Optics Portal

Aspheric surfaces are indispensable in high-performance optical systems. The ability to accurately manufacture these surfaces to the required … more

Optical frequency conversion, in which the color of light is changed, is a process that has numerous applications in physics and technology. For … more

We study how material properties, surface topography, and contaminants affect the distribution of light scattered from surfaces. Our aim is to … more

This program aims to develop standards, methods, and modeling for assessing the periodic structures using optical reflectance and transmittance … more

Biophotonics is at the intersection of photonics and biology where light is used to image, detect, and manipulate biological materials. This … more

Photovoltaics technology is usually categorized into three generations: 1) devices based on polysilicon; 2) devices based on thin-film direct … more

We are developing measurement and fabrication capabilities for nanoscale characterization of electronic nanodevices relevant to energy transport, … more

An electron hologram is a fringe modulated image containing the amplitude and phase information of an electron transparent object. The HolograFREE … more

SCATMECH is an object-oriented C++ class library developed to distribute models for light scattering applications. Included in the library are … more