Optical Engineering R Edward English Jr Ph D

Optical Engineering R. Edward English Jr. , Ph. D. REE Optical Systems, LLC April 2009

The National Ignition Facility is the world’s largest laser system, designed to heat a fusion capsule to thermonuclear ignition The 192 laser beams of NIF can be focus to create a fusion reaction https: //lasers. llnl. gov/ Larger than 3 football fields >7, 500 large optics

Projection lenses for television are moderately fast, relatively wide field-of-view with an emphasis on color correction and contrast – – – – Moderate to fast speed (f/2. 4) Wide field-of-view (HFOV > 45°) Low cost (<$50) Magnification of ~70 x Low distortion (<1%) High contrast (ANSI > 150: 1, or more) Color corrected (longitudinal and lateral) Resolution (> 50 lpm) Understanding the origin of potentially offending ghost reflections allowed control of them during the design process Bruce Cannon, “Low element count projection lenses for use with pixelized panels, ” U. S. Patent 6, 765, 731, issued July 20, 2004

• Jeff Shimizu – Philips Electronics – i. Pill … tiny sensors, a microprocessor, a fluid pump, a wireless transmitter to deliver medication to a specific location • http: //www. fastcompany. com/magazine/133/philips-ipill. html • Also check out the tiniest endoscope from Japan • It sends 30 two-megapixel images per second wirelessly – http: //www. popsci. com/node/19963

• Karl Koch, Ph. D. – Corning – “holey” fibers • Mark Jones, Ph. D. – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Strain sensors for structures – Measurement of algae levels in the ocean • http: //www. technet. pnl. gov/sensors/physical/projects/ES 4 FO_Snsrs. stm

• Laura Weller Brophy, Ph. D. – 3 M, Corning, Kodak, start-up – “Optical Detection and Monitoring of Cervical Cancer Using a Novel Protein Biomarker” • http: //www. ibridgenetwork. org/rochester/6 -1686 • Iwona Palusinski, Ph. D. – The Aerospace Corporation – Testing and space qualification of silicon carbide • Nan Wong – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory – Optical design for several large laser systems

• Greg Simons – Acuity Brand Lighting • Mike Larson – Tessera, Inc.

• Tony Martino, Ph. D. – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center – Space infrared interferometric telescope (SPIRIT) • http: //stinet. dtic. mil/cgibin/Get. TRDoc? AD=A 480108&Location=U 2&doc=Get. TR Doc. pdf

• Mark Kozlowski, Ph. D. – Soladigm, Inc. – Photo- or electro-chromic windows change depending on the level of light to reduce energy costs • http: //www. consumerenergycenter. org/home/windows _future. html • http: //www. photochromicwindows. com/ • Jeff Melby – Ausra, Inc. – SOLAR !!! • http: //www. ausra. com/

• Alex Ng – Sunex, Inc. – Super fisheye lens • http: //www. sunex. com/ • http: //www. superfisheye. com/

How much will I make? • • • Employer Size: 51 to 500 Professional Specialty: Lasers and Electro-Optics Employer Type: Private Industry Highest Degree Held: BS Degree Region: East North Central Metro Area: Chicago Professional Experience: 0 Current Job Experience: 0 Primary Job Function: Engineering Support Responsibility Level: Engineer Level 1 20 th Percentile: $47, 800 • Median: • $58, 300 80 th Percentile: $69, 500 • Here are some web resources – http: //www. engineersalary. com/ – http: //www. photonics. com/Content/Read. Article. aspx? Article. ID=36251

How do I succeed? • Work hard – Science and math (of course) • You don’t have to be a wizard but you have to learn it – Learn how to write and communicate • Get involved – Projects !!! • Be curious – Ask, seek, explore

Where do I go to college? • University of Rochester http: //www. optics. rochester. edu/ • University of Arizona http: //www. optics. arizona. edu/ • Rose Hulman Institute of Technology http: //www. rose-hulman. edu/phoe/ • University of Central Florida http: //www. creol. ucf. edu/ • Georgia Tech http: //www. op. gatech. edu/ • University of Alabama at Huntsville • University of Dayton http: //cao. uah. edu/ http: //engineering. udayton. edu/Departments_and_Programs/Electro-Optics_Graduate_Program/ • Optics and Photonics Education http: //www. opticseducation. org/

Where can I learn more? • Professional societies – SPIE www. spie. org • http: //spie. org/x 30114. xml – Optical Society of America www. osa. org – IEEE www. ieee. org • http: //www. ieee. org/web/careers/home/index. html • Other websites • http: //www. opticalres. com/gentle_introduction. html • http: //www. hands-on-optics. org/whatisoptics/

Thank you very much! Best of luck! Today’s presentation available at www. reeoptical. com/mcnick. html