Prof. Mark G. Kuzyk Profile

Prof. Mark G. Kuzyk

Professor at Washington State Univ

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author | Student Chapter Advisor

Publications (90)

Proceedings Article | 30 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

Liquid crystal networks for photomechanical device applications

Ankita Buhyan, Bojun Zhou, Zoya Ghorbanishiadeh, Markus Lahikainen, Arri Priimagi, Mark Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 13126, 1312607 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028558

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Sensors, Polymethylmethacrylate, Polymers, All optical devices, Thin films, Polarization, Molecules, Fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2021 Presentation

Harnessing the power of light with photomechanical materials

Mark Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 11812, 118120H (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2596475

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 2016 Presentation

Photo-responsive and thermoreversible networks from the self-assembly of azobenzene-containing liquid crystal triblock copolymers (Conference Presentation)

Zuleikha Kurji, Julia Kornfield, Mark Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 9939, 99390B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238494

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Molecular self-assembly, Actuators, Polymers, Crystals, Fiber optics, Birefringence, Absorbance, Organic materials, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2015 Presentation

Model photo-responsive elastomers based on the self-assembly of side group liquid crystal triblock copolymers (Presentation Recording)

Zuleikha Kurji, Julia Kornfield, Mark Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 9564, 95640I (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186347

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Molecular self-assembly, Polymers, Crystals, Actuators, Fiber optics, Brain stimulation, Video, Organic materials, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2015 Paper

Design rules for quasi-linear nonlinear optical structures

Richard Lytel, Sean Mossman, Mark Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 9564, 956408 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191992

KEYWORDS: Stars, Nonlinear optics, Structural design, Ultrafast phenomena, Systems modeling, Physics, Monte Carlo methods, Astronomy, Quantum physics, Optical switching

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2015 Presentation + Paper

Modeling fiber Bragg grating device networks in photomechanical polymer optical fibers

Joseph Lanska, Mark Kuzyk, Dennis Sullivan

Proceedings Volume 9564, 95640O (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188702

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Refractive index, Polymers, Geometrical optics, Instrument modeling, Finite-difference time-domain method, Nonlinear optics, Optical components, Networks

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2015 Presentation + Paper

Characterization of photomechanical elastomers for device applications

Elizabeth Bernhardt, Nathan Rasmussen, Chad Garrison, Joseph Lanska, Mark Kuzyk, Mykhailo Pevnyi, Peter Palffy-Muhoray

Proceedings Volume 9564, 95640N (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188650

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Liquid crystals, Mechanics, Polymeric sensors, Beam shaping, Glasses, Nonlinear optics, Doping, Ultraviolet radiation, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2013 Paper

Optimizing hyperpolarizability through the configuration space of energy spectrum and transition strength spanned by power law potentials

Sean Mossman, Mark Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 8827, 882703 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024631

KEYWORDS: Nonlinear response, Complex systems, Oscillators, Molecules, Particles, Nonlinear optics, Quantization, Numerical analysis, Physics, Pathology

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2013 Paper

Topological optimization of nonlinear optical quantum wire networks

Rick Lytel, Shoresh Shafei, Mark Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 8827, 882702 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023755

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Stars, Systems modeling, Complex systems, Motion models, Spherical lenses, Optical networks, Nonlinear optics, Optimization (mathematics), Nanowires

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Proceedings Article | 4 December 2012 Paper

Electric field dependent decay and recovery of DO11 doped into PMMA thin films: beyond 100% recovery?

Benjamin Anderson, Sheng Ting Hung, Mark Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 8530, 85301G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.977203

KEYWORDS: Polymethylmethacrylate, Absorbance, Thin films, Image restoration, Absorption, Digital imaging, Combustion, Optical components, Molecules, Power supplies

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Proceedings Article | 4 December 2012 Paper

The role of polymer-mediated dopant correlations in damage moderation and self healing

Mark Kuzyk, Shiva Ramini

Proceedings Volume 8530, 853014 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.977184

KEYWORDS: Molecules, Polymers, Hydrogen, Chromophores, Data modeling, Oxygen, Diffusion, Molecular interactions, Liquids, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2012 Paper

Studies of mechanisms of decay and recovery in organic dye-doped polymers using spatially resolved white light interferometry

Benjamin Anderson, Elizabeth Bernhardt, Mark Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 8474, 84740Y (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929792

KEYWORDS: Absorbance, Refraction, Phase measurement, Mirrors, Interferometers, Polymers, Glasses, Absorption, Microscopes, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2012 Paper

From universal properties to cascading: using sum rules for developing broad principles and understanding phenomena

Mark Kuzyk, David Watkins, Nathan Dawson, Benjamin Anderson, Jennifer Schei

Proceedings Volume 8474, 84740M (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929307

KEYWORDS: Molecules, Electrons, Nonlinear response, Physics, Photons, Light-matter interactions, Composites, Polarizability, Astronomy, Nonlinear optics

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