Dr. David D. Smith Profile

Dr. David D. Smith

Research Scientist at NASA/MSFC

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Proceedings Article | 21 February 2014 Paper

Fast-light enhancement by polarization mode coupling in a single optical cavity

David Smith, H. Chang, Krishna Myneni, A. Rosenberger

Proc. SPIE. 8998, Advances in Slow and Fast Light VII

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Superposition, Polarization, Dispersion, Reflectivity, Wave plates, Optical resonators, Liquid crystals, Computer aided design, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2013 Paper

Dispersion enhancement in atom-cavity and coupled cavity systems

David Smith, Krishna Myneni, H. Chang

Proc. SPIE. 8636, Advances in Slow and Fast Light VI

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Dispersion, Reflectivity, Solids, Optical resonators, Transmittance, Laser optics, Resonance enhancement, Phase shifts, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2012 Paper

Tuning the sensitivity of an optical cavity with slow and fast light

David Smith, Krishna Myneni, H. Chang, A. Toftul, C. Schambeau, J. A. Odutola, J. C. Diels

Proc. SPIE. 8273, Advances in Slow and Fast Light V

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Slow light, Doppler effect, Dispersion, Optical resonators, Gyroscopes, Optical pumping, Laser beam diagnostics, Resonance enhancement, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2007 Paper

Dispersive elements for enhanced-laser gyroscopy and cavity stabilization

David Smith, Hongrok Chang, L. Arissian, J. C. Diels

Proc. SPIE. 6452, Laser Resonators and Beam Control IX

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Modulation, Resonators, Chemical species, Phase shift keying, Optical resonators, Gyroscopes, Chemical elements, Phase shifts, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2005 Paper

Coherence effects in ring laser gyros

David Smith, Hongrok Chang, Jean-Claude Diels

Proc. SPIE. 5912, Operational Characteristics and Crystal Growth of Nonlinear Optical Materials II

KEYWORDS: Slow light, Resonators, Scattering, Chemical species, Photons, Laser scattering, Laser resonators, Gyroscopes, Pulsed laser operation, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2005 Paper

Slow and fast light in coupled microresonators

Hongrok Chang, David Smith, Kirk Fuller, John Dimmock, Don Gregory, Donald Frazier

Proc. SPIE. 5735, Advanced Optical and Quantum Memories and Computing II

KEYWORDS: Slow light, Transparency, Resonators, Waveguides, Dispersion, Optical resonators, Transmittance, Radio propagation, Phase shifts, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2002 Paper

Enhancement of optical nonlinearities via whispering gallery mode splitting

Hongrok Chang, David Smith, Kirk Fuller

Proc. SPIE. 4813, Crystal Materials for Nonlinear Optical Devices and Microgravity Science

KEYWORDS: Surface plasmons, Optical spheres, Aerospace engineering, Resonators, Signal attenuation, Nonlinear optics, Terahertz radiation, Biological research, Iterative methods, Phase shifts

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 1999 Paper

Transmission measurements of the third-order susceptibility of gold

David Smith, Yongkwon Yoon, Robert Boyd, Curtis Banks, Mark Paley

Proc. SPIE. 3793, Operational Characteristics and Crystal Growth of Nonlinear Optical Materials

KEYWORDS: Gold, Thin films, Refractive index, Nanoparticles, Metals, Composites, Dielectrics, Nonlinear optics, Phase shifts, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1998 Paper

Photonic and opto-electronic applications of polydiacetylene films photodeposited from solution and polydiacetylene copolymer networks

Mark Paley, Donald Frazier, David Smith, William Witherow, Hossin Abdeldayem, Daniel Wolfe

Proc. SPIE. 3388, Advances in Optical Information Processing VIII

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Holography, Switching, Polymers, Ultraviolet radiation, Particles, Personal digital assistants, Nonlinear optics, Convection, Absorption

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Polydiacetylenes (PDAs) are attractive materials for both electronic and photonic applications because of their highly conjugated electronic structures. They have been investigated for applications as both 1D conductors and nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. One of the chief limitations to the use of PDAs has been the inability to readily process them into useful forms such as films and fibers. In our laboratory we have developed a novel process for obtaining amorphous films of a PDA derived from 2- methyl-4-nitroaniline using photodeposition with UV light from monomer solutions onto transparent substrates. Photodeposition from solution provides a simple technique for obtaining PDA films in any desired pattern with good optical quality. This technique has been used to produce PDA films that show potential for optical applications such as holographic memory storage and optical limiting, as well as third-order NLO applications such as all-optical refractive index modulation, phase modulation and switching. Additionally, copolymerization of diacetylenes with other monomers such as methacrylates provides a means to obtain materials with good processibility. Such copolymers can be spin cast to form films, or drawn by either melt or solution extrusion into fibers. These films or fibers can then be irradiated with UV to photopolymerize the diacetylene units to form a highly stable cross-linked PDA-copolymer network. If such films are electrically poled while being irradiated, they can achieve the asymmetry necessary for second-order NLO applications such as electro-optic switching. On Earth, formation of PDAs by the above mentioned techniques suffers from defects and inhomogeneities caused by convective flows that can arise during processing. By studying the formation of these materials in the reduced-convection, diffusion- controlled environment of space we hope to better understand the factors that affect their processing, and thereby, their nature and properties. Ultimately it may even be feasibly to conduct space processing of PDAs for technological applications.

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Conference Committee Involvement (10)

Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

Optical, Opto-Atomic, and Entanglement-Enhanced Precision Metrology II

1 February 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical, Opto-Atomic, and Entanglement-Enhanced Precision Metrology

2 February 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States

Steep Dispersion Engineering and Opto-Atomic Precision Metrology XI

29 January 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States

Slow Light, Fast Light, and Opto-Atomic Precision Metrology X

30 January 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States

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