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Kimberly A. Briggman (Fed)

Kimberly Briggman is a physical chemist and leader of the Molecular and BioPhotonics Group in the Applied Physics Division. Her work at NIST began in 1999 through a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship to develop and apply nonlinear optical spectroscopic methods to molecular interfaces.

Her research in the Molecular and BioPhotonics Group focuses on developing nonlinear optical methods to measure properties of interfaces which may be found at the surfaces of materials, in thin-film systems, or buried in layered materials. An example is the technique of broadband vibrational sum frequency generation (VSFG), in which two laser pulses at different frequencies combine to produce light at their sum frequency with an efficiency that depends on the broken symmetry at the interface. Using femtosecond laser pulses, SFG provides broad spectral coverage in addition to a time-resolved optical diagnostic uniquely sensitive to interface structure. Measurements include spectroscopic characterization of molecules at buried epitaxial interfaces, ultrafast monitoring of molecular dynamics at interfaces, assessment of the structure and quality of thin films, and the development of vibrational techniques for the assessment of molecular structures.

Dr. Briggman has also served as a senior policy analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and as a program analyst in the Program Office of NIST.

Selected Publications

Publications

Patents (2018-Present)

Photoacoustic Photon Meter And Process For Measuring Photon Fluence

NIST Inventors
Kimberly A. Briggman , Chris Yung , Jeeseong C. Hwang and John H. Lehman
A photoacoustic photon meter includes: a photoacoustic generative array including carbon nanotubes disposed in a photoacoustic generating pattern, such that the carbon nanotubes: receive photons comprising optical energy, and produce thermal energy from the optical energy; and a superstratum
Created July 30, 2019, Updated April 11, 2025
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