Publications & Presentations

Compact solid-state laser to generate 5 mJ at 532 nm

Bhabana Pati, James Burgess, Michael Rayno and Kenneth Stebbins
SPIE Photonics West 2019 LASE, SPIE Paper No. 10896-14, 2-7 February, 2019, San Francisco, CA

A compact and simple laser has been developed to generate 5 mJ of energy and

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A compact and simple laser has been developed to generate 5 mJ of energy and

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Copyright © 2019 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. Presented at SPIE Photonics West 2019 LASE, SPIE Paper No. 10896-14, 2-7 February, 2019. This paper is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of SPIE. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.

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CLEO LEAP 2003: Living on Soft Money for 17 Years

Peter Moulton VP/CTO Q-Peak, Inc. Bedford, MA CLEO LEAP 2003 Baltimore, MD

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A little history, personal and business
Company information
Technical accomplishments
Lessons learned

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A little history, personal and business
Company information
Technical accomplishments
Lessons learned

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MRS 2005: Laser Development at Q-Peak for Remote Sensing

Peter Moulton Q-Peak, Inc. MRS Spring Meeting March 29, 2005 Paper FF1.1

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Introduction to Q-Peak
Early systems: lamp-pumped (mostly)
– High-energy Ti:sapphire lasers
– High-energy eyesafe parametric oscillators
Recent systems: diode-pumped
– Basic lasers
– Parametric oscillators for IR coverage
– Amplified microchip laser for precision ranging
– Single-frequency UV laser for direct-detection wind sensing
Under development:
– High-energy pump for ozone lidar
– QCL-seeded IR parametric oscillator
– Fiber-laser-pumped Ho:YLF/ZGP OPO

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ALSFC 2010: Solid State Lasers and Nonlinear Optics Sources for Remote Sensing and Imaging: Past, Present and Future

Kevin Wall Q-Peak, Inc. OSA Topical Meeting Applications of Lasers for Sensing and Free Space Communications San Diego, CA February 3, 2010 Paper LSWE3

Contributions from: Glen Rines, John Flint, Yelena Isyanova, Alex Dergachev, Kevin Wall and Peter Moulton

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Sources for lidar
– Aerosol
– DIAL
– Wind-sensing
Source for ladar
– Ranging
– 3-D imaging
Future technologies
– Hybrid (fiber-bulk) lasers
– QCL-seeded OPOs

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Sources for lidar
– Aerosol
– DIAL
– Wind-sensing
Source for ladar
– Ranging
– 3-D imaging
Future technologies
– Hybrid (fiber-bulk) lasers
– QCL-seeded OPOs

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Advances in solid state and semiconductor sources for biomedicine

Peter Moulton
CLEO 2013 June 10, 2013 San Jose, CA

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Biomedical background
Lasers for diagnostics
– In vivo imaging with OCT
– Multi-photon microscopy
– Breath analysis
Lasers for treatment
– Femtosecond cellular surgery
Conclusion

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Biomedical background
Lasers for diagnostics
– In vivo imaging with OCT
– Multi-photon microscopy
– Breath analysis
Lasers for treatment
– Femtosecond cellular surgery
Conclusion

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ASSL 1995: CdSe OPO pumped by a 2.79-μm Cr,Er:YSGG laser

David M. Rines, Glen A. Rines and Peter F. Moulton Schwartz Electro-Optics Research Division ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SPONSOR: US Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate Ft Belvoir, Virginia CdSeMATERIAL: Gary Catella, Michael Panfiland Lee Shiozawa Cleveland Crystals, Inc. Highland Heights, OH

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BACKGROUND Why CdSe? Why Cr,Er:YSGG?
Cr,Er:YSGGLASER
CdSeOPO
SUMMARY
LOOKING AHEAD

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BACKGROUND Why CdSe? Why Cr,Er:YSGG?
Cr,Er:YSGGLASER
CdSeOPO
SUMMARY
LOOKING AHEAD

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