Prof. Michael C. Downer Profile

Prof. Michael C. Downer

at Univ of Texas at Austin

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Proceedings Article | 18 April 2021 Presentation + Paper

Coherent-transition-radiation-based reconstruction of laser plasma accelerated electron bunches

Maxwell LaBerge, Omid Zarini, Alex Lumpkin, Alexander Debus, Andrea Hannasch, Jurjen Couperus Cabadağ, Brant Bowers, Alexander Koehler, Rafal Zgadzaj, Ulrich Schramm, Arie Irman, Michael Downer

Proceedings Volume 11779, 117790E (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2592306

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Spectroscopy, Beam shaping, 3D image reconstruction, 3D image processing, Near ultraviolet, Interferometry, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared imaging, Image filtering

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SPIE Journal Paper | 20 July 2020 Open Access

Terawatt chirped pulse Raman amplified laser for two-color experiments

James Sanders, Rafal Zgadzaj, Michael Downer

OE, Vol. 59, Issue 07, 076110, (July 2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.59.7.076110

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Optical amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Crystals, Laser systems engineering, Ionization, Laser crystals, Optical engineering, Barium

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Proceedings Article | 4 December 2003 Paper

Optical second-harmonic generation from silicon nanocrystals

Michael Downer, Peter Figliozzi, Yingying Jiang, Liangfeng Sun, Brian Mattern, C. White, Steve Withrow

Proceedings Volume 5223, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.511483

KEYWORDS: Second-harmonic generation, Signal detection, Polarization, Interfaces, Glasses, Nanocrystals, Silicon, Nanoparticles, Spectroscopy, Signal generators

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 1999 Paper

Size effects in second harmonic generation from Si(001)-SiO2 interface: microscopic interface effects and optical Casimir nonlocality

A. Rubtsov, E. Mishina, A. Nikulin, Mark Anderson, P. Wilson, Michael Downer, Oleg Aktsipetrov

Proceedings Volume 3734, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.342358

KEYWORDS: Second-harmonic generation, Interfaces, Oxides, Solids, Silicon, Harmonic generation, Electromagnetism, Refractive index, Chemical species, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 1998 Paper

New directions in surface spectroscopy enabled by ultrafast lasers

P. Wilson, Yun-Shik Lee, Y. Jiang, D. Lim, R. Kempf, R. Bungener, X. Hu, Jerry Dadap, Mark Anderson, M. ter Beek, Z. Xu, N. Russell, John Ekerdt, P. Parkinson, E. Mishina, Oleg Aktsipetrov, Michael Downer

Proceedings Volume 3272, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.307114

KEYWORDS: Second-harmonic generation, Spectroscopy, Interfaces, Polarization, Silicon, Hydrogen, Spectroscopes, Femtosecond phenomena, Harmonic generation, Ultrafast lasers

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 1996 Paper

Atoms in a superstrong laser field: towards subfemtosecond XUV sources

Alexander Sergeev, A. Kim, Evgeny Vanin, D. Farina, M. Lontano, Michael Downer

Proceedings Volume 2770, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238041

KEYWORDS: Chemical species, Ionization, Pulsed laser operation, Extreme ultraviolet, High harmonic generation, Femtosecond phenomena, Gases, Polarization, Wave propagation, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 1994 Paper

Ex-situ and in-situ probing of Column IV interfaces using optical second harmonic generation

Jerry Dadap, N. Russell, X. Hu, John Ekerdt, Michael Downer, Bruce Doris, John Lowell, Alain Diebold

Proceedings Volume 2337, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186652

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Interfaces, Second-harmonic generation, Atomic force microscopy, Polarization, Femtosecond phenomena, Chemical vapor deposition, Focus stacking software, Oxides, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 1994 Paper

Self-starting femtosecond pulse generation from a Ti:sapphire laser synchronously pumped by a pointing-stabilized mode-locked Nd:YAG laser

Craig Siders, Erhard Gaul, Michael Downer, A. Babin, Andrey Stepanov

Proceedings Volume 2116, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175843

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Nd:YAG lasers, Mirrors, Femtosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Laser stabilization, Interferometry, Gallium arsenide, Sensors, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 17 June 1993 Paper

Femtosecond ellipsometry and surface second-harmonic probes of Ge, Si1-xGex, Si, and diamond

Jerry Dadap, Heung-Ro Choo, X. Hu, Qing Deng, Michael Downer

Proceedings Volume 1861, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147062

KEYWORDS: Femtosecond phenomena, Germanium, Silicon, Spectroscopy, Picosecond phenomena, Ellipsometry, Reflectivity, Sapphire lasers, Ultrafast phenomena, Diamond

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 1990 Paper

Ultrafast laser probe of interband absorption edges in 3-D and 2-D semiconductors

Michael Downer, David Reitze, Glenn Focht

Proceedings Volume 1282, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.20713

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Semiconductors, Reflectivity, Silicon, Ultraviolet radiation, Laser beam diagnostics, Ultrafast lasers, Visible radiation, Femtosecond phenomena, Absorbance

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 1990 Paper

Interaction of super-intense light fields with atoms and surfaces

Michael Downer, William Banyai, W. Wood, D. Anacker, James Erskine

Proceedings Volume 1209, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17902

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Ionization, Metals, Neon, Spectroscopy, Gases, Femtosecond phenomena, Chemical species, Picosecond phenomena, Sensors

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SPIE Conference Volume | 17 June 1993

Ultrafast Pulse Generation and Spectroscopy

Conference Committee Involvement (1)

Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Advanced Electronic and Optoelectronic Materials

18 January 1993 | Los Angeles, CA, United States

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