Dr. Alan Mar Profile

Dr. Alan Mar

at Sandia National Labs

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Publications (9)

Proceedings Article | 3 September 2008 Paper

VCSEL-based microsensors for photonic proximity fuzing of munitions

A. Mar, D. Serkland, G. Peake, K. Geib, A. Hsu, G. Keeler

Proceedings Volume 7070, 70700V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.792023

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Sensors, Microlens array, Photodetectors, Micro optics, Signal detection, Microsensors, Custom fabrication, Aluminum nitride, Microlens

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2005 Paper

Optical triggering for enhanced safety

Glenn Omdahl, Todd Plichta, Clif Briner, Mike Cich, Albert Baca, Dennis Martin, Alan Mar, Richard Shagam, Pat Smith

Proceedings Volume 5871, 587103 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620393

KEYWORDS: Safety, Semiconductor lasers, Sapphire, Switches, Optics manufacturing, Optical design, Explosives, Solar energy, Camera shutters, Solid state electronics

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2005 Paper

Photonics technology development for optical fuzing

K. Geib, G. Keeler, G. Peake, A. Mar, J. J. Liu, D. Serkland, C. von der Lippe

Proceedings Volume 5871, 58710J (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617446

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Micromirrors, Sensors, Microlens, Photonics, Photodetectors, Micro optics, Modulation, Photodiodes, Aluminum nitride

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2005 Paper

Electrically pumped 850-nm micromirror VECSELs

Darwin Serkland, Alan Mar, Kent Geib, Gordon Keeler, Gregory Peake

Proceedings Volume 5737, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591186

KEYWORDS: Micromirrors, Heatsinks, Output couplers, Semiconductor lasers, Aluminum nitride, Gallium arsenide, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Modulation, Resistance, Thermal effects

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2000 Paper

Temporal switching jitter in photoconductive switches

Michael Abdalla, Alan Mar, Fred Zutavern, Sean Ahern, Marty O'Malley, Samuel Romero, Guillermo Loubriel, Wesley Helgeson, John Gaudet, Mike Skipper

Proceedings Volume 4031, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391812

KEYWORDS: Switches, Picosecond phenomena, Switching, Semiconducting wafers, Gallium arsenide, Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser optics, Semiconductors, Analytical research

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 1996 Paper

Techniques for increasing output power from mode-locked semiconductor lasers

Alan Mar, G. Allen Vawter

Proceedings Volume 2684, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236928

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Optical amplifiers, Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Waveguides, Amplifiers, Waveguide lasers, Oscillators, Pulse shaping

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Proceedings Article | 17 June 1993 Paper

Mode-locked repetition-rate feedback stabilization of semiconductor diode lasers

Alan Mar, John Bowers, Wei-Xiong Zou, D. Bruce Young, Roger Helkey

Proceedings Volume 1861, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147074

KEYWORDS: Oscillators, Mode locking, Semiconductor lasers, Modulation, Phase shift keying, Amplitude modulation, Feedback loops, Semiconductors, Phase modulation, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 1993 Paper

Resonant enhancement of semiconductor laser modulation response for efficient analog transmission at 35 GHz

Shmuel Levy, Alan Mar, John Bowers, Radhakrishnan Nagarajan

Proceedings Volume 1850, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.146924

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Signal to noise ratio, Semiconductor lasers, Analog electronics, Optical fibers, Binary data, Extremely high frequency, Phased array optics, Laser optics, Data transmission

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

Monolithic mode locked laser arrays in optical computing

Dennis Derickson, Alan Mar, Paul Morton, John Bowers, Roger Helkey

Proceedings Volume 1215, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18056

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Semiconductor lasers, Optical computing, Modulation, Interferometers, Modulators, Analog electronics, Picosecond phenomena, Integrated optics, Pulsed laser operation

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