Responsible for research projects and lab space. Projects include research in electro-optical, bulk and thin film, crystal growth with special interest in their EO properties for continuous beam steering. Projects also included work on Liquid Crystal Polarization Gratings or LCPGs for their non-mechanical beam steering capabilities. Projects have involved working with 2D and 3D flash lidar systems; as well as free space laser communications.

Continued efforts on research projects involving 3D LADAR imaging and beam steering efficiency modeling. Projects also include work in digital holography / spatial heterodyne and experiments testing laser damage threshold of optical materials. As well as research in electro-optical, bulk and thin film, crystal growth with special interest in their EO properties for continuous beam steering.

Mainly responsible for system integration and component testing of a LADAR system for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for Sense and Avoid (SAA) applications. The components of the system included a fiber laser, beam scanner, APD detector and nanosecond pulse timing electronics. The SAA LADAR system was designed to mount in a compact gimbal and it was prototyped in our labs to receive signals to 9 km. Collaborated with engineers working in different companies and coordinated with groups working on different aspects of the project. Prepared two successful demonstrations for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The two demonstrations include a ground to ground and a ground to air demonstration of the LADAR system.

Assisted in the design, building, and testing of a LADAR system made for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The system was built to accurately range 9 km and decrease false alarm rates in the existing UAS’s Sense and Avoid technology. The components of the LADAR system consisted of a fiber pulsed laser, an avalanche photo diode, a time-to-digital converter, and a tip/tilt beam scanner.

Managed optical equipment with in five laboratories. Identified, inventoried, and prepared 500k worth of optical equipment with the University of Dayton's property department for return to Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Also assisted with ongoing research at LOCI which included ZEMAX analysis and laser damage testing on optical materials.