Dr. Bolesh J. Skutnik Profile

Dr. Bolesh J. Skutnik

Director of Research at CeramOptec Industries Inc

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Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 20 March 2013 Paper

Non-circular core, all silica fibers for irradiation and sensing medical applications

Bolesh Skutnik

Proceedings Volume 8576, 85760J (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004985

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Silica, Cladding, Structured optical fibers, Reliability, Signal detection, Near infrared, Ultraviolet radiation, Therapeutics, Tissue optics

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2010 Paper

High-NA HPCS optical fibers for medical diagnosis and treatment

Bolesh Skutnik

Proceedings Volume 7559, 75590M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842713

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Silica, Cladding, Medical diagnostics, Failure analysis, Near infrared, Diagnostics, Doping, Ultraviolet radiation, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2006 Paper

Properties and reliability of improved large acceptance optical fibers

Bolesh Skutnik, Cheryl Smith, Kelly Moran, Kevin Bakhshpour

Proceedings Volume 6104, 61040U (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.647596

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Silica, Semiconductor lasers, Failure analysis, Reliability, Cladding, High power lasers, Laser systems engineering, Optics manufacturing, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2005 Paper

Hard plastic clad silica fibers for near UV applications

Bolesh Skutnik, Brian Foley, Kelly Moran

Proceedings Volume 5691, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591560

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Near ultraviolet, Cladding, Silica, Light sources, Near infrared, Reliability, Ultraviolet radiation, Humidity, Failure analysis

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2005 Paper

Reliable large acceptance optical fibers for high-power transmission

Bolesh Skutnik, Cheryl Smith, Kevin Bakhshpour

Proceedings Volume 5711, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591763

KEYWORDS: Silica, Optical fibers, Ultraviolet radiation, Near infrared, Cladding, Semiconductor lasers, Failure analysis, Optics manufacturing, Laser energy, Laser welding

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2004 Paper

Reliability of high-NA UV non-solarizing optical fibers

Bolesh Skutnik, Tilmann Trebst, Alexander Harschack

Proceedings Volume 5465, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.555589

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Ultraviolet radiation, Silica, Reliability, Lamps, Excimer lasers, Laser therapeutics, Cladding, Dispersion, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2004 Paper

Optical fibers for improved low-loss coupling of optical components

Bolesh Skutnik, Kelly Moran, Stefan Spaniol

Proceedings Volume 5339, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529566

KEYWORDS: Silica, Optical fibers, Optical components, Signal attenuation, Near infrared, Photonic microstructures, Microelectronics, Visible radiation, Spectroscopy, Cladding

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2004 Paper

Optical fibers for improved light delivery in photodynamic therapy and diagnosis

Bolesh Skutnik, Wolfgang Neuberger, Stefan Spaniol

Proceedings Volume 5315, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529489

KEYWORDS: Photodynamic therapy, Optical fibers, Silica, Near infrared, Tissue optics, Sodium, Diffusers, Luminescence, Tissues, Cladding

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2004 Paper

High-numerical-aperture silica core fibers

Bolesh Skutnik, Brian Foley, Kelly Moran

Proceedings Volume 5317, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529467

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Silica, Near infrared, Ultraviolet radiation, Visible radiation, Light sources, Sodium, Cladding, Surgery, Laser therapeutics

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 2004 Paper

Improved optical fibers for enhanced coupling with high-power diode lasers

Bolesh Skutnik, Brian Foley

Proceedings Volume 5336, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529523

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Silica, Semiconductor lasers, Near infrared, Ultraviolet radiation, Diodes, High power diode lasers, Cladding, Visible radiation, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 6 June 2002 Paper

Fiber coupling of laser diode arrays for high brightness: cladding considerations

Bolesh Skutnik, Holly Park

Proceedings Volume 4629, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469503

KEYWORDS: Cladding, Near infrared, Glasses, Visible radiation, Signal attenuation, Fiber couplers, Semiconductor lasers, Optical fibers, Ultraviolet radiation, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 26 March 2002 Paper

Cladding effects on spectral transmission of optical fibers for medical applications

Bolesh Skutnik, Holly Park

Proceedings Volume 4616, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463811

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Near infrared, Cladding, Signal attenuation, Glasses, Ultraviolet radiation, Visible radiation, Laser therapeutics, Sensors, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 16 April 2001 Paper

New silica optical fibers with nano porous silica cladding/coating

Bolesh Skutnik

Proceedings Volume 4215, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424382

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Silica, Sol-gels, Cladding, Coating, Structured optical fibers, Tissues, Silicon, Thin film coatings, Fiber to the x

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Proceedings Article | 21 April 1999 Paper

All-silica nonsolarizing optical fibers for UV medical applications

Bolesh Skutnik, Brian Foley

Proceedings Volume 3596, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.346710

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Optical fibers, Silica, Signal attenuation, Lamps, Excimer lasers, Plasma, Heart, Standards development, Color centers

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Proceedings Article | 21 April 1999 Paper

New optical fiber type: microporous sol-gel-clad optical fibers

Bolesh Skutnik

Proceedings Volume 3596, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.346708

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Silica, Sol-gels, Cladding, Tissues, Tissue optics, Specialty optical fibers, Environmental sensing, Sensors, Structured optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 31 December 1993 Paper

Fiber probes for near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy

Bolesh Skutnik, Wolfgang Neuberger, W. Zender, Kelly Moran, Vjacheslav Artioushenko, Alexander Lerman, Alexander Prokhorov

Proceedings Volume 2069, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.166290

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Silica, Optical fibers, Spectrometers, Fiber lasers, Remote sensing, Glasses, Absorption, Mid-IR, Specialty optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 28 May 1993 Paper

Hard-plastic-clad-silica optical fibers: the first decade

Bolesh Skutnik

Proceedings Volume 1893, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.146333

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Cladding, Silica, Medicine, Refractive index, Signal attenuation, Patents, Silicon, Specialty optical fibers, Polymers

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 1992 Paper

Silica fibers with enhanced UV performance

Bolesh Skutnik, Wolfgang Neuberger, Jose Castro, Vladimir Pashinin, Leonid Blinov, Vitali Konov, Vjacheslav Artioushenko

Proceedings Volume 1649, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60223

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Optical fibers, Cladding, Silica, Medicine, Fiber characterization, Laser applications, Absorption, Polymers, Samarium

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