Dr. Dennis J. Derickson Profile

Dr. Dennis J. Derickson

Professor at California Polytechnic State Univ San Louis Obispo

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Author | Student Chapter Advisor

Publications (14)

Proceedings Article | 9 July 2015 Paper

Frequency sweep jitter and wander of a Vernier-Tuned Distributed Bragg Reflector (VT-DBR) laser at 1550 nm in OCT applications

R. Martens Biersach, Dennis Derickson, Jason Ensher

Proceedings Volume 9541, 95411C (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2183596

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Absorption, Optical coherence tomography, Calibration, Solids, Distributed Bragg reflectors, Electronic circuits, Laser applications, Laser stabilization, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 27 February 2015 Paper

Hybrid silicon mode-locked laser with improved RF power by impedance matching

Bassem Tossoun, Dennis Derickson, Sudharsanan Srinivasan, John Bowers

Proceedings Volume 9367, 93670P (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080117

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Mode locking, Waveguides, Silicon, Hybrid silicon lasers, Diodes, Capacitors, Pulsed laser operation, Ceramics, Network architectures

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2014 Paper

O-band (1310 nm) Vernier-tuned distributed Bragg reflector (VT-DBR) device characterization for OCT

Desmond Talkington, Dennis Derickson, Jason Ensher

Proceedings Volume 8934, 89342X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040489

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Modulation, Optical coherence tomography, Frequency modulation, Phase shift keying, Photodetectors, Capacitance, Fermium, Phase modulation, Amplitude modulation

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2012 Paper

Long coherence length and linear sweep without an external optical k-clock in a monolithic semiconductor laser for inexpensive optical coherence tomography

Jason Ensher, Paul Boschert, Katherine Featherston, Jonathan Huber, Michael Crawford, Michael Minneman, Chris Chiccone, Dennis Derickson

Proceedings Volume 8213, 82130T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911477

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Semiconductor lasers, Point spread functions, Semiconductors, Laser systems engineering, Coherence (optics), Tunable lasers, Calibration, Data acquisition, Distributed Bragg reflectors

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Proceedings Article | 29 November 2011 Paper

All-semiconductor high-speed akinetic swept-source for OCT

Michael Minneman, Jason Ensher, Michael Crawford, Dennis Derickson

Proceedings Volume 8311, 831116 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912119

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Tunable lasers, Laser development, Laser dentistry, Semiconductors, Interferometers, Data acquisition, Semiconductor lasers, Wavelength tuning, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2010 Paper

High-speed concatenation of frequency ramps using sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector laser diode sources for OCT resolution enhancement

Brandon George, Dennis Derickson

Proceedings Volume 7554, 75542O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842604

KEYWORDS: L band, Optical coherence tomography, Mirrors, Semiconductor lasers, Distributed Bragg reflectors, Tunable lasers, Switching, Resolution enhancement technologies, Signal attenuation, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2009 Paper

100 kHz axial scan rate swept-wavelength OCT using sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector lasers

Shane O'Connor, Michael Bernacil, Andrew DeKelaita, Ben Maher, Dennis Derickson

Proceedings Volume 7168, 716825 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809528

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical coherence tomography, Michelson interferometers, Distributed Bragg reflectors, Linear filtering, Tunable lasers, Wavelength tuning, Photodetectors, Optical filters, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2008 Paper

SGDBR single-chip wavelength tunable lasers for swept source OCT

Dennis Derickson, Michael Bernacil, Andrew DeKelaita, Ben Maher, Shane O'Connor, Matthew Sysak, Leif Johanssen

Proceedings Volume 6847, 68472P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.761039

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Reflectivity, Optical coherence tomography, Tunable lasers, Wavelength tuning, Modulation, Switching, Frequency modulation, Phase shift keying, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 3 June 2007 Open Access

Photonics education program at California Polytechnic State University

Dennis Derickson, Sam Agbo, Sean Jobe, John Sharpe, Dan Wasche

Proceedings Volume 9665, 966505 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2207558

KEYWORDS: Photonics, Optical fibers, Physics, Fiber optic communications, Optical amplifiers, Optical design, Fiber amplifiers, Telecommunications, Multimode fibers, Light emitting diodes

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Proceedings Article | 3 June 2007 Open Access

Photonics teaching development at California Polytechnic State University

Daniel Wasche, Sean Jobe, Dennis Derickson, Xiaomin Jin

Proceedings Volume 9665, 966526 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2207922

KEYWORDS: Photonics, Electrical engineering, Computer aided design, Multimedia, Fiber optics, Fusion splicing, Transceivers, Optical amplifiers, Telecommunications, Fiber optic communications

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Proceedings Article | 14 August 2003 Paper

Advancements in thin film filters for telecommunications applications

Dennis Derickson, Rance Fortenberry, Mike Scobey, Rad Sommer, Loren Stokes

Proceedings Volume 5246, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.511324

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Thin films, Reflection, Dispersion, Telecommunications, Electronic filtering, Dense wavelength division multiplexing, Temperature metrology, Tunable filters, Coarse wavelength division multiplexing

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 1996 Paper

Measurement advances for high-speed semiconductor laser sources

Dennis Derickson

Proceedings Volume 2684, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236944

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Semiconductor lasers, Calibration, Eye, Photomasks, Oscilloscopes, Modulation, YAG lasers, Transmitters, Network security

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

High speed photodetectors

Deborah Crawford, John Bowers, Y. Wey, Paul Morton, Dennis Derickson, Charles Burrus, F. Storz

Proceedings Volume 1215, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18067

KEYWORDS: Photodetectors, Optical interconnects, Photodiodes, Quantum efficiency, Gallium arsenide, Sensors, Computing systems, Optical computing, Indium gallium arsenide, Clocks

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

Monolithic mode locked laser arrays in optical computing

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

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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