Dr. MJ Soileau Profile

Dr. MJ Soileau

Professor at CREOL The College of Optics and Photonics

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Chair | Track Chair | Author | Editor | Student Chapter Advisor

Publications (43)

Proceedings Article | 12 October 2021 Presentation

Impact of ZnSe grain boundary density on few-cycle laser-resistance

Yingjie Chai, MJ Soileau

Proceedings Volume 11910, 119100Q (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2601245

KEYWORDS: Laser induced damage, Laser damage threshold, Laser applications, Chemical vapor deposition, Zinc, Laser optics, Windows, Ultrafast phenomena, Scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2020 Presentation

15fs-25fs tunable 1030nm laser source for few-cycle laser damage application

Yingjie Chai, Xiaoming Yu, He Cheng, John Beetar, Micheal Chini, M. J. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 11514, 115140P (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2572618

KEYWORDS: Tunable lasers, Dielectrics, Solids, Silica, Ultrafast phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Laser sources, Ytterbium, Solid state lasers, Amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2020 Presentation + Paper

Direct laser writing below the diffraction limit using spatially and temporally tuned ultrashort pulses

Boyang Zhou, Aravindar Kar, MJ Soileau, Xiaoming Yu

Proceedings Volume 11292, 1129215 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2550450

KEYWORDS: Silica, Laser ablation, Femtosecond phenomena, Ionization, Dielectrics, Beam splitters, Diffraction, Ultrafast phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 3 December 2019 Presentation

Electron dynamic analysis of few-cycle laser-induced damage (Conference Presentation)

Yingjie Chai, MJ Soileau

Proceedings Volume 11173, 111730C (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2537871

KEYWORDS: Laser induced damage, Pulsed laser operation, Solids, Semiconductors, Laser damage threshold, Data modeling, Ultrafast phenomena, Dielectrics, Metals, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Paper

Optical breakdown and sub-optical-cycle dynamics of ultrafast laser induced damage in fused silica

Boyang Zhou, Arifur Rahaman, Xinpeng Du, He Cheng, Yingjie Chai, Aravinda Kar, M.J. Soileau, Xiaoming Yu

Proceedings Volume 10906, 109061R (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2510787

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Ionization, Laser induced damage, Femtosecond phenomena, Dielectrics, Ultrafast lasers, Ultrafast phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 16 November 2018 Paper

Ultrashort laser-induced periodic structures on ZnSe substrate

Yingjie Chai, He Cheng, Xiaoming Yu, Andrew Chew, Xiaoming Ren, Zenghu Chang, MJ Soileau

Proceedings Volume 10805, 108050O (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2501950

KEYWORDS: Laser induced damage, Pulsed laser operation, Femtosecond phenomena, Laser damage threshold, Polarization, Crystals, High power lasers

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2012 Paper

Coupling the academic research enterprise to the innovation economy

M. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 8482, 848203 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.928059

KEYWORDS: Patents, Laser optics, Neodymium, Ions, Cerium, Glasses, Indium nitride, Complex systems, Current controlled current source, Visual process modeling

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Proceedings Article | 30 December 2008 Open Access

40 year retrospective of fundamental mechanisms

M. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 7132, 713201 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.804556

KEYWORDS: Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Laser induced damage, Absorption, Solids, Dielectrics, Nonlinear dynamics, Ionization, Laser damage threshold, Statistical modeling, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

High peak power ytterbium doped fiber amplifiers

W. Torruellas, Y. Chen, B. McIntosh, J. Farroni, K. Tankala, S. Webster, D. Hagan, M. Soileau, M. Messerly, J. Dawson

Proceedings Volume 6102, 61020N (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.646571

KEYWORDS: Ytterbium, Silica, Fiber amplifiers, Cladding, Optical damage, Refractive index, Optical amplifiers, Optical fibers, Semiconductor lasers, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2006 Paper

Optical damage measurements for high peak power ytterbium doped fiber amplifiers

S. Webster, F.C. McDonald, A. Villanger, M.J. Soileau, E.W. Van Stryland, D.J. Hagan, B. McIntosh, W. Torruellas, J. Farroni, K. Tankala

Proceedings Volume 5991, 599115 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.639287

KEYWORDS: Ytterbium, Silica, Transmittance, Cladding, Germanium, Fiber amplifiers, Sensors, Microscopes, Laser induced damage, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2005 Open Access

The genesis of the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida

M. J. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 9664, 96642B (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2207757

KEYWORDS: Photonics, Electrochemical etching, Physics, Electro optics, Optics, Laser optics, Physical sciences, Optical engineering, Education and training, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 6 October 2003 Open Access

Bi-frequency pendulum 2: modeling apodization, Fourier and adiabatic following in optics

B. Zeldovich, M. J. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 9663, 966321 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208487

KEYWORDS: Quantum optics, Apodization, Polarization, Motion models, Optical properties, Liquid crystals, Diffraction, Quantum mechanics, Visualization, Mathematics

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 1999 Paper

Comparative test of bulk laser-induced damage of experimental crystals at 0.85 um

Oleg Efimov, Leonid Glebov, Dennis Hammons, Martin Richardson, M. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 3578, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344427

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Ions, Laser crystals, Laser damage threshold, Laser induced damage, Absorption, Chromium, Pulsed laser operation, Laser optics, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 1998 Paper

Laser-induced damage of Cr:LiSAF crystal at 0.85 m

Oleg Efimov, Serge Garnov, Leonid Glebov, Martin Richardson, M. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 3244, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.306980

KEYWORDS: Laser induced damage, Crystals, Laser crystals, Laser damage threshold, Borosilicate glass, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 1998 Paper

Near-field optical microscopy: application to investigation of surface laser-induced damage of transparent optical materials

Vitali Gruzdev, Mikhail Libenson, George Martsinovsky, Michael Paesler, M. Soileau, Boris Yakobson

Proceedings Volume 3244, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.307050

KEYWORDS: Near field, Optical microscopy, Laser induced damage, Near field optics, High power lasers, Optical properties, Optical damage

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Open Access

Is optics a separate discipline?

M. Soileau, James Pearson

Proceedings Volume 3190, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.294373

KEYWORDS: Optical engineering, Optics education

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 June 1997

Laser system for investigation of nonlinear properties of optical materials

Igor Bubnov, Oleg Efimov, Leonid Glebov, Yurii Matveev, Andrei Mekryukov, Vladimir Popikov, M. Soileau, Alexandr Stepanov

OE, Vol. 36, Issue 06, (June 1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.601192

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Laser systems engineering, Laser optics, Pulsed laser operation, Complex systems, Laser induced damage, Chalcogenide glass, Oscillators, Nonlinear optics, Laser stabilization

Proceedings Article | 13 May 1997 Paper

Near-field optical microscopy: application to investigation of surface laser-induced damage of transparent optical materials

Vitali Gruzdev, Mikhail Libenson, George Martsinovsky, Michael Paesler, M. Soileau, B. Yacobson

Proceedings Volume 2966, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274245

KEYWORDS: Near field optics, Laser induced damage, Near field, Optical microscopy, Laser optics, Optical properties, Atomic force microscopy, Light-matter interactions, Optical damage, Scanning electron microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 1997 Paper

Photoinduced processes in silicate glasses exposed to IR femtosecond pulses

Oleg Efimov, Kai Gabel, Serge Garnov, Leonid Glebov, Steve Grantham, Martin Richardson, M. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 2966, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274231

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Absorption, Femtosecond phenomena, Color centers, Silica, Luminescence, Silicate glass, Ionization, Ultraviolet radiation, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 1997 Paper

Role of self-focusing in laser-induced breakdown of water caused by nano- and picosecond pulses

Oleg Efimov, Andrei Mekryukov, Vladimir Popikov, Aristide Dogariu, Leonid Glebov, M. Soileau, Eric Van Stryland

Proceedings Volume 2966, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274230

KEYWORDS: Laser induced damage, Laser damage threshold, Glasses, Picosecond phenomena, Particles, Transmittance, Pulsed laser operation, Laser scattering, Scattering, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 27 May 1996 Paper

Theoretical model of multiple-shot bulk damage in silicate glasses under conditions of multiphoton generation of color centers

O. Bosyi, Oleg Efimov, Leonid Glebov, M. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 2714, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240379

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Absorption, Color centers, Silicate glass, Laser damage threshold, Ions, Lead, Cerium, Laser irradiation, Electrons

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 1996 Paper

Nonlinear coloration and damage of wide-gap glasses by femtosecond laser at 0.85 um

Oleg Efimov, Leonid Glebov, Serge Garnov, M. Soileau, Martin Richardson, Kai Gaebel, Steve Grantham

Proceedings Volume 2796, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239751

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Absorption, Femtosecond phenomena, Ionization, Color centers, Luminescence, Borosilicate glass, Silica, Solids, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 1996 Paper

Photostructural transformation of chalcogenide glasses under nonlinear absorption of laser radiation

Oleg Efimov, Yurii Matveev, Andrei Mekryukov, A. Belykh, Leonid Glebov, Mikhail Mikhailov, M. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 2796, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239749

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Absorption, Chalcogenide glass, Thin films, Arsenic, Annealing, Vitreous, Light scattering, Laser glasses, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 1996 Paper

Laser-induced damage of glasses by pulsed radiation in nano-picosecond region

Oleg Efimov, Leonid Glebov, Vladimir Popikov, M. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 2770, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238033

KEYWORDS: Laser induced damage, Glasses, Laser damage threshold, Pulsed laser operation, Q switch crystals, Objectives, Optical spheres, Dielectrics, Picosecond phenomena, Mode locking

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Proceedings Article | 13 October 1995 Open Access

Optics education at the Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL)

M. Moharam, M. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 2525, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224074

KEYWORDS: Electrical engineering, Laser optics, Physics, Electro optics, Nonlinear optics, Optical engineering, Laser processing, Optics, Optical design, Free electron lasers

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Proceedings Article | 13 October 1995 Open Access

Bifrequency pendulum on a rotary platform to teach optical birefringence and liquid crystalline displays

M. Soileau, Boris Zeldovich

Proceedings Volume 2525, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224054

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Liquid crystals, LCDs, Birefringence, Liquids, Crystals, Superposition, Analog electronics, Anisotropy, Harmonic generation

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Proceedings Article | 13 October 1995 Open Access

Demonstration of complex dynamics of light interaction with liquid crystals for educational purposes

Patrick LiKamWa, M. Soileau, Nelson Tabiryan, Cesare Umeton, Boris Zeldovich

Proceedings Volume 2525, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224055

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Nonlinear optics, Control systems, Complex systems, Crystals, Geometrical optics, Nonlinear dynamics, Visualization, Visual process modeling, Molecules

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