José Sasián

  • Faculty Affiliation: OSC Professor
  • Research Specialty: Optical Engineering
Professor of Optical Sciences
Professor of Astronomy
Email Address: 
jose.sasian@optics.arizona.edu
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.

Current Students

Patents

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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

News

Books Authored

  • Introduction to Aberrations in Optical Imaging Systems
    José Sasián