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Dr. Lee Townsend

Assistant Professor

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 April 2010 Open Access

Laser propagation analysis using Plexiglas^TM burn samples

John Foley, Lee Townsend

OE, Vol. 49, Issue 04, 044202, (April 2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3400738

KEYWORDS: Laser beam propagation, Mirrors, Statistical analysis, Beam analyzers, Laser optics, Laser resonators, Near field optics, Error analysis, Laser development, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1992 Paper

Experimental implications of focal-plane behavior of Gaussian and top-hat beams

Sallie Townsend, Philip Cunningham

Proceedings Volume 1625, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58967

KEYWORDS: Gaussian beams

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 October 1991

Mode properties and characteristics of negative branch unstable ring resonators

Philip Cunningham, Sallie Townsend

OE, Vol. 30, Issue 10, (October 1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.55971

KEYWORDS: Resonators, 3D modeling, Laser resonators, High power lasers, Computer simulations, Optical simulations, Wave propagation, Collimation, Ray tracing, Computing systems

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1991 Paper

Gaussian scaling laws for diffraction: top-hat irradiance and Gaussian beam propagation through a paraxial optical train

Sallie Townsend, Philip Cunningham

Proceedings Volume 1415, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43700

KEYWORDS: Beam propagation method, Gaussian beams, Wave propagation, Collimation, Laser beam propagation, Imaging systems, Laser systems engineering, Modeling and simulation, Sensors, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1991 Paper

Thermal blooming critical power and adaptive optics correction for the ground-based laser

David Smith, Sallie Townsend

Proceedings Volume 1408, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43550

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric propagation, Thermal blooming, Adaptive optics, Distortion, Atmospheric optics, Absorption, Earth's atmosphere, Wave propagation, Aerosols, Laser beam propagation

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1990 Paper

Coupled unstable resonators

Gary Palma, John Benda, Sallie Townsend, Philip Cunningham, James Forgham

Proceedings Volume 1224, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18438

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Optical resonators, Mirrors, Laser resonators, Carbon dioxide lasers, Confocal microscopy, Mode locking, Carbon dioxide, Collimation, Visibility

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1990 Paper

Mode properties and characteristics of negative branch unstable ring resonators

Philip Cunningham, Sallie Townsend

Proceedings Volume 1224, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18433

KEYWORDS: Resonators, 3D modeling, Optical resonators, Laser resonators, Computer simulations, High power lasers, Collimation, Optical simulations, Wave propagation, Confocal microscopy

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