Dr. Rita D. Peterson Profile

Dr. Rita D. Peterson

Senior Physicist at Air Force Research Lab

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Conference Chair | Editor | Author

SPIE Journal Paper | 30 November 2018 Open Access

Special Section Guest Editorial: Nonlinear Frequency Conversion

Rita D. Peterson, Christelle Kieleck, Peter G. Schunemann

OE, Vol. 57, Issue 11, 111801, (November 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.57.11.111801

KEYWORDS: Nonlinear frequency conversion, Optical engineering, Femtosecond phenomena, Fiber lasers, Analytical research, Complex systems, Optical signal processing, Optical spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

Recent progress in heteroepitaxy of nonlinear optical materials for frequency conversion devices (Conference Presentation)

Vladimir Tassev, Shivashankar Vangala, Rita Peterson, Michael Snure

Proceedings Volume 10516, 105160S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2295660

KEYWORDS: Frequency conversion, Heteroepitaxy, Nonlinear optical materials, Heterojunctions, Mid-IR, Long wavelength infrared, Infrared radiation, Absorption, Gallium arsenide, Vapor phase epitaxy

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2017 Paper

Development of orientation-patterned GaP grown on foreign substrates for QPM frequency conversion devices

Shivashankar Vangala, Rita Peterson, Michael Snure, Vladimir Tassev

Proceedings Volume 10088, 100880U (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250639

KEYWORDS: Fabrication, Gallium, Long wavelength infrared, Molecular beam epitaxy, Transmittance, Semiconducting wafers, Etching, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2016 Paper

Homo and heteroepitaxial growth and study of orientation-patterned GaP for nonlinear frequency conversion devices

V. Tassev, S. Vangala, R. Peterson, M. Kimani, M. Snure, I. Markov

Proceedings Volume 9731, 97310G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2217464

KEYWORDS: Nonlinear optical materials, Frequency conversion, Absorption, Semiconducting wafers, Crystals, Crystal optics, Nonlinear frequency conversion, Group III-V semiconductors, Heteroepitaxy, Mid-IR, Gallium arsenide, Wafer bonding, Etching, Transparency, Terahertz radiation

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2016 Paper

Broadly tunable OPGaAs OPO pumped by Cr:ZnSe laser

Rita Peterson, Gary Cook

Proceedings Volume 9731, 97310V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2216279

KEYWORDS: Optical parametric oscillators, Tunable lasers, Gallium arsenide, Mid-IR, Nonlinear crystals, Resonators, Data modeling, Long wavelength infrared

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Proceedings Article | 24 March 2015 Paper

Cascaded OPGaAs OPO for increased longwave efficiency

R. Feaver, R. Peterson, Joseph Haus, P. Powers

Proceedings Volume 9347, 93470P (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2076640

KEYWORDS: Optical parametric oscillators, Crystals, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Photons, Quantum efficiency, Nonlinear crystals, Nonlinear optics, Gallium arsenide, Autoregressive models

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Proceedings Article | 31 October 2014 Paper

Growth and study of nonlinear optical materials for frequency conversion devices with applications in defence and security

V. Tassev, M. Snure, S. Vangala, M. Kimani, R. Peterson, P. Schunemann

Proceedings Volume 9253, 925318 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2067345

KEYWORDS: Gallium arsenide, Semiconducting wafers, Crystals, Terahertz radiation, Absorption, Frequency conversion, Defense and security, Gallium nitride, Etching, Missiles

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2013 Paper

Progress in orientation-patterned GaP for next-generation nonlinear optical devices

V. Tassev, M. Snure, R. Peterson, K. Schepler, R. Bedford, M. Mann, S. Vangala, W. Goodhue, A. Lin, J. Harris, M. Fejer, Peter Schunemann

Proceedings Volume 8604, 86040V (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008057

KEYWORDS: Semiconducting wafers, Absorption, Crystals, Wafer bonding, Frequency conversion, Mid-IR, Nonlinear crystals, Gallium arsenide, Quartz, Vapor phase epitaxy

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

Improved material quality and OPO performance in orientation-patterned GaAs

Rita Peterson, David Whelan, David Bliss, Candace Lynch

Proceedings Volume 7197, 719709 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.812969

KEYWORDS: Optical parametric oscillators, Gallium arsenide, Laser damage threshold, Polishing, Mirrors, Analytical research, Nonlinear frequency conversion, Q switched lasers, Resonators, Fabry–Perot interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2008 Paper

Progress in orientation-patterned GaAs for next-generation nonlinear optical devices

Rita Peterson, David Bliss, Candace Lynch, David Tomich

Proceedings Volume 6875, 68750D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.766581

KEYWORDS: Gallium arsenide, Optical parametric oscillators, Absorption, Wafer bonding, Frequency conversion, Semiconducting wafers, Fabrication, Germanium, Crystals, Nonlinear crystals

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2007 Paper

Room-temperature, near IR fluorescence of high optical quality KTP

S. Hegde, K. Schepler, R. Peterson, D. Zelmon

Proceedings Volume 6552, 65520V (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.718475

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Ferroelectric materials, Spectroscopy, Crystals, Polishing, Nd:YAG lasers, Optics manufacturing, Second-harmonic generation, Absorption, Photography

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SPIE Conference Volume | 25 July 2023

Laser Technology for Defense and Security XVIII

SPIE Conference Volume | 22 June 2022

Laser Technology for Defense and Security XVII

Conference Committee Involvement (22)

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XXIV

25 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

Laser Technology for Defense and Security XIX

23 April 2024 | National Harbor, Maryland, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XXIII

29 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

Laser Technology for Defense and Security XVIII

3 May 2023 | Orlando, Florida, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XXII

30 January 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

Laser Technology for Defense and Security XVII

5 April 2022 | Orlando, Florida, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XXI

24 January 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

Laser Technology for Defense and Security XVI

12 April 2021 | Online Only, Florida, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XX

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XIX

3 February 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XVIII

5 February 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XVII

29 January 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XVI

30 January 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XV

15 February 2016 | San Francisco, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XIV

9 February 2015 | San Francisco, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XIII

4 February 2014 | San Francisco, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XII

5 February 2013 | San Francisco, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XI

24 January 2012 | San Francisco, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications X

24 January 2011 | San Francisco, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications IX

25 January 2010 | San Francisco, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications VIII

27 January 2009 | San Jose, California, United States

Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications VII

22 January 2008 | San Jose, California, United States

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