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Search Publications by: Bob Hickernell (Fed)

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Compact Solid-State Waveguide Lasers

September 1, 2003
Author(s)
Berton Callicoatt, John B. Schlager, Robert K. Hickernell, Richard Mirin, Norman Sanford
DBR and mode-locked Er/Yb waveguide lasers offer single-frequency and ultralow jitter performance.

Accuracy of AlGaAs Growth Rates and Composition Determination Using RHEED Oscillations

January 1, 2003
Author(s)
Todd E. Harvey, Kristine A. Bertness, Robert K. Hickernell, C. M. Wang, Jolene Splett
We investigate the sources of uncertainty in the measurement of the reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) intensity oscillations during growth of AlAs, GaAs, and AlGaAs on GaAs substrates, and the resulting effects on predicted growth rates

Passive and Active Characterization of Hybrid Glass Substrates for Telecommunication Applications

January 1, 2002
Author(s)
Joseph S. Hayden, Robert D. Simpson, Samuel D. Conzone, Robert K. Hickernell, Berton Callicoatt, Alexana Roshko, Norman Sanford
Phosphate glasses have become increasingly popular for planar waveguide devices owing in part to the development of a number of different commercial compositions with a wide range of optical, physical, chemical and laser properties. In addition, the recent

Single-frequency and Mode-locked Er/Yb Co-doped Waveguide Lasers

January 1, 2001
Author(s)
Berton Callicoatt, John B. Schlager, Kevin L. Silverman, Robert K. Hickernell, Richard P. Mirin, Norman A. Sanford, Joseph S. Hayden, Samuel D. Conzone, Robert D. Simpson
We present results for single-frequency and mode-locked Er/Yb co-doped waveguide lasers. The single-frequency DBR waveguide lasers have output power in excess of 80 mW with laser linewidth of 17 kHz. The passively mode-locked waveguide lasers produce

In Situ Atomic Absorption Monitoring with Substrate Reflection

January 1, 2000
Author(s)
S. P. Hays, Robert K. Hickernell, Kristine A. Bertness
We demonstrate a technique to apply real-time optical flux monitoring by in situ atomic absorption when the only available optical path through a molecular beam epitaxial growth chamber reflects from the substrate. Thin-film interference effects in the