Dr. Catalin Florea Profile

Dr. Catalin Florea

Senior Research Scientist at Lockheed Martin Space

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Area of Expertise:

Optical Design , Optical Fibers , Optical Materials , Lasers , Packaging , Data Insights

Experienced Technical Lead with solid track record of enabling and managing custom, optics-based solutions in various environments such as laser and materials development, optoelectronics design and packaging, and Government-contracted research.

Proceedings Article | 12 March 2014 Paper

Single mode fibers with antireflective surface structures for high power laser applications

Lynda Busse, Catalin Florea, L. Brandon Shaw, Ishwar Aggarwal, Jasbinder Sanghera

Proceedings Volume 8961, 89611M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041796

KEYWORDS: Silica, Fiber lasers, Antireflective coatings, Optical fibers, Single mode fibers, High power lasers, Etching, Laser damage threshold, Laser induced damage, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2014 Paper

Surface transmission enhancement of ZnS via continuous-wave laser microstructuring

Kevin Major, Catalin Florea, Menelaos Poutous, Lynda Busse, Jasbinder Sanghera, Ishwar Aggarwal

Proceedings Volume 8968, 896810 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2036790

KEYWORDS: Zinc, Continuous wave operation, Laser ablation, Thin films, Surface roughness, Femtosecond phenomena, Ultraviolet radiation, Refractive index, Raster graphics, Fermium

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2014 Paper

Antireflective surface structures on optics for high energy lasers

Lynda Busse, Catalin Florea, L. Brandon Shaw, Jesse Frantz, Shyam Bayya, Menelaos Poutous, Rajendra Joshi, Ishwar Aggarwal, Jas Sanghera

Proceedings Volume 8959, 89591L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041025

KEYWORDS: Silica, Antireflective coatings, Ceramics, Spinel, Laser damage threshold, Crystals, Reflection, Lenses, Laser applications, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 4 June 2013 Paper

Recent advancements in anti-reflective surface structures (ARSS) for near- to mid-infrared optics

Catalin Florea, Lynda Busse, Shyam Bayya, Brandon Shaw, Ish Aggarwal, Jas Sanghera

Proceedings Volume 8708, 87080P (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016080

KEYWORDS: Silica, Spinel, Crystals, Ceramics, Nd:YAG lasers, Surface finishing, Reflection, Antireflective coatings, Laser damage threshold, Scanning electron microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2013 Paper

Thermal and vibration testing of ruggedized IR-transmitting fiber cables

Lynda Busse, Fred Kung, Catalin Florea, Brandon Shaw, Ishwar Aggarwal, Jas Sanghera

Proceedings Volume 8720, 87200T (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016156

KEYWORDS: Eye, Fiber lasers, Thermography, High power lasers, Reflection, Infrared lasers, Polishing, Reliability, Mid-IR, Humidity

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Proceedings Article | 23 May 2013 Paper

Recent advancements in transparent ceramics and crystal fibers for high power lasers

W. Kim, C. Baker, G. Villalobos, C. Florea, D. Gibson, L. Shaw, S. Bowman, S. Bayya, B. Sadowski, M. Hunt, C. Askins, J. Peele, I. Aggarwal, J. Sanghera

Proceedings Volume 8733, 87330V (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018421

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Crystals, Ceramics, Glasses, Laser crystals, Fiber lasers, Laser applications, High power lasers, Cladding, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 18 March 2013 Paper

Doped sesquioxide ceramic for eye-safe solid state laser materials

Woohong Kim, Colin Baker, Catalin Florea, Jesse Frantz, Guillermo Villalobos, Brandon Shaw, Steve Bowman, Shawn O'Connor, Bryan Sadowski, Michael Hunt, Ishwar Aggalwar, Jasbinder Sanghera

Proceedings Volume 8599, 85990J (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004524

KEYWORDS: Ceramics, Holmium, Coating, Solid state lasers, Ions, Crystals, Doping, Lutetium, Transmittance, YAG lasers

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2013 Paper

Environmental testing and laser transmission results for ruggedized high power IR fiber cables

Lynda Busse, Frederic Kung, Catalin Florea, Brandon Shaw, Ishwar Aggarwal, Jas Sanghera

Proceedings Volume 8621, 86210Y (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005004

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Eye, Thermography, Mid-IR, Chalcogenides, Reflection, Polishing, Reliability, High power lasers, Laser induced damage

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2013 Paper

Crystal fibers for high power lasers

W. Kim, C. Florea, D. Gibson, J. Peele, C. Askins, B. Shaw, S. Bowman, S. O'Connor, S. Bayya, I. Aggarwal, J. Sanghera

Proceedings Volume 8601, 86012Z (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004632

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Optical fibers, Glasses, Laser crystals, Fiber lasers, YAG lasers, Cladding, Ceramics, High power lasers, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 8 November 2012 Paper

Single crystal fibers for high power lasers

W. Kim, C. Florea, C. Baker, D. Gibson, L. B. Shaw, S. Bowman, S. O'Connor, G. Villalobos, S. Bayya, I. Aggarwal, J. Sanghera

Proceedings Volume 8547, 85470K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.974848

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Crystals, Fiber lasers, Laser crystals, Ceramics, Polishing, YAG lasers, Image quality, Surface finishing, High power lasers

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Proceedings Article | 2 March 2012 Paper

Recent developments in the fabrication of infrared fiber Bragg gratings

Lynda Busse, Catalin Florea, Brandon Shaw, Jas Sanghera, Vinh Nguyen, Geoff Chin, Ishwar Aggarwal

Proceedings Volume 8257, 82570G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909302

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Reflectivity, Doping, Infrared radiation, Silver, Absorption, Fiber Bragg gratings, Lead, Arsenic, Copper

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2011

Broadband beam steering using chalcogenide-based Risley prisms

Catalin Florea, Jasbinder Sanghera, Ishwar Aggarwal

OE, Vol. 50, Issue 03, 033001, (March 2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3551503

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Beam steering, Selenium, Infrared radiation, Chalcogenide glass, Refractive index, Optical engineering, Laser induced fluorescence, Zinc, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 1 March 2011 Paper

Improved laser damage threshold for chalcogenide glasses through surface microstructuring

Catalin Florea, Jasbinder Sanghera, Lynda Busse, Brandon Shaw, Ishwar Aggarwal

Proceedings Volume 7946, 794610 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877292

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Glasses, Laser damage threshold, Silicon, Chalcogenide glass, Nickel, Antireflective coatings, Laser induced damage, Data modeling, FT-IR spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 17 June 2003 Paper

Design and fabrication of low-loss hydrogenated amorphous silicon overlay DBR for glass waveguide devices

Jaeyoun Kim, Kim Winick, Catalin Florea, Michael McCoy

Proceedings Volume 4990, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.502291

KEYWORDS: Overlay metrology, Waveguides, Glasses, Amorphous silicon, Reflectivity, Refractive index, Waveguide lasers, Wave propagation, Ions, Laser damage threshold

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Conference Committee Involvement (6)

Photonic Instrumentation Engineering XII

27 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Instrumentation Engineering XI

29 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Instrumentation Engineering X

30 January 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Instrumentation Engineering IX

24 January 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

Photonic Instrumentation Engineering VIII

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

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