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José Sasián

Faculty Affiliation: OSC Professor
Research Specialty: Optical Engineering

Professor of Optical Sciences

Professor of Astronomy

Email Address:

jose.sasian@optics.arizona.edu

Website:

José Sasián's Website

Office Location:

Meinel 735

Mailing Address:

College of Optical Sciences
The University of Arizona
1630 E. University Blvd.
P.O. Box 210094
Tucson, AZ 85721-0094

Phone Number:

520-621-3733

Fax:

520-621-3389

Education:

Ph.D., 1988, University of Arizona
M.S., 1987, University of Arizona
B.Sc., 1982, University of Mexico

Employment:

Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center/College of Optical Sciences, 2001-present
Professor: The University of Arizona, Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, 2001-present
Associate Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1995-2001
Associate Professor: The University of Arizona, Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, 1995-2001
Technical Staff: AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1990-1995
Graduate Research Assistant/Associate: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1984-1990
Optician: University of Mexico, Institute of Astronomy, 1974-1984

Awards and Honors:

The Optical Society (OSA), Fellow
Optical Society of India: Lifetime Member
Riverside Telescope Makers Conference: Merit Award, 1988
SPIE: Fellow
SPIE: Rudolf Kingslake Medal and Prize, 1994

Specific Research Interests:

Optical design.
Optical fabrication and testing.
Optical instrumentation.
Illumination optics.
Astronomical optics.
Diffractive optics.
Optomechanical design.
Lithography optics.
Light in gemstones.
Art in optics and optics in art.
Light propagation as a general subject.

Research Summary:

Research in the optical design lab is in the subjects of lens design, novel methods for aberration correction, illumination optics, aspheric surfaces, optical testing methods and modeling, optics for lithography, microscope design, and modeling of light propagation in optical systems.

Admin(s)

Nichole Jimenez

Current Student(s)

Patents


8,098,369	Systems and methods for the evaluation of scintillation in gemstones
7,751,034	Systems and methods for ray tracing
7,580,118	Methods, apparatus and systems for evaluating gemstones
7,420,657	Methods, apparatus and systems for evaluating gemstones
7,405,871	Efficient EUV collector designs
7,382,445	Methods, apparatus and systems for evaluating gemstones
7,372,552	Methods, apparatus and systems for evaluating gemstones
7,355,683	Systems and methods for evaluating and displaying the dispersion of a diamond or other gemstone
7,336,347	Methods, apparatus and systems for evaluating gemstones
6,307,913	Shaped source of soft X-ray, extreme ultraviolet and ultraviolet radiation

Books Authored

Introduction to Aberrations in Optical Imaging Systems

José Sasián
Introduction to Lens Design

José Sasián