Dr. Michael Bass Profile

Dr. Michael Bass

Emeritus Professor of Optics, Physics & ECE at CREOL The College of Optics and Photonics

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Publications (21)

Proceedings Article | 16 November 2018 Open Access

When everything damaged and we didn't know why

Michael Bass

Proceedings Volume 10805, 1080504 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2503554

KEYWORDS: Laser induced damage, Pulsed laser operation, Surface finishing, Crystals, High power lasers, Laser crystals, Laser damage threshold, Nonlinear crystals, Photonics, Laser drilling

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2016 Paper

100W class green 10ps 280µJ laser with M2<1.4 using Z-slab amplifier

Simon Chard, Cristtel Ramirez-Corral, Michael Bass, Ying Chen, Young Kwon

Proceedings Volume 9726, 97261S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2210986

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, Ultrafast lasers, High power lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Diodes, Thermal effects, Visible radiation, Optical amplifiers, Laser systems engineering, Second-harmonic generation, Nd:YAG lasers, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2014 Paper

200W output power at 10ps from a scalable Z-slab Nd:YAG laser

Young Key Kwon, Simon Chard, Nick Hay, Aleksej Rodin, Michael Bass, Ying Chen, Hong Shu, Scott Webster

Proceedings Volume 8959, 89590V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041241

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Picosecond phenomena, Nd:YAG lasers, Amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Oscillators, Laser applications, High power lasers, Ultrafast phenomena, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2014 Paper

Development of high-purity optical grade single-crystal CVD diamond for intracavity cooling

Andrew Bennett, Benjamin Wickham, Harpreet Dhillon, Ying Chen, Scott Webster, Giorgio Turri, Michael Bass

Proceedings Volume 8959, 89590R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037811

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Diamond, Crystals, Birefringence, Chemical vapor deposition, Laser crystals, Laser applications, Semiconductor lasers, Thermography, High power lasers

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SPIE Journal Paper | 26 August 2013 Open Access

Optical and thermal properties of spinel with revised (increased) absorption at 4 to 5 μm wavelengths and comparison with sapphire

Daniel Harris, Linda Johnson, Robert Seaver, Tod Lewis, Giorgio Turri, Michael Bass, David Zelmon, Nicholas Haynes

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 08, 087113, (August 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.8.087113

KEYWORDS: Spinel, Absorption, Sapphire, Calorimetry, Transmittance, Refractive index, Thermography, Solids, Infrared radiation, Temperature metrology

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 June 2007

Optical absorption, depolarization, and scatter of epitaxial single-crystal chemical-vapor-deposited diamond at 1.064 μm

Giorgio Turri, Ying Chen, Michael Bass, David Orchard, James Butler, Sally Magana, Tatyana Feygelson, Derrick Thiel, Kevin Fourspring, Randle Dewees, Jean Bennett, Joni Pentony, Samantha Hawkins, Meghan Baronowski, Andrew Guenthner, Michael Seltzer, Daniel Harris, Carlisle Stickley

OE, Vol. 46, Issue 06, 064002, (June 2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2748044

KEYWORDS: Diamond, Absorption, Polarization, Chemical elements, Calorimetry, Chemical vapor deposition, Optical components, Temperature metrology, Optical engineering, Transmittance

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2007 Paper

The reflective properties of a volume Bragg grating exposed to a high power laser beam

Hong Shu, Michael Bass

Proceedings Volume 6552, 655206 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.714166

KEYWORDS: Distortion, Fiber Bragg gratings, Reflection, High power lasers, Diffraction gratings, Beam propagation method, Laser beam propagation, Reflectivity, Diffraction, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 8 May 2007 Paper

Optical properties of epitaxial single-crystal chemical-vapor-deposited diamond

Giorgio Turri, Ying Chen, Michael Bass, David Orchard, James Butler, Sally Magana, Tatayana Feygelson, Derrick Thiel, Kevin Fourspring, Joni Pentony, Samantha Hawkins, Meghan Baronowski, Randle Dewees, Michael Seltzer, Andrew Guenthner, Daniel Harris, C. Martin Stickley

Proceedings Volume 6545, 654504 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.718365

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Diamond, Polarization, Calorimetry, Ultraviolet radiation, Chemical elements, Temperature metrology, Transmittance, Polarizers, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2006 Paper

Spectral narrowing of solid state lasers by narrow-band PTR Bragg mirrors

T. Chung, A. Rapaport, Y. Chen, V. Smirnov, M. Hemmer, L. Glebov, M. Richardson, M. Bass

Proceedings Volume 6216, 621603 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666164

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Fiber Bragg gratings, Output couplers, Laser resonators, Dielectric mirrors, Glasses, Alexandrite lasers, Dielectrics, Resonators, Solid state lasers

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2006 Paper

Modeling a diode pumped Nd: YAG rod laser

Hong Shu, Ying Chen, Michael Bass, Madhu Acharekar

Proceedings Volume 6100, 61001J (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.641423

KEYWORDS: Nd:YAG lasers, Distortion, Computer simulations, Diodes, Rod lasers, 3D modeling, Mirrors, Neodymium, Birefringence, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

Doubling the output power of dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal lasers

Ying Zhou, Yuhua Huang, Alexandra Rapaport, Michael Bass, Shin-Tson Wu

Proceedings Volume 6135, 61350O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.646512

KEYWORDS: Reflectors, Liquid crystals, Mirrors, Photonics, Reflection, Solids, Metals, Liquid crystal lasers, Polarization, Nd:YAG lasers

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2005 Paper

A computer model for simulating real laser systems by solving partial differential Eq.s in FEMLAB

Hong Shu, Michael Bass

Proceedings Volume 5707, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.611562

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical simulations, Computer simulations, Resonators, Laser resonators, Transmission electron microscopy, Disk lasers, Laser systems engineering, Beam propagation method, Computing systems

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2005 Paper

Thermal lensing of high-power edge-pumped YAG slab lasers with undoped edges and Brewster ends

Bin Chen, Ying Chen, Jed Simmons, Tu-Yuan Chung, Michael Bass

Proceedings Volume 5707, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.611561

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Thermal effects, Finite element methods, Ray tracing, YAG lasers, Geometrical optics, High power lasers, Thermography, Laser bonding, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 17 June 2003 Paper

Modeling of high-power solid state slab lasers

Bin Chen, J. Dong, M. Patel, Y. Chen, Aravinda Kar, Michael Bass

Proceedings Volume 4968, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.501644

KEYWORDS: Nd:YAG lasers, Absorption, Solid state lasers, High power lasers, Semiconductor lasers, YAG lasers, Solid state physics, Laser development, Crystals, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 30 March 2001 Paper

Optically written displays based on up-conversion of near-infrared light

Alexandra Rapaport, Ferenc Szipocs, Janet Milliez, Hans Jenssen, Michael Bass, Katherine Schafer, Kevin Belfield

Proceedings Volume 4294, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.420787

KEYWORDS: Ytterbium, Ions, Photons, Visible radiation, Crystals, Semiconductor lasers, Infrared radiation, Holmium, Energy transfer, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 1993 Paper

Spectroscopy and lasing performance of a new solid state laser crystal--Nd:GdLiF4

Xin Zhang, Michael Bass, Antonio G. J. Villaverde, J. Lefaucheur, Anh-Tuyet Pham, Bruce Chai

Proceedings Volume 1863, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.149259

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Pulsed laser operation, Neodymium, Absorption, Neodymium lasers, Ions, Spectroscopy, Continuous wave operation, Laser crystals, Laser spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 1993 Paper

Growth and characterization of pure Cr; Cr,Er and Cr,Ho codoped Y2SiO5

G. Loutts, S. Hirnak, Tasoltan Basiev, M. Doroshenko, Valery Sigachev, Yehoshua Shimony, Chiranjit Deka, Xin Zhang, Antonio G. J. Villaverde, Michael Bass, Bruce Chai

Proceedings Volume 1863, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.149263

KEYWORDS: Chromium, Ions, Luminescence, Crystals, Erbium, Holmium, Energy transfer, Absorption, Yttrium, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 1993 Paper

Spectroscopy and lasing perfomance of Nd3+ doped Ca5(PO4)3F

Xin Zhang, Antonio G. J. Villaverde, Michael Bass, G. Loutts, Bruce Chai

Proceedings Volume 1863, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.149285

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Absorption, Luminescence, Neodymium, Spectroscopy, Semiconductor lasers, Output couplers, Ions, Energy transfer, Crystals

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