Kelly Simmons Potter

  • Faculty Affiliation: Joint Professor
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Optical Sciences
Email Address: 
kspotter@ece.arizona.edu
Office Location: 
ECE 404
Mailing Address: 

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Arizona
1230 E. Speedway Blvd.
P.O. Box 210114
Tucson, AZ 85721 

Phone Number: 
520-626-0525
Education: 
  • Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1994
  • M.S., The University of Arizona, 1990
  • B.S., Florida State University, 1986
Specific Research Interests: 
  • Development of elements for integrated optical systems using both optically active and passive novel photowritable materials.
  • Examination of single- and multiphoton processes leading to both linear and nonlinear response in optical materials as a result of exposure to either ionizing or non-ionizing radiation.
  • Research into the impact of defect physics on material optical behavior, waveguide device design and optical device performance.

Patents

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6,593,062 Formation of bulk refractive index structures
6,368,775 3-D photo-patterning of refractive index structures in photosensitive thin film materials

Books Authored

  • Optical Materials
    Joseph H. Simmons and Kelly Simmons Potter

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