Dennis Howe

Research Professor of Optical Sciences

Contact Information

  • Telephone:
    520-621-4995
  • Email:
    dghowe@optics.Arizona.EDU
  • Mailing Address:
    Dr. Dennis Howe
    University of Arizona
    Optical Sciences
    Meinel Building
    1630 East University Boulevard
    Tucson, Arizona  85721  USA
Photo:  Professor Dennis Howe

Education

  • PhD, University of Rochester, 1975
  • MS, University of Rochester, 1968
  • AB, Cornell University, 1965

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Research Professor, Adjunct Lecturer, Optical Sciences, 1992-date
  • Eastman Kodak Company: Kodak Senior Research Associate, Technical Assistant to the Director of Research and Development, 1987-1992; Head, Systems Technology Laboratory, 1984-1987; Technical Group Leader, 1974-1983; Optical Systems Engineer, 1965-1970

Awards and Honors

  • Kodak Scientific Council, Chair, 1990

Professional Affiliations

  • OSA, Member

Professional Activities

  • Optical Data Storage Symposium, Technical Program Committee, Member
  • Encyclopedia of Optical Engineering, Optical Storage, Editor

Short Courses

  • OSA
  • CEI Europe-Elsevier
  • University Consortium for Continuing Education

Research

  • Application of multi-level modulation to digital optical recording
  • Finite-element time-domain modeling of super-resolution phenomena in phase change optical discs (Super-RENS)
  • Optical data storage. Estimation/prediction of recovered data reliability and design of new techniques for error control, design of new recording data formats that will provide improved performance and data reliability, use of optical (Fourier) filtering and super-resolution to enhance performance of optical storage systems, use of fibers/waveguides for improvement of optical recording heads.