Pavel Polynkin

  • Faculty Affiliation: Research Professor
Associate Research Professor of Optical Sciences
Email Address: 
ppolynkin@optics.arizona.edu
Website: 
Ultraintense Nonlinear Optics Laboratory
Office Location: 
Meinel 606
Mailing Address: 

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

Phone Number: 
520-621-2864
Education: 
  • Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2000
  • B.Sc., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Russia), 1996
Specific Research Interests: 
  • High-intensity ultrafast laser science.
  • Plasma generation in intense laser fields.
  • Material processing with ultrafast lasers.
  • Free-space communications through turbid media.
  • Nonlinear wavelength conversion.
  • Optical sensors.

Current Student(s)

Patents

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6,804,428 Optical spectral power monitors employing polarization diversity scheme
6,760,511 Reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers employing polarization diversity
6,753,960 Optical spectral power monitors employing frequency-division multiplexing detection schemes
6,510,261 Acousto-optic variable attenuator with active cancellation of back reflections
6,507,685 Method and apparatus for servo-based spectral array alignment in optical systems
6,504,976 Spectral power monitors with active alignment compensation

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