Research
Work:
Colorado School of Mines since May 2010
PhD Candidate/Research Assistant
Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI) Aug 2007 - Aug 2010
Instrument/Optical Technician
Langmuir Lightning Laboratories May 2007 - Jul 2007
Computer Programmer
Education:
Colorado School of Mines 2009 - 2014
PhD, Physics
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 2005 - 2009
BS, Astrophysics, Minor in Mathematics
Interests:
Bouldering
Us Patents
Integrated Single Grating Compressor For Variable Pulse-Front Tilt In Simultaneously Spatially And Temporally Focused Systems
A multipass chirped pulse amplification system outfitted with a single-grating, simultaneous spatial and temporal focusing (SSTF) compressor platform is provided. Such an system provides the ability to vary the beam aspect ratio of an SSTF beam, and thus the degree of pulse-front tilt at a focus, while maintaining a net zero-dispersion system. The optical system may include a first optical element or set of optical elements that receives and then varies a pulse-front tilt of a light beam, and a second optical element or set of optical elements that focuses the light beam having the varied pulse-front tilt that is output by the first optical element or set of optical elements. The first optical element or set of optical elements includes an optical grating, two dihedrals, and a retroflector roof mirror.