Photonics Research and Publications

Journal Publications, Conference Presentations, and Invited Talks

Publications

C. Rablau, P.P. Vaishnava, G. Lawes, R. Naik, C. Sudakar, R. Tackett, Magnetic field induced optical anisotropy in ferrofluids: A time dependent light scattering investigation, Physical Review E, submitted for publication (2008)

C. Rablau, P. Vaishnava, C. Sudakar, R. Tackett, G. Lawes, R. Naik, Nanoparticle aggregation and relaxation effects in ferrofluids studied through anisotropic light scattering, Proceedings of the SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 7032 (2008) (accepted for publication).

R. Tackett, C. Sudakar, R. Naik, G. Lawes, C. Rablau, P.P. Vaishnava, Magnetic and Optical Response of Tuning the Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy in Fe3O4 nanoparticles by Co Doping – J. Magn. Magn. Mater 2008 (accepted for publication).

Y. Sikorski, C. Rablau, M. Dugan, A. A. Said, P. Bado and L. G. Beholz, Fabrication and Characterization of Microstructures with Optical Quality Surfaces in Fused Silica Glass Using Femtosecond Laser Pulses and Chemical Etching , Applied Optics Vol. 45, No. 28, 1 October 2006.

J.-O. Ndap, C. Rablau, K. Morrow, O. O Adetunji, V.A Johnson, K Chattopadhyay, R. H. Page, A Burger, Infrared Spectroscopy of Chromium-Doped Cadmium Selenide, Journal of Electronic Materials, July 2002, Vol. 31, No. 7, p. 802-5.

C. Rablau, N. C. Giles, Sharp-Line Luminescence and Absorption in ZnGeP2 , Journal of Applied Physics, 1 Oct. 2001, Vol. 90, No. 7, p. 3314-18

A. Burger, K. Chattopadhyay, J.-O. Ndap, S. H. Morgan; C Rablau, C.-H. Su, S. Feth, R. H. Page, K. I. Schaffers, S. A. Payne, Preparation Conditions of Chromium-Doped ZnSe and their Infrared Luminescence Properties, Journal of Crystal Growth, May 2001, Vol. 225, No. 2-4, p. 249-56.

J.-O. Ndap, O. O. Adetunji, K Chattopadhyay, C. Rablau, S. U. Egarievwe, X. Ma, S. Morgan, A. Burger, High-Temperature Solution Growth of Cr2+:CdSe for Tunable Mid-IR Laser Application, Journal of Crystal Growth, April 2000, Vol. 211, No. 1-4, p. 290-4.

N. C. Giles, C. Rablau, N.Y. Garces, K.Chattopadhyay, A. Burger, E. Cross, F. P.  Doty, R. B. James, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Investigation of Donor Impurities in CdZnTe Grown by Different Techniques, Proceedings of the SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 1999, Vol. 3768, p. 472-80.

C. Rablau, J.-O. Ndap, X. Ma, A. Burger, N. C. Giles, Absorption and Photoluminescence spectroscopy of Diffusion-Doped ZnSe:Cr2+, Journal of Electronic Materials, June 1999, Vol. 28, No. 6, p. 678-82.

C. Rablau, S. D. Setzler, L. E. Halliburton, N. C. Giles, F. P.  Doty, Point Defects in Cd1-xZnxTe: a Correlated Photoluminescence and EPR Study Journal of Electronic Materials, June 1998, Vol. 27, No. 6, p. 813-19.

C. Rablau, S. D. Setzler, L. E. Halliburton, F. P. Doty, N. C. Giles, PL and EPR Spectroscopy of Point Defects in Detector-Grade Cd1-xZnxTe, Proceedings of the MRS Conference: Semiconductors for Room-Temperature Radiation Detector Applications II Symposium, 1-5 Dec. 1997, Boston, MA

Conference Presentations and Invited Talks

C. Rablau, P. Vaishnava, C. Sudakar, R. Tackett, G. Lawes, R. Naik, Nanoparticle aggregation and relaxation effects in ferrofluids studied through anisotropic light scattering, SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference (Nano-Science and Engineering) San Diego, August 10-14, 2008.

C. Rablau, P.P. Vaishnava R. Naik, G.Lawes, R.Tackett, C.Sudakar, Anisotropic Light Scattering from Ferrofluids, American Physical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2008.

R.Tackett, C.Sudakar, R. Naik, G.Lawes, C. Rablau, P.P. Vaishnava, Tuning of the Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy in CoxFe3-xO4 nanoparticles through Co Doping – American Physical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2008.

C. Rablau and  S. Murphy, Distributed Fiber-Bragg Grating Sensors for Real-Time Multiple Point Temperature Monitoring, OS-APS Meeting, Youngstown University, Youngstown, OH, March 2008.

C. Rablau, J. LaFrance and Anca Sala, Fiber Optic Devices as Temperature Sensors for Temperature Measurements in AC Magnetic Fields, OS-APS Meeting, Miami University, Oxford, OH, October 2007.

C. Rablau, L. Bredthauer, 80-Channel Multiplexer-Demultiplexer for Fiber-Optic Communications, OS-APS Meeting, Miami University, Oxford, OH, October 2007.

C. Rablau and C. Schenk, Temperature Characterization of Thin-Film Filters for Optical Communication, OS-APS Meeting, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, March 2007.

C. Rablau, Anisotropic Light Scattering From Ferrofluids, Invited Talk, Wayne State University Condensed Matter Seminar, October 2007

C. Rablau, Magneto-Optic Effects in Ferrofluids, Invited Talk, Wayne State University Magnetic Materials Group Meeting, April 2007

Externally Funded Research Projects at the Photonics Laboratory

Joint STTR between Translume Inc. and Kettering University: "Femtosecond Laser Micromachining of Optical Structures and Surfaces"
The project was funded by Missile Defence Agency (MDA).

Project was led by Y.Sikorski
Faculty working on the project in the lab: Y.Sikorski and C. Rablau