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CHTM DOCTORAL THESIS TITLES


Arranged Chronologically


Graduate Student

PhD Thesis Title

Degree

Dept

Year Graduated

Advisor

Al-Jumaily, Ghanim  

PhD

EECE

 

McNeil

Stanley, Timothy Daryl The effect of Operating Frequency in the Radiation Induced Buildup of Trapped Holes and Interface States in MOS Devices.

PhD

EECE

1985

Jungling

McNally, James Joseph Ion Assisted Deposition of Optical Coatings.

PhD

EECE

1986

McNeil

Youn, Chang-Joo The Properties of Gadolinium Silicide Film Formed on Sl-Wafer.

PhD

EECE

1987

Grannemann (Jungling)

Wrobel, Theodore Frank On Heavy Ion Induced Hard-Errors in Dielectric Structures.

PhD

EECE

1987

Jungling

Motes, Raymond Andrew Two-Beam Coupling in Photorefractive Barium Titanate.

PhD

P&A

1987

Kim

Raja, Mohamad Yasin Akhtar Wavelength-Resonant Surface Emitting Semiconductor Laser

PhD

Physics

1988

Brueck

Sung, Nackcin Stimulated Emission in Optically Pumped Atomic Copper Vapor

PhD

Physics

1988

Kim

Choi, Kyunam Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Phase Conjugation: Theory Observation and Application

PhD

Physics

1988

McIver

Spulak, Gobert George, Jr Phase Transitions in Tantalum Hydride Films

PhD

Physics

1988

McIver

Mullins, Billy Wayne Heterodyne Characterization of High-Speed Photomixers for the Ultraviolet

PhD

Physics

1989

Brueck

Soares, Schubert High-Speed Ultraviolet Photomixers

PhD

EECE

1989

Brueck

Zaidi, Saleem H. An Investigation of Holographic Grating Fabrication and Optical Coupling to Surface Plasma Waves

PhD

Physics

1989

Brueck

Keshavarzi, Abdol Modeling of Ionizing Radiation-Induced Breakdown in Power MOSFET Devices.

PhD

EECE

1989

Hawkins

Chung, Ki-Hyun  

PhD

Physics

1989

McInerney/ Osinski

Park, Jong-Dae Nonlinear Dynamics of External-Cavity Semiconductor Lasers

PhD

Physics

1989

McInerney

   

 

 

 

 

Seo, Dong-Sun Multiple Feedback Effects in External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers: Quasistatic Analysis.

PhD

EECE

1989

McInerney

Heath, James Edward Discovery of Strong Coupling Between Lattice-Band Carriers and Impurity-Band Carriers in Augmented Photoconductivity Measurements On Si:As, Si:Bi, and Si:Al at 7-16K.

PhD

P&A

1989

McIver

Williams, Forrest Lee Low Temperature Deposition of Thin Films Using Ion Assisted Deposition.

PhD

EECE

1989

McNeil

Luo, Jhy-Ming Side-Mode Injection Locking of Semiconductor Lasers

PhD

Physics

1990

Osinski

Dennis, Michael Laser Gyros

PhD

OpSci

1991

Diels

   

 

 

 

 

Lai, Ming Nonlinear Interfaces

PhD

OpSci

1991

Diels

Wang, Feiling Nonlinear Optics with PLZT

PhD

Optical Sci

1991

Diels

Xu, Chibing Theoretical Investigation of the Effects of a Gaussian Laser Beam on Photorefractive Materials

PhD

Physics

1991

McIver

Cherng, Chung-Pin Theoretical and Experimental Studies of High-Power Semiconductor Lasers

PhD

EECE

1991

Osinski

Shiau, Tzenghuei High Powered Semiconductor Lasers

PhD

EECE

1991

Schaus

Rosas de Guel, Gaciela Deep Level Traps in Te-Doped Pseudomorphic HEMTs

PhD

EECE

1992

Malloy

McDaniel, Donald Louis Threshold Reduction by Wavelength-Resonant Spacing of Quantum-Well Absorbers in an Optical Bistable Etalon

PhD

EECE

1992

McInerney

Wang, Lee-Zhung  

PhD

Physics

1992

McInerney

Wilson, Scott  

PhD

EECE

1992

McNeil

Franco, Paulo Roberto Girardello Optical Microscopy-Simulations and Application of Signal Processing Techniques to Improve Measurement of Critical Dimensions

PhD

Chemistry

1993

 

Fong, Yu-Chue Confocal Photoluminescence Microscopy: Theory and Application to Semiconductors

PhD

EECE

1993

Brueck

Yeh, Chao-Yung Ultrafast E-field Detection

PhD

OpSci

1993

Diels

Zhao, Xin Miao Femtosecond Ultraviolet Pulse Triggering of Ground to Cloud Discharges

PhD

Physics

1993

Diels

Cernosek, Richard W. High Frequency Current Sensors Using the Faraday Effect In Optical Fibers.

PhD

EECE

1993

Jungling

Tovar, Bernardo A. Martinez Electrothermal Transients in Highly Doped Phosphorous Diffused Silicon-on-Sapphire Semiconductor Bridges (SCB) Under High Current Density Conditions

PhD

EECE

1993

Jungling

Lott, James Anthony Visible Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers

PhD

EECE

1993

Malloy

Salvi, Theodore C. Modes and Bistability in Diode Laser Structures

PhD

Physics

1993

McInerney

Krukar, Richard Harold A Methodology for the Use of Diffracted Scatter Analysis to Measure the Critical Dimensions of Periodic Structures

PhD

EECE

1993

McNeil

Stintz, Andreas Nanometer-Scale Mass Spectroscopic Studies of Water and Aqueous Solutions Absorbed onto Metal

PhD

Physics

1993

Panitz

Hatab, Ziad Ramez Megabit Dram Trench Depth Characterization Using Two Dimensional Diffraction Analysis with Multivariate Statistics

PhD

EECE

1993

Naqvi/

   

 

 

 

Ahmed

Zhou, Ping The Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers and Their Integration with Heterojunction Bipolar Devices

PhD

EECE

1994

Cheng

   

 

 

 

 

Dababneh, Sumar Gate Oxide Shorts in nMOS Transistors: Electrical Properties of Lifetime Prediction Method.

PhD

EECE

1994

Hawkins

Armour, Eric A. Regrowth Shadow Mask Epitaxial Technology for Unstable Resonator Semiconductor Lasers

PhD

EECE

1994

Hersee

Guel-Sandoval, Salvadore High-Power Coherent Semiconductor Laser with Continuous Photoetched Shaped Unstable Resonator

PhD

EECE

1994

Hersee

Srinivasan, Swami Nathan High Power Spatially Coherent Wide Stripe Unstable Resonator Semiconductor Lasers with Regrown Lens Trains

PhD

EECE

1994

Hersee

Kim, Jongdae Dynamic Characteristics of a Plasma Produced by Silicon-On-Sapphire Semiconductor Bridge (SCB) Under High Current Density Conditions

PhD

EECE

1994

Jungling

Reicher, David W. Interrelation of Optical and Morphological Properties of Thin Films of Group IV B Oxides

PhD

EECE

1994

Jungling

Zou, Lian-Cheng Second Harmonic Generation from Al(x)Ga(1-x)As Thin Films and Multilayers

PhD

Physics

1994

Malloy

Chadda, Saket Structural Evaluation of Novel Semiconductor Radiation Detectors

PhD

ChNE

1994

Malloy/Hersee

   

 

 

 

 

Yan, Chi Picosecond Pulse Sources & Applications

PhD

EECE

1994

Jain/McInerney

   

 

 

 

 

Myers, Richard A. Large Second-Order Nonlinearity in Amorphous SiO2 Using Temperature/Electric-Field Poling

PhD

Physics

1995

Brueck

Lu, Bo Wide Temperature Range Operating AlGaAS/GaAs Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers and Their Integration with Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors and Phototransistors

PhD

EECE

1995

Cheng

Bao, Cailong  

PhD

OpSci

1995

Diels

Lee, Dong S. Reduced Absorption and Gain Without Inversion in Semiconductor Quantum Wells

PhD

Physics

1995

Malloy

Dahlhauser, Karl Joseph Model Control of Apertured Semiconductor Lasers

PhD

Physics

1995

McIver

Matzke, Carolyn M. Vicinal si (001) Surface Interactions of Low Energy Ion Bombardment and Annealing Procedures Studied by Leed & STM

PhD.

EECE

1995

Kendall

Chu, An-Shyang Si Quantum Walls: Fabrication and Optical Characterization

PhD

Physics

1996

Brueck

Lu, Yin-Chen Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser-Based Optoelectric Switches for Optical Interconnect and Networking Applications

PhD

EECE

1996

Cheng

Wang, Xinqiao Comprehensive Study of the Characteristics of High Power Regrowth-Lens-Train (RLT) Unstable Resonator Diode Lasers

PhD

EECE

1996

Hersee

Prins, Steven Lee Monitoring the Post-Exposure Bake Process for Chemically Amplified Resists Using a Scatterometric Sensor

PhD

EECE

1996

McNeil

Wilson, Susan Gaspar  

PhD

EECE

1996

McNeil

Sandusky, John V. Microcavity Effects in an External Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser

PhD

Physics

1997

Brueck

Scott, Kristen A.M. Silicon Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetectors: Ion-Implanted High-Speed Near-Infrared Photodiodes and Position-Sensitive Photodetectors

PhD

Optical Science

1997

Brueck

   

 

 

 

 

Ortiz, Gerardo G. Monolithic, Multiple Wavelength Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Arrays and Resonance-Enhanced Photo-Detector Arrays for Optical Interconnects.

PhD

EECE

1997

Cheng

Atherton, Briggs Stabilized Laser Gyros

PhD

Physics

1997

Diels

Pulaski, Paul David Semiconductor Laser Gyroscopes

PhD

Physics

1997

Diels

Eaton, William Pomeroy III Surface Micromachined Pressure Sensors

PhD

EECE

1997

Kendall

Varangis, Petros Michael Optically Injected Semiconductor Lasers: Theory and Experiment

PhD

EECE

1997

Lester

Agi, Kamil Evolution of the Dispersive Properties of Photonic Crystals

PhD

EECE

1997

Malloy

Raymond, Christopher Jude Measurement and Efficient Analysis of Semiconductor Materials Using 2-Q Scatterometry

PhD

EECE

1997

McNeil

Alley, Thomas G. The Formation of the Second-Order Nonlinearity in Poled Fused Silica

PhD

Physics

1998

Brueck

Chen, Xiaolan A Study of Interferometric Lithography: Approaching the Linear Systems Limit of Optics

PhD

EECE

1998

Brueck

Long, Xiancun (Tony) Physics and Device Applications of Linear Electroptic Effect in Poled Amorphous Silica-Based Materials

PhD

Physics

1998

Brueck

Bohn, Matt Measurement of Ultrasmall Index of Refraction Changes

PhD

P&A

1998

Diels

Ramer, Jeffrey Metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy growth and characterization of InxGa1-xN/InyGa1-yN Multiple Quantum Well Structures

PhD

OpSci

1998

Hersee

Alduino, Andrew Charles Integrated Optoelectric Switching Technologies for Reconfigurable Optical Interconnects

PhD

EECE

1999

Cheng

Zhang, Lei Epitaxially-Grown GaN Junction field Effect Transistors: Process Development and Device Characteristics

PhD

EECE

1999

Lester

Mojahedie, Mohammad Superluminal Group Velocities and Structural Dispersion

PhD

EECE

1999

Malloy

Rice, Audra Kathleen Influence of the Microstructure on Transport Properties of P-type GaN:Mg

PhD

EECE

1999

Malloy

Coulombe, Stephen Anthony Analysis of Dielectric Grating Anomalies for Improving Scatterometer Linewidth Measurement Sensitivity

PhD

EECE

1999

McNeil

Barton, Daniel Lee Life Testing and Failure Analysis of Gallium Nitride-Based Light Emitting Diodes

PhD

EECE

1999

Osinski

Condon, Gary  

PhD

Physics

1999

Panitz

Olson, Russell  

PhD

Physics

1999

Panitz

Stohs, Jonathan Epitaxial Structure Dependence of Gain, Refractive Index, and Linewidth Enhancement Factor in GaAs and InGaAs Broad-Area Quantum Well Lasers

PhD

Physics

2000

Brueck

Zhou, Yuxin Bigabit-Per-Second Parallel Optical Links Using Wavelength Multiplexed VCSEL Arrays

PhD

EECE

2000

Cheng

Rambo, Patrick Laser Induced Lightning

PhD

OpSci

2000

Diels

Peake, Gregory M. Shadow Masked Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy for Advanced Micro-Optical Structures

PhD

EECE

2000

Hersee

Zubia, David Nanoheteroepitaxy: Theory and Application to GaN on Silicon

PhD

EECE

2000

Hersee

Srinivasan, Balaji Advanced Fiber Lasers and Related All-Fiber Devices

PhD

EECE

2000

Jain

Gray, Allen Chemical and Morphological Characterization of III-V strained Layer Heterostructures

PhD

Amer. Univ.

2000

Lester

   

 

 

 

 

Liu, Guang-Tian Characteristics of Ultralow Threshold Quantum Dot Lasers Using dots-in-a-Well Structure

PhD

EECE

2000

Lester/Malloy

Mourad, Carole Issa High-Resolution X-Ray Diffraction of High Quality 2 Micron Quaternary InGaAsSb Digital Alloy Heterostructures Grown by Modulated Molecular Beam Epitaxy

PhD

EECE

2000

Malloy

Logofatu, Petre Sensitivity Optimized Scatterometry

PhD

OpSci

2000

McNeil

Huang, Xiaodong The Steady State and Transient Behavior of InAs Quantum Dot Laser Diodes

PhD

EECE

2001

Malloy

Jones, Ronald Jason High Resolution Optical Frequency Metrology with Stabilized Fe Laser

PhD

OpSci

2001

Diels

Wunsch, Thomas F. Microfabricated Multijunction Thermal Converters

PhD

EECE

2001

Jungling

O’Brien, Michael Advancements in Optics Based Chrmical and Biosensors With Array Applications

PhD

OpSci

2002

Brueck

Wang, Ronghua Self-assembled Indium Arsenide Quantum-dash Lasers on Indium Phosphide Substrates.

PhD

EECE

2002

Lester