Contributed Conference Papers

  • Michael Craig Swan, Chi-Hung Liu, Doug Guertin, Nick Jacobsen, Kanishka Tankala, Almantas Galvanauskas, Optical Fiber Communications (OFC/NFOEC), February 24-28 (2008), San Diego, CA, Paper OWU2
  • Guoqing Chang, Matthew Rever, Vadim Smirnov, Leon Glebov, Almantas Galvanauskas, “Femtosecond Yb-Fiber CPA System Based on Chirped-Volume-Bragg-Gratings,” Advanced Solid-State Photonics (ASSP) Topical Meeting
  • Guoqing Chang, Chi-Hung Liu, Kai-Hsiu Liao, Vadim Smirnov, Leon Glebov, and Almantas Galvanauskas, “50-W Chirped-Volume-Bragg-Grating Based Fiber CPA at 1055-nm,” Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review (SSDLTR), June 2007, Los Angeles, CA, Paper FW1-8
  • Chi-Hung Liu, Guoqing Chang, Doug Guertin, Nick Jacobsen, Kanishka Tankala, and Almantas Galvanauskas,” Chirally Coupled Core Fibers at 1550-nm and 1064-nm for Effectively Single-Mode Core Size Scaling,” Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review (SSDLTR), June 2007, Los Angeles, CA, Paper FW2-2
  • K.-H. Liao, A. G. Mordovanakis, B. Hou, G. Chang, G. Mourou, J. Nees, and A. Galvanauskas, “An efficient Ni Kα X-ray source driven by a high energy fiber CPA system,” CLEO/Europe-IQEC Conference, June 2007, Munich, Germany, postdeadline paper CP1-4-THU
  • C. Xia, M. Kumar, M. N. Islam, A. Galvanauskas, F. L. Terry, and M. J. Freeman, ” All-Fiber-Integrated Mid-Infrared Supercontinuum System with 0.7 Watts Time-Averaged Power,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies, OSA Technical Digest Series (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper CThH1
  • A. Carter, J. Farroni, K. Tankala, B. Samson, D. Machewirth, N. Jacobson, W. Torruellas, Y. Chen, M. -Y. Cheng, A. Galvanauskas, and A. Sanchez, ” Robustly Single-Mode Polarization Maintaining Er/Yb Co-Doped LMA Fiber for High Power Applications,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies, OSA Technical Digest Series (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper CTuS6
  • G. Chang, C. -H. Liu, K. -H. Liao, V. Smirnov, L. Glebov, and A. Galvanauskas, ” 50-W Chirped-Volume-Bragg-Grating Based Fiber CPA at 1055-nm,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies, OSA Technical Digest Series (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper CMEE4
  • R. S. Hegde, H. G. Winful, and A. Galvanauskas, ” Suppression of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in a Photonic/Phononic Crystal Fiber,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper JTuA69
  • C. -H. Liu, G. Chang, N. Litchinitser, A. Galvanauskas, D. Guertin, N. Jabobson, and K. Tankala, ” Effectively Single-Mode Chirally-Coupled Core Fiber,” in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, OSA Technical Digest Series (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper ME2
  • G. Chang, C. J. Divin, C. -H. Liu, S. L. Williamson, A. Galvanauskas, and T. B. Norris, ” Radially Polarized THz Source Employing Velocity Mismatched Optical Rectification,” in Optical Terahertz Science and Technology, OSA Technical Digest Series (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper WC2
  • G. Chang, C. J. Divin, C. -H. Liu, A. Galvanauskas, T. B. Norris, and S. L. Williamson, ” High Power Compact THz system Based on Ultrafast Yb-doped Parabolic Fiber Amplifier,” in 15th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, OSA Technical Digest Series (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2006), paper TuE1
  • G. Q. Chang, C. J. Divin, C. H. Liu, A. Galvanauskas, S. L. Williamson, and T. B. Norris, “Generation of radially polarized THz pulses via optical rectification,” Post deadline paper PD4, presented at 15th international conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, Pacific Grove, 2006
  • Kai-Chung Hou, Ming-Yuan Cheng, Doruk Engin, Rupak Changkakoti, Pri Mamidipudi, and Almantas Galvanauskas, “Multi-MW Peak Power Scaling of Single-Transverse Mode Pulses using 80-µm Core Yb-doped LMA Fibers,” Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review (SSDLTR), June 2006, Albuquerque, NM, Paper F1-2
  • Ming-Yuan Cheng, K. Tankala, B. Samson, A. Carter, J. Farroni, D. Machewirth, N. Jacobson, Vadim Smirnov, Emily Flecher, Leonid Glebov, A. Sanchez, and Almantas Galvanauskas, “High Power Compact Fiber Chirped Pulse Amplifiers at 1558-nm using Er/Yb LMA Fibers and Chirped Volume Bragg Grating Compressors”, Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review (SSDLTR), June 2006, Albuquerque, NM, Paper F1-6
  • Chi-Hung Liu, Erik Bochove, Anthony Sanchez, Almantas Galvanauskas, “Passively-Phasing, High-Power Multicore Fiber Laser: Experiment & Theory,” Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review (SSDLTR), June 2006, Albuquerque, NM, Paper BC-5
  • K. Tankala, B. Samson, A. Carter, J. Farroni, D. Machewirth, N. Jacobson, U. Manyam, A. Sanchez, M-Y. Cheng, A. Galvanauskas, W. Torruellas and Y. Chen,”New Developments in High Power Eye-Safe LMA Fibers”, Fiber Lasers III: Technology, Systems, and Applications, Edited by Andrew J. W. Brown and Johan Nilsson, Conference 6102, paper 6
  • Ming-Yuan Cheng, Vadim Smirnov, Emily Flecher, Leonid Glebov, and Almantas Galvanauskas, “High average power and energy-scalable fiber CPA at 1558-nm using chirped volume Bragg grating pulse stretchers and compressors”, Fiber Lasers III: Technology, Systems, and Applications, Edited by Andrew J. W. Brown and Johan Nilsson, Conference 6102, paper 37
  • A. Mordovanaki, K. Hou, J. A. Nees, B. X. Hou, A. M. Maksimchuk, G. Mourou, A. Galvanauskas, “Development of an efficient fiber-laser-produced plasma source of EUV radiation”, Fiber Lasers III: Technology, Systems, and Applications, Edited by Andrew J. W. Brown and Johan Nilsson, Conference 6102, paper 23
  • A. Yalin, M. DeFoort, B. Willson, Y. Matsuura, M. Miyagi, M. -Y. Cheng, K. -C. Hou, and A. Galvanauskas, “Fiber Optic Delivery of Nanosecond Laser Pulses for Spark Formation in Gases,” in Laser Applications to Chemical, Security and Environmental Analysis, Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2006), paper PDP-7
  • Kai-Hsiu Liao, Kai-Chung Hou, Guoqing Chang, Vadim Smirnov, Leon Glebov, Rupak Changkakoti, Pri Mamidipudi, Almantas Galvanauskas, “Diffraction-Limited 65-µm Core Yb-Doped LMA Fiber Based High Energy Fiber CPA Systems”, CLEO/QELS, May 2006, Long Beach, California, USA, postdeadline paper CPDB4
  • Chenan Xia, Malay Kumar, Ming Yuan Cheng, Ojas P. Kulkarni, Vinay V. Alexander, Mohammed N. Islam, Almantas Galvanauskas, Fred L. Terry, Mike J. Freeman, Marcel Poulain, Gwenael Mazé, “0.8-4.5 Microns Supercontinuum Generation in ZBLAN Fluoride Fibers Scaled up to 1.25 W Power”, CLEO/QELS, May 2006, Long Beach, California, USA, postdeadline paper CPDA10
  • Ming-Yuan Cheng, Kai-Chung Hou, Doruk Engin, Rupak Changkakoti, Pri Mamidipudi, and Almantas Galvanauskas, “High Average Power Generation of Single-Transverse Mode MW-peak Power Pulses Using 80-µm Core Yb-doped LMA Fibers”, CLEO/QELS, May 2006, Long Beach, California, USA, paper CThAA3
  • G. Chang, H. G. Winful, A. Galvanauskas, and T. B. Norris, “Incoherent Parabolic Similaritons,” CLEO/QELS, May 2006, Long Beach, California, USA, paper QTuB4
  • Guoqing Chang, Charles J. Divin, Chi-Hung Liu, Almantas Galvanauskas, and Theodore B. Norris, “THz generation using high power ultrafast Yb-doped fiber amplifier”, CLEO/QELS, May 2006, Long Beach, California, USA, paper CTuL2
  • Kai-Chung Hou, Ming-Yuan Cheng, and Almantas Galvanauskas, Doruk Engin, Rupak Changkakoti, and Pri Mamidipudi, “Multi-MW Peak Power Scaling of Single-Transverse Mode Pulses using 80-µm Core Yb-doped LMA Fibers,” Advanced Solid State Photonics, Tahoe, USA, January 29 – February 1, 2006, postdeadline paper MF5
  • N. Ishii, T. Fuji, C. Y. Teisset, T. Metzger, S. Kohler, A. Baltuska, F. Krausz, N. Forget, D. Kaplan, and A. Galvanauskas, “Few-cycle high-energy infrared pulse generation by use of optical parametric chirped pulse amplification”, Mid-infrared coherent source 2005, Nov. Barcelona, Spain
  • G. Chang, H. G. Winful, A. Galvanauskas, and T. B. Norris, ” Self-Similar Parabolic Beam Formation and Propagation,” in Frontiers in Optics, OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, 2005), paper FThH5
  • T. Fuji, N. Ishii, A. Baltuska, Th. Metzger, F. Krausz, A. Galvanauskas,” Efficient 50-THz-wide phase-stabilized chirped parametric amplification at 2.1 μm”, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe 2005, 12-17 June 2005, Published in Conference Proceedings, page: 372
  • Yu-Chung Chang, Aghapi Mordovanakis, Kai-Chung Hou, John Nees, Bixue Hou, Anatoly Maksimchuk, Gerard Mourou, Almantas Galvanauskas,” Fiber Laser Driven EUV Generation,” CLEO/QELS, May 2005, Baltimore MA, USA, paper CFH6 (Published in CLEO 2005 Proceedings Volume 3, 22-27 May 2005, Page(s): 2200 – 2202) P.D. Dragic, C.H. Liu, GC Papen, and A. Galvanauskas, “Optical fiber with an acoustic guiding layer for stimulated Brillouin scattering suppression”, CLEO/QELS, May 2005, Baltimore MA, USA, paper CThZ3 (published in CLEO 2005 Proceedings, Volume 3, 22-27 May 2005 Page(s): 1984 – 1986)
  • D. Machewirth, V. Khitrov, B. Samson, U. Manyam, K. Tankala, S. Heinemann, C. -H. Liu, and A. Galvanauskas, ” All-Fiber Based Linearly Polarized Single-Mode Ytterbium Fiber Laser with >300W Output,” in Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and The National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2005), paper OTuF2
  • Kai-Hsiu Liao, Chi-Hung Liu, Almantas Galvanauskas, Emilie Flecher, Vadim I. Smirnov, Leonid B. Glebov, “A Novel Chirped Pulse Amplification System Based on a Monolithic Large Aperture Bulk-Bragg-Grating Stretcher/Compressor”, Advanced Solid State Photonics (ASSP), February 2005, Vienna, Austria, paper ME3
  • Chi-Hung Liu, Almantas Galvanauskas, Victor Khitrov, Bryce Samson, Upendra Manyam, Kanishka Tankala, David Machewirth, Stefan Heinemann, “306W All-Fiber Based Linearly Polarized Single-Mode Ytterbium Fiber Laser”, Advanced Solid State Photonics (ASSP), February 2005, Vienna, Austria, paper MC1
  • K. Udeshi, K.-H. Liao, L. Que, A. Galvanauskas, and Y.B. Gianchandani, “A Micromachined Platform for Localized Index Modulation in Chirped Fiber Bragg Gratings and Its Application to Ultrafast Optical Pulse Shaping,” IEEE/ASME International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 05) , Miami, FL, Jan. ’05, pp. ***
  • E. Flecher, V. I. Smirnov, L. B. Glebov, K. Liao, A. Galvanauskas, “High efficiency linearly-chirped bulk Bragg gratings in photo-thermo-refractive glass for ultrashort pulse stretching and compression”, SPIE Photonics West, Optoelectronics 2005: Optical Components and Materials II, San Jose, January 2004, Published in Proceedings SPIE vol. #5723 [paper 5723-06]
  • Tim Lauterborn; Stefan Heinemann; Almantas Galvanauskas, “Single transverse mode Yb-doped fiber laser generating up to 0.5mJ/11W with flexible pulse parameters”, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring VI, Edited by Upendra N. Singh, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5887, paper 588705 (Aug. 30, 2005)
  • V. Khitrov; B. Samson; U. Manyam; K. Tankala; D. Machewirth; S. Heinemann; C. Liu; A. Galvanauskas, “Linearly polarized high-power fiber lasers with monolithic PM-LMA-fiber and LMA-grating based cavities and their use for nonlinear wavelength conversion”, Fiber Lasers II: Technology, Systems, and Applications, edited by L. N. Durvasula, Andrew J. W. Brown, Johan Nillson, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5709 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2005) pp. 53 – 58
  • Kai-Hsiu Liao, Kabir Udeshi, Long Que, Yogesh B. Gianchandani, Almantas Galvanauskas, “Monolithic fiber-grating and MEMS based devices for controllable ultrafast pulse shaping”, Fiber Lasers II: Technology, Systems, and Applications, edited by L. N. Durvasula, Andrew J. W. Brown, Johan Nillson, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5709 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2005) pp. 13 – 17
  • Chi-Hung Liu, Bodo Ehlers, Stefan Heinemann, and Almantas Galvanauskas, “kW-power fiber lasers with single-transverse mode output”, Advanced Laser Application Conference (ALAC), September 2004, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Chi-Hung Liu, Bodo Ehlers, Stefan Heinemann, and Almantas Galvanauskas, “kW-power Yb-doped fiber lasers with single-transverse mode output,” Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review (SSDLTR), June 2004, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • M. Igarashi and A. Galvanauskas, “Adiabatic diffraction-limited beam propagation of intense self-focusing beams in multimode-core fibers,” CLEO/QELS May 2004, San Francisco, CA
  • Guoqing Chang, Almantas Galvanauskas, Herbert G. Winful, and Theodore B. Norris, “Dependence of parabolic pulse evolution and compression on SRS threshold,” CLEO/QELS May 2004, San Francisco, CA
  • M.-Y. Chen, Y.-C Chang, P. Mamidipudi, R. Changkakoti, P. Gatchell, and A. Galvanauskas, “27-mJ nanosecond pulses in M2 = 6.5 beam from a coiled highly multimode Yb-doped fiber amplifier,” CLEO/QELS May 2004, San Francisco, CA
  • Liu, C.-H.; Ehlers, B.; Doerfel, F.; Heinemann, S.; Carter, A.; Tankala, K.; Farroni, J.; Galvanauskas, A, “810-W single transverse mode Yb-doped fiber laser,” Postdeadline paper at Advanced Solid State Photonics, February 2004, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • C.-H. Liu, J. Marciante, J. Zuegel, and A. Galvanauskas, “High-energy fiber power amplifier for broadband beam smoothing with FM-modulated laser pulses on OMEGA,” Advanced Solid State Photonics, February 2004, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • C.-H. Liu, B. Ehlers, and A. Galvanauskas, “High power 30-μm core helically coiled Yb-fiber laser with diffraction limited and linearly polarized output,” Advanced Solid State Photonics, February 2004, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • C.-H. Liu, Y.-C. Chang, B. Ehlers, S. Heinemann, F. Doerfel, and A. Galvanauskas, “Power scaling of polarization maintaining fiber lasers,” SPIE Photonics West, January 2004, San Jose, CA
  • Bodo Ehlers, Falk Doerfel, Stefan Heinemann, Chi-Hung Liu, Almantas Galvanauskas, “High Brightness Diode Lasers and Single-Mode Large-Core Fiber Lasers Open Door for Power Scaling,” In “Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review 2003”, May 20 – 22 Albuquerque
  • “Multi-Spatial-Beam Cleaning through Engineerable Nonlinear Interactions”, A. Galvanauskas, H. Winful, K. Green, G. Kanner in “Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review 2002”, 3 – 6 June, Albuquerque