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Optical Data Storage Center Scientists and
Researchers
Mr. Warren Bletscher
Senior Engineer.
Design of specialized
electronic circuitry for custom built research equipment, including design
of special low noise detector circuits, laser driver circuits and servo
circuits for focusing and tracking on unique optical media.
Email: wlb@u.arizona.edu
Mr. Kevin Erwin
Senior Staff Engineer.
Opto-Mechanical design and
fabrication of instruments and experiments used in optical data storage
research. Training students in fabrication of optical devices such as
holographic diffraction gratings, and operation of lab equipment such as
the scanning electron microscope and reactive ion beam etching systems.
Email: jke@dakotacom.net
Dr. Andrey Kosterin
Research Associate. Laser
fusion experiments. Optical metrology. Ray tracing in 2D
inhomogeneous media. Near-field microscopy. Polymer
structure-property relations. Design and development of passive
components for fiber-optic communications. Reliability of optical
components.
Email:
akosterin@optics.arizona.edu
Dr. Brendan McCarthy
Research Associate. Atomic force microscopy and scanning
tunneling microscopy. Optical and vibrational spectroscopies, particularly
Raman spectroscopy. Uses of microscopy for high density data storage.
Spatially resolved Raman spectroscopy. Applications of organic materials.
Email:
bmccarthy@optics.arizona.edu
Dr. Juuso Olkkonen
Research Intern. Development of parallel FDTD algorithm for
Beowulf clusters. Near-field optical data storage, including super-RENS
and NF transducers.
Email:
jolkkonen@optics.arizona.edu
Dr. Pavel Polynkin
Research Associate.
High-power fiber lasers and
amplifieirs, optical fiber sensors, optical fiber sensors, optical
instrument development.
Email:
polynkin@inbox.ru |
