Prof. Kenneth D. Singer Profile

Prof. Kenneth D. Singer

Professor at Case Western Reserve University

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Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 14 March 2023 Presentation

High capacity optical data storage for active archives (Conference Presentation)

Ken Singer, Irina Shiyanovskaya

Proceedings Volume PC12444, PC1244401 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2655560

KEYWORDS: Optical storage, Optical discs, Polymers, Multilayers, Data storage, Reflectivity, Pulsed laser operation, Polymer thin films, Physics, Packaging

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

Co-extruded multilayer optical data storage media (Conference Presentation)

Kenneth Singer, Irina Shiyanovskaya

Proceedings Volume 11305, 1130504 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2553638

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2019 Presentation

Co-extruded multilayer optical data storage media: Toward terabyte scale discs (Conference Presentation)

Kenneth Singer, Irina Shiyanovskaya

Proceedings Volume 11125, 1112503 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2531148

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Optical storage, Optical discs, Data storage, Polymers, Polymer thin films, Optics manufacturing, Packaging, Optical filters, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 19 April 2017 Presentation

Nonlinear optics in organic cavity polaritons (Conference Presentation)

Kenneth Singer, Bin Liu, Michael Crescimanno, Robert Twieg

Proceedings Volume 10101, 1010114 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256806

KEYWORDS: Polaritons, Excitons, Photons, Nonlinear optics, Optical microcavities, Organic materials, Light sources, Oscillators, Molecules, Photonics

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2015 Presentation + Paper

Optical properties of cellulose nanocrystals decorated with silver nanospheres

Nathan Dawson, Kyle Peters, Stephen Spinella, Anthony Maiorana, Richard Gross, Kenneth Singer

Proceedings Volume 9564, 956406 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2187312

KEYWORDS: Silver, Heterojunctions, Particles, Nanoparticles, Nanocrystals, Optical properties, Scanning transmission electron microscopy, Polarization, Metals, Motion models

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2015 Paper

Effects of degradation on the performance of a triphenylene based liquid crystal organic semiconductor

Nathan Dawson, Michael Patrick, Kyle Peters, Sanjoy Paul, Brett Ellman, Rachael Matthews, Emily Pentzer, Robert Twieg, Kenneth Singer

Proceedings Volume 9616, 96160B (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2187528

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Interfaces, Ozone, Liquid crystals, Data modeling, Absorption, Organic semiconductors, Aluminum, Ions, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2015 Paper

Multilayer optical data storage by fluorescence modulation using a CW laser

Kenneth Singer, Cory Christenson, Anuj Saini, Christopher Ryan, Heather Mirletz, Irina Shiyanovskaya, Kezhen Yin, Eric Baer

Proceedings Volume 9587, 95870C (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2192451

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Continuous wave operation, Optical storage, Modulation, Multilayers, Polymers, Luminescence, Data storage, Semiconductor lasers, Photothermal effect

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2013 Paper

Degradation of transparent conductive oxides: mechanistic insights across configurations and exposures

Heather Lemire, Kelly Peterson, Samuel Sprawls, Kenneth Singer, Ina Martin, Roger French

Proceedings Volume 8825, 882502 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024691

KEYWORDS: Transparent conductors, Air contamination, Oxides, Photovoltaics, Solar energy, Sun, Solar cells, Tin, Humidity, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2013 Paper

Thermo-spectral properties of plastic lasers

Nathan Dawson, Michael Aviles, James Andrews, Michael Crescimanno, Joshua Petrus, Anthony Mazzocco, Kenneth Singer, Eric Baer, Hyunmin Song

Proceedings Volume 8876, 88760I (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023788

KEYWORDS: Temperature metrology, Multilayers, Reflectors, Polymers, Reflection, Polymer thin films, Photorefractive polymers, Thermal optics, Laser stabilization, Transmittance

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2012 Paper

Co-extruded multilayer films for high capacity optical data storage

Cory Christenson, Chris Ryan, Brent Valle, Anuj Saini, Joseph Lott, Jack Johnson, David Shiraldi, Christoph Weder, Eric Baer, Kenneth Singer, Jie Shan

Proceedings Volume 8486, 848610 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929298

KEYWORDS: Data storage, Modulation, Multilayers, Optical storage, Absorption, Sensors, Diffraction, Polymers, 3D optical data storage, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2011 Paper

Time-resolved optical writing on a photosensitive and fluorescent polymer film

Z. Pan, R. Akrobetu, J. Lott, C. Ryan, A. Saini, J. Shan, R. Mu, K. Singer, C. Weder, S. Morgan

Proceedings Volume 8113, 811310 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894096

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Excimers, Polymers, Absorption, Excimer lasers, Polymer thin films, Diffusion, Optical storage, Glasses, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2009 Open Access

Layered polymeric optical systems using continuous coextrusion

Hyunmin Song, Kenneth Singer, Yeheng Wu, Juefei Zhou, Joe Lott, James Andrews, Anne Hiltner, Eric Baer, Christoph Weder, Robert Bunch, Richard Lepkowicz, Guy Beadie

Proceedings Volume 7467, 74670A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.830035

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Photonic crystals, Refractive index, Multilayers, GRIN lenses, Polymethylmethacrylate, Reflection, Spherical lenses, Reflectivity, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 10 February 2006 Paper

Potential sensitive dyes: nonlinear optical properties and solvatochromism

Haowen Li, Guilin Mao, Kenneth Singer

Proceedings Volume 6097, 609705 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.644884

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Absorption, Hyper Rayleigh scattering, Linear filtering, Single photon, Harmonic generation, Data modeling, Dielectrics, Scatter measurement, Chromophores

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2003 Paper

Electronic transport in self-organizing columnar phases

Irina Shiyanovskaya, Kenneth Singer, Virgil Percec, T. Bera, Y. Miura, Martin Glodde

Proceedings Volume 4991, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478361

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Polarons, Molecules, Crystals, Liquids, Electron transport, Electrodes, Polarizers, Physics, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 16 January 2002 Paper

Influence of composition on the photoconductive and photorefractive properties of PVK composites

Oksana Ostroverkhova, Kenneth Singer

Proceedings Volume 4462, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.452730

KEYWORDS: Composites, Chromophores, Ionization, Polymers, Diffraction, Photoresistors, Diffraction gratings, Photorefractive polymers, Photorefraction, Electrodes

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2001 Paper

Optimization of the nonlinear optical response in chiral media

Victor Ostroverkhov, Oksana Ostroverkhova, Rolfe Petschek, Kenneth Singer, Ludmila Sukhomlinova, Robert Twieg

Proceedings Volume 4279, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.429391

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Molecules, Nonlinear optics, Polymers, Optical alignment, Crystals, Liquid crystals, Hyper Rayleigh scattering, Magnesium, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 23 October 1998 Paper

Novel photorefractive liquid crystal polymer composites

Jingwen Zhang, Kenneth Singer

Proceedings Volume 3471, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328154

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Composites, Liquid crystals, Diffraction, Phase shifts, Chromophores, Glasses, Electro optics, Phase measurement, Four wave mixing

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Proceedings Article | 16 October 1998 Paper

Contribution of two-photon states to the third-order optical nonlinearity in squaraine compounds

James Andrews, Kenneth Singer, Carl Dirk, Diana Hull, Kathy Chuang

Proceedings Volume 3473, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328177

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Molecules, Dispersion, Nonlinear optics, Data modeling, Harmonic generation, Silicon, Silver, Solids, Femtosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 13 October 1997 Paper

Quadrupoled materials for second-order nonlinear optics

Steven Hubbard, Rolfe Petschek, Kenneth Singer, N. D'Sidocky, C. Hudson, Liang-Chy Chien, Craig Henderson, Paul Cahill

Proceedings Volume 3147, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.290252

KEYWORDS: Molecules, Hyper Rayleigh scattering, Polarization, Scattering, Light scattering, Nonlinear optics, Absorption, Harmonic generation, Polymers, Linear polarizers

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 1997 Paper

Cross-linked polyimides for integrated optics

Kenneth Singer, Tony Kowalczyk, Hung Nguyen, Allyson Beuhler, David Wargowski

Proceedings Volume 10290, 102900I (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279825

KEYWORDS: Integrated optics, Waveguides, Electro optics, Channel waveguides, Wave propagation, Absorption, Doping, Channel projecting optics, Spectroscopes, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 22 January 1997 Paper

Cross-linked polyimides for integrated optics

Kenneth Singer, Tony Kowalczyk, Hung Nguyen, Allyson Beuhler, David Wargowski

Proceedings Volume 3006, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.264233

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Electro optics, Chromophores, Cladding, Polymers, Absorption, Integrated optics, Wave propagation, Refractive index, Channel waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 1996 Paper

Anomalous dispersion phase-matched second harmonic generation in poled polymer waveguides

Tony Kowalczyk, Kenneth Singer, Paul Cahill

Proceedings Volume 2700, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239647

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Dispersion, Absorption, Harmonic generation, Refractive index, Cladding, Chromophores, Electroactive polymers, Light wave propagation, Nonlinear optics

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 1996 Paper

Solitonlike pulse compression in a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator

John Khaydarov, James Andrews, Tony Kowalczyk, Kenneth Singer

Proceedings Volume 2700, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239655

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Optical parametric oscillators, Solitons, Nonlinear crystals, Mirrors, Wave propagation, Chlorine, Picosecond phenomena, Solids, Optical solitons

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 1995 Paper

Frequency doubling in poled polymers using anomalous dispersion phase-matching

Tony Kowalczyk, Kenneth Singer, Paul Cahill

Proceedings Volume 2527, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.222814

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Absorption, Dispersion, Harmonic generation, Refractive index, Light wave propagation, Cladding, Electroactive polymers, Polymers, Second-harmonic generation

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 1994 Paper

Characterization of crosslinked electro-optic polyimides

Michael Meinhardt, Paul Cahill, Carl Seager, Allyson Beuhler, David Wargowski, Kenneth Singer, Tony Kowalczyk, Tanya Kosc, Susan Ermer

Proceedings Volume 2143, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.173810

KEYWORDS: Electro optics, Polymers, Absorption, Dielectrics, Waveguides, Temperature metrology, Dysprosium, Chromophores, Optical coatings, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 1993 Paper

Anomalous-dispersion-enhanced Cerenkov phase matching

Tony Kowalczyk, Kenneth Singer, Paul Cahill

Proceedings Volume 2025, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165270

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Dispersion, Absorption, Cladding, Polymers, Refractive index, Harmonic generation, Light wave propagation, Nonlinear optics, Refraction

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 1993 Paper

Polyimide-based electro-optic materials

Paul Cahill, Carl Seager, Michael Meinhardt, Allyson Beuhler, David Wargowski, Kenneth Singer, Tony Kowalczyk, Tanya Kosc

Proceedings Volume 2025, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165295

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Absorption, Waveguides, Dielectrics, Refractive index, Chromophores, Spectroscopy, Electro optics, Polymer multimode waveguides, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1993 Paper

Optical polyimides for single-mode waveguides

Allyson Beuhler, David Wargowski, Tony Kowalczyk, Kenneth Singer

Proceedings Volume 1849, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147084

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Waveguides, Coating, Absorption, Polymers, Birefringence, Multilayers, Optoelectronics, Semiconducting wafers, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 1993 Paper

Nonlinear optical interactions in polymer waveguides

James Andrews, Kenneth Singer, Paul Cahill

Proceedings Volume 1853, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.144064

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Waveguides, Prisms, Polymers, Dispersion, Diffraction gratings, Absorption, Polymer multimode waveguides, Refractive index, Phase matching

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1991 Paper

Molecular to material design for anomalous-dispersion phase-matched second-harmonic generation

Paul Cahill, David Tallant, Tony Kowalczyk, Kenneth Singer

Proceedings Volume 1560, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50712

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Raman spectroscopy, Second-harmonic generation, Chromophores, Organic materials, Nonlinear optics, Absorbance, Harmonic generation, Dispersion, Molecules

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Proceedings Volume Editor (1)

SPIE Conference Volume | 1 December 1991

Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials IV

Conference Committee Involvement (44)

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXVII

25 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

Advanced Materials, Biomaterials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Security and Defence II

16 September 2024 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXVI

31 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

Advanced Materials, Biomaterials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Security and Defence

3 September 2023 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXV

1 February 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXIV

26 January 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXIII

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXII

5 February 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology XVI

12 September 2019 | Strasbourg, France

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXI

5 February 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology

10 September 2018 | Berlin, Germany

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XX

31 January 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology

11 September 2017 | Warsaw, Poland

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XIX

30 January 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology

28 September 2016 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVIII

15 February 2016 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology

23 September 2015 | Toulouse, France

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVII

9 February 2015 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology

22 September 2014 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVI

3 February 2014 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology X

25 September 2013 | Dresden, Germany

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XV

4 February 2013 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology

26 September 2012 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XIV

23 January 2012 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Materials in Defence Systems Technology

19 September 2011 | Prague, Czech Republic

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XIII

24 January 2011 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Materials in Defence Systems Technology

23 September 2010 | Toulouse, France

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XII

26 January 2010 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Materials in Defence Systems Technology

31 August 2009 | Berlin, Germany

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XI

27 January 2009 | San Jose, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices X

22 January 2008 | San Jose, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices IX

21 January 2007 | San Jose, California, United States

Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VI

15 August 2006 | San Diego, California, United States

Liquid Crystal Technology and Applications

12 June 2006 | Dayton, Ohio, United States

Biophotonics and DNA Photonics

12 June 2006 | Dayton, Ohio, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VIII

23 January 2006 | San Jose, California, United States

Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials V

2 August 2005 | San Diego, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VII

24 January 2005 | San Jose, California, United States

Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials IV

2 August 2004 | Denver, Colorado, United States

Biophotonics

7 July 2004 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VI

27 January 2004 | San Jose, CA, United States

Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials III

4 August 2003 | San Diego, California, United States

Organic Photonic Materials and Devices V

27 January 2003 | San Jose, CA, United States

Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials IV

24 July 1991 | San Diego, CA, United States

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