Our work takes us in many directions beyond lens
design. Here's a list of our findings on a broad range
of engineering topics.

Book

“Holographic Interference Filters”, dspace.lib.rochester.edu (2003)
DW Diehl

Papers

“Low-coherence surface metrology using a multiple-beam optical probe”, Proc. SPIE, 7302 (2009)
D Diehl, C Ditchman, C Cotton

“Transmitted wavefront metrology of hemispheric domes using scanning low-coherence dual-interferometry (SLCDI)”, Proc. SPIE, 6545 (2007)
D Diehl, C Cotton, C Ditchman, B Statt

“Phase singularities of the longitudinal field components in the focal region of a high-aperture optical system”, JOSA A, 21 (2007)
D Diehl, N George

“Analysis of Multitone Holographic Interference Filters by Use of a Sparse Hill Matrix Method”, Applied Optics, 43 (2004)
RD Meyer, KJ Kearney, Z Ninkov, CT Cotton

“RITMOS: a micromirror-based multi-object spectrometer”, Proc. SPIE, 5492 (2004)
R Meyer, K Kearney, Z Ninkov, C Cotton, P Hammond, B Statt

“Holographic interference filters for infrared communications”, Applied Optics, 42 (2003)
D Diehl, N George

“The structure of focused, radially polarized fields”, Optics Express, 14 (2001)
D Diehl, R Schoonover, T Visser

“Electric Field Induced Transient Effects in a Nematic Liquid Crystal in the Presence of a Stabilizing Magnetic Field”, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 328 (1999)
S Garg, C Ditchman, N Schiffrik, U. D. Kini

“NIF optical specifications: the importance of the RMS gradient”, Proc. SPIE, 3492 (1999)
J Lawson, J Auerbach, R English, M Henesian, J Hunt, R Sacks, J Trenholme, W Williams, M Shoup, J Kelly, C Cotton

“Compact Nd³⁺-based laser system with gain G = 10¹³ and output energy of 20 J”, Proc. SPIE, 3492 (1999)
A Babushkin, J Kelly, C Cotton, M Labuzeta, M Miller, T Safford, R Roides, W Seka, I Will, M Tracy, D Brown

“Synthesis of novel all-dielectric grating filters using genetic algorithms”, Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on, 46 (1998)
C Zuffada, T Cwik, C Ditchman

"Terawatt Ti:sapphire laser with a spherical reflective-optic pulse expander,"Opt. Lett., 20 (1995)
D Du, J Squier, S Kane, G Korn, G Mourou, C Bogusch, C Cotton

“Design considerations for the OMEGA upgrade final focus lens”, Proc. SPIE, 2537 (1995)
C Cotton

“Numerical investigation of the self-focusing of broad-bandwidth laser light with applied angular dispersion”, J. Appl. Phys., 76 (1994)
P McKenty, S Skupsky, J Kelly, C Cotton

“Specification of large-aperture Nd:phosphate glass laser disks”, Proc. SPIE, 1627 (1992)
M Shoup III, S Jacobs, J Kelly, C Cotton, S Morse, S Kumpan

Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization (Proceedings Volume)
A A Ahmad, C Feng,RGV Sarepaka, CT Cotton

“Application of Surface-Relief Diffractive Optics to Helmet-Mounted Displays”, Storming Media, A867872 (1991)
C Cotton, D Faklis, J Bowen, G Morris