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Invited Presentations

  1. "Laser Communications Between the Ground and the Space Shuttle Utilizing a Novel Communications Architecture," Optical Society of America, Albuquerque, NM, June 20, 2001.
  2. "First Experimental Demonstration of Full-Duplex optical Communications on a Single Laser Beam," with D. A. Hazzard, J. MacCannell, G. Lee, C. D. Garrett, J. A. Payne, N. Dahlstrom and S. Horan, AIAA 15th Annual AIAA/Utah State University Small Satellite Conference, August 13-16, 2001.
  3. "Optical Communications between the Earth and the Space Shuttle," Los Alamos National Laboratory, Quantum Information Group, Dec. 19, 2000.
  4. "Lightweight Optical Wavelength Communications from the Earth to the Space Shuttle," Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland AFB, Nov. 17, 2000.
  5. "Full-Duplex Optical Communications from Earth to the Space Shuttle," Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland AFB, June 2, 2000.
  6. "Low Power Diode Lasers for Earth-to-LEO Communications," Air Force Research Laboratory, Starfire Optical Range, April 28, 2000.
  7. "A Novel Approach for a Ground-to-LEO Laser Communications System: Concept and Progress," University of New Mexico, IEEE Lasers and Electro-optics Society Seminar, Oct. 22, 1999.
  8. "Direct Detection Laser Communications in Strong Sunlight," with L. Chen, B. Yin, and L. Alvarez, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Anaheim, CA, May 8-13, 1994.
  9. "Visualizing Quantum Phenomena with Polarized Light," New Mexico State University, Dept. of Mathematics Science Colloquium, April 27, 1993.
  10. "Advances in Lidar Filter Detectors," Proceedings of the Imaging Technologies and Evolving Management Systems 1993, Washington, DC, June 8-10, 1993.
  11. "Ultra-High Background Rejection Optical Filters," Phillips Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM April 19, 1993.
  12. "Turning Sunlight into Moonlight," Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 12, 1993.
  13. "New Mexico State University Optical Filter Research 1992," Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, Jan. 12, 1993.
  14. "New Developments in Optical Filters," Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 12, 1992.
  15. "New Mexico State Optical Filter Research," Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, Dec. 12, 1992.
  16. "Holographic NDT," with L. Matthews, Proceedings of the SPIE Vol. 1821, OE/Technology "92, Boston, MA.
  17. "Faraday Anomalous Dispersion Optical Filters," with B. Yin and L. S. Alvarez, International Conference on Lasers 1992, Houston, TX, Dec. 1992.
  18. "Signal to Noise Improvements for Free Space Optical Communication Links Using FADOF Receivers," International Conference on Lasers 1992, Houston, TX, Dec. 1992.
  19. "Applications of Ultra-High Noise Optical Filter to Laser Communications," Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Advanced Communications Systems Reviews. Pasadena, CA, Jan. 8, 1992.
  20. International Conference on Lasers 1991, San Diego, CA, Dec. 8-14, 1991. "Faraday Anomalous Dispersion Optical Filters: State of the Art."
  21. "Faraday Anomalous Dispersion Optical Tuners," with E. C. Valdez and P. Wanninger. International Conference on Lasers, 1991.
  22. "Faraday Anomalous Dispersion Optical Filters and Transmitters for Laser Communications and Remote Sensing Applications." Kaman Aerospace Corp., Tucson, AZ, Nov. 15, 1991.
  23. "Ultra-High Noise Rejection Optical Filters for Laser Communications and Remote Sensing Applications," Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Nov. 1, 1991.
  24. "Ultra-High Noise Rejection Optical Filters for Laser Communications and Remote Sensing Applications," University of New Mexico, Center for High Technology Materials, Distinguished Speaker Series, Nov. 16, 1991.
  25. "Faraday Anomalous Dispersion Optical Filters for Optical Communications and Remote Sensing," Sandia National Laboratory, Oct. 19, 1990.
  26. Interchange '91, Linthicum, MD, March 24-27, 1991. "Ultra-High Security Laser Communications," with N. S. Prasad and L. Alvarez.
  27. International Conference on Lasers 1990, San Diego, CA, December 9-14, 1990. "Anomalous Dispersion Optical Filters."
  28. "Ultra-High Optical Noise Rejection Optical Filters for Laser Communications Applications," Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, Nov. 2, 1990.
  29. "Ultra-High Optical Noise Rejection Optical Filters for Remote Sensing Applications," Atmospheric Science Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, Sept. 7, (1990).
  30. "Ultra-High Noise Rejection Optical Filters," Chemistry and Laser Science Division, Los Alamos National laboratory, January, 10, 1990.
  31. "Optical Receivers for Submarine Laser Communications," Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Dec. 12, 1989.
  32. International Conference on Lasers 1989, New Orleans, LA, December 4-8, 1989. "Laser-Excited Optical Filters."
  33. "Ultra-High Resolution Optical Filters for Submarine Laser Communications." Rio Grande Optical Society, Las Cruces, NM, July 27, 1989.
  34. " 400 Hz. Line Center Stability in a GaAlAs Semiconductor Laser." Sandia National Laboratories, March 10, 1989.
  35. " Rb Laser-Excited Optical Filters for the Detection of Doubled Nd Laser Radiation." Aerospace Corporation, Jan. 17, 1989.
  36. "Laser-Excited Optical Filters: Theory and Experiments." Northrup Electronics Corporation, Colloquium, April 8, 1988.
  37. "Novel Ultra-High Q Laser-Excited Optical Receivers," New Mexico State University, Colloquium, March 24, 1988.
  38. International Conference On Lasers 87, Lake Tahoe, Dec. 1987. "Discharge Excitation of the XeF(C-> A) Transition," with R. C. Sze, P. W. Smith, I. Bigio, L. Haynes, and J. Figueira.
  39. "Ultra-High Resolution, Wide Field-of-View, Optical Filters for Laser Communications and Remote Sensing Applications." Oregon Graduate Center, Colloquium, December 4, 1987.
  40. "Ultra-High Resolution, Wide Field-of-View, Optical Filters for Laser Communications and Remote Sensing Applications." University of New Mexico, Center for High Technology Materials, Colloquium, November 24, 1987.
  41. "Ultra-High Resolution, Wide Field-of-View, Optical Filters." Colorado State University, Physics Department Colloquium, Fort Collins, CO, October 19, 1987.
  42. Submarine Laser Communications Program Review, San Diego, CA., Dec. 1986. Invited paper, "Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of a Laser-Pumped Atomic Vapor Optical Filter," with Y. C. Chung and J. D. Dobbins.
  43. "Injection Locked HgBr Lasers for Submarine Laser Communications." San Diego State University, Electrical Engineering Department Colloquium, San Diego, CA, October, 1983.
  44. "Megawatt HgBr Lasers for Submarine Laser Communications." University of New Mexico, Center for Modern Optics Colloquium, Albuquerque, NM., November, 1983.
  45. "Megawatt HgBr Lasers for Submarine Laser Communications." Utah State University, College of Engineering Seminar, December 1982.

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