Dr. Sterling John Backus Profile

Dr. Sterling John Backus

Advanced Projects Scientist at Thorlabs Inc

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Publications (6)

Proceedings Article | 7 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

Multi-octave coherent mid-infrared supercontinuum generation out to 11 µm via intra-pulse difference frequency generation in ZGP

Ankita Khanolkar, Chenchen Wan, DongFeng Liu, Sterling Backus, Peter Fendel, Reza Salem

Proceedings Volume 13026, 1302604 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013316

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Difference frequency generation, Mid infrared, Supercontinuum generation, Fluoride, Pulse signals, Physical coherence, Femtosecond phenomena, Nonlinear crystals, Long wavelength infrared

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2005 Paper

Ultrashort-pulse EUV and soft x-ray sources based on high-harmonic generation: principles and applications

Ra'anan Tobey, Daisy Raymondson, Emily Gibson, Chi-Fong Lei, Ariel Paul, Sterling Backus, Mark Siemens, Xiaoshi Zhang, Margaret Murnane, Henry Kapteyn

Proceedings Volume 5580, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.579521

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Imaging spectroscopy, Waveguides, Oxygen, Acoustics, Signal processing, Modulation, High harmonic generation, Frequency conversion, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 2004 Paper

High-resolution imaging system using a tabletop extreme ultraviolet source

Xiaoshi Zhang, Daisy Raymondson, Arvinder Sandhu, Sterling Backus, Yanwei Liu, David Attwood, Margaret Murnane, Henry Kapteyn, Ariel Libertun

Proceedings Volume 5534, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557379

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Mirrors, Waveguides, Plasmas, Imaging systems, Image resolution, Microscopes, Microscopy, Light sources, High harmonic generation

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Proceedings Article | 4 January 1999 Paper

Effect of reduction of laser pulse width from 100 ps to 20 fs on the plasma-mediated ablation of hard and soft tissue

Frieder Loesel, An-Chun Tien, Sterling Backus, Henry Kapteyn, Margaret Murnane, Ron Kurtz, Samir Sayegh, Tibor Juhasz

Proceedings Volume 3565, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.335791

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Laser vision correction, Laser ablation, Laser damage threshold, Laser tissue interaction, Cornea, Laser applications, Tissue optics, Femtosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 8 May 1996 Paper

Ultrashort millijoule-level amplification in Ti:sapphire at 1 kHz and third harmonic conversion measurements

Justin Peatross, Sterling Backus, Kendall Read, Chung-Po Huang, Margaret Murnane, Henry Kapteyn

Proceedings Volume 2701, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239726

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Mirrors, Crystals, Argon, Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering, Amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Diffraction, Energy efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 8 May 1996 Paper

Temporal characterization of ultrashort high-power laser pulses

Andrew Rundquist, Sterling Backus, Gregory Taft, Justin Peatross, Margaret Murnane, Henry Kapteyn

Proceedings Volume 2701, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239708

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Pulsed laser operation, High power lasers, Second-harmonic generation, Laser crystals, Ultrafast phenomena, Extreme ultraviolet, Harmonic generation, Beam splitters, Phase matching

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Conference Committee Involvement (2)

Ultrafast Optics 2017

8 October 2017 | Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States

CLEO

14 May 2017 |

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