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Ongoing Projects
Title
Duration
Status
Pipeline Monitoring using Distributed Acoustic Sensing
June 2021 – Dec 2023
Expected
Mitigation of SBS for Power Scaling of Narrow Linewidth Fiber Amp (PI)
April 2019 – April 2021
Ongoing
Power Scalable KiloWatt level Sources through Coherent Beam Combination (PI)
Aug 2017 – Mar 2021
Ongoing
Numerical Investigation on Coherent Combination of Multiple Laser Beams using Tiled Aperture Combining Technique with Robust Phase Control
Dec 2020 – Aug 2021
Ongoing
Fibre Optic Guided Wave Structural Health Integrity Evaluation and Diagnosis (SHIELD) for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (PI)
Dec 2020 – Dec 2022
Ongoing
In-situ Monitoring of Fire in Tunnels and Underground Transportation Systems using Distributed Anti-Stokes Raman Thermometry (PI)
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
Ongoing
Structural Health Monitoring of Underwater Vehicles using FBG Sensors & Interrogators (co-PI)
Jan 2021 – Dec 2022
Ongoing
Multi-channel FBG-based Sensors and Interrogator Development for Elastic Wave Sensing in Composite Structures for SHM Applications​ (PI)
July 2019 –July 2021
Ongoing
Completed Projects
Title
Duration
Status
Real-time power monitoring usind Distributed Anti-Stokes Thermometry (DART)
May 2018 – May 2020
Completed
Design and Development of Thulium-doped fiber lasers for the mid-IR (co-PI)
Jan 2015 – Dec 2016
Completed
Evanescent Wave Sensing of Trace Gas Species Using Tapered Optical Fibers
Nov 2015 – Mar 2017
Completed
Underwater Laser Communications: Feasibility Study (PI)
July 2016 – Dec 2018
Completed
Diode-Pumped Compact KiloWatt-Level Pulsed Fiber Lasers (PI)
Dec 2010 – Dec 2012
Completed
Coherent Beam Combination of 2x100 W Fiber Amplifiers (PI)
June 2017 – Dec 2019
Completed
Investigation of Phase Distortion due to Thermal Mode Instability in High Energy Fiber Amplifier (PI)
Oct 2015 – Oct 2017
Completed
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Development (PI)
Dec 2004 – June 2006
Completed
National Photonics Fellowship (co-PI)
Dec 2010 – Dec 2013
Completed
Polymer-Based Evanescent Wave Sensors (co-PI)
Sept 2008 – Oct 2011
Completed
Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors in Polymer Fibers (PI)
Jan 2012 – Dec 2013
Completed
Broadband Source Generation Using Speciality Fibers - Feasibility Study (co-PI)
July 2007 -Aug 2008
Completed
Identification of Incipient Discharges in Transformer by Elastic Wave Sensing Based on FBGs (PI)
Jan 2015 – Mar 2017
Completed
Development of a Laser Tracker (co-PI)
Aug 2009 - July 2010
Completed
Unified Approach for Long Term Thermal Stability of Fiber Bragg Gratings (PI)
Oct 2005 -Nov 2008
Completed
Advanced All-Fiber Devices (PI)
June 2004 – June 2007
Completed
Study of Reliability Issues in Pulsed High Power Fiber Lasers (PI)
Jan 2013 – June 2013
Completed
Distributed Temperature Sensing using Fiber Bragg Gratings (PI)
Jan 2007 - Sept 2007
Completed
Development of a Fiber-Based Dynamic Interrogator for Vibration Sensing (PI)
Aug 2014 – April 2015
Completed
Multi-Channel Dynamic Interrogator Based on Fabry-Perot FBGs for Elastic Wave Sensing (PI)
Jan 2015 – Dec 2017
Completed
Fiber Optic Current Sensor (PI)
Sept 2011 – Mar 2012
Completed
Distributed Strain and Temperature Sensors Using Inelastic Scattering in Optical Fibers (PI)
Mar 2010 - Sept 2013
Completed
Quantum Key Distribution: Implementation and Testing (co-PI)
Jan 2006 – Dec 2007
Completed
Fibre Interferometry for Optical Metrology (co-PI)
Jan 2007 – Dec 2009
Completed
Fiber-Based Dynamic Interrogation Monitor for Vibration Sensing (PI)
Mar 2011- Mar 2012
Completed
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Development (PI)
Dec 2004 – June 2006
Completed
Advanced All-Fiber Devices (PI)
June 2004 – June 2007
Completed
Distributed Temperature Sensing using Fiber Bragg Gratings (PI)
Jan 2007 - Sept 2007
Completed
Unified Approach for Long Term Thermal Stability of Fiber Bragg Gratings (PI)
Oct 2005 -Nov 2008
Completed
Broadband Source Generation Using Speciality Fibers - Feasibility Study (co-PI)
July 2007 -Aug 2008
Completed
Quantum Key Distribution: Implementation and Testing (co-PI)
Jan 2006 – Dec 2007
Completed
Fibre Interferometry for Optical Metrology (co-PI)
Jan 2007 – Dec 2009
Completed
Development of a Laser Tracker (co-PI)
Aug 2009 - July 2010
Completed
Polymer-Based Evanescent Wave Sensors (co-PI)
Sept 2008 – Oct 2011
Completed
Distributed Strain and Temperature Sensors Using Inelastic Scattering in Optical Fibers (PI)
Mar 2010 - Sept 2013
Completed
Fiber-Based Dynamic Interrogation Monitor for Vibration Sensing (PI)
Mar 2011- Mar 2012
Completed
Diode-Pumped Compact KiloWatt-Level Pulsed Fiber Lasers (PI)
Dec 2010 – Dec 2012
Completed
Fiber Optic Current Sensor (PI)
Sept 2011 – Mar 2012
Completed
Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors in Polymer Fibers (PI)
Jan 2012 – Dec 2013
Completed
National Photonics Fellowship (co-PI)
Dec 2010 – Dec 2013
Completed
Study of Reliability Issues in Pulsed High Power Fiber Lasers (PI)
Jan 2013 – June 2013
Completed
Development of a Fiber-Based Dynamic Interrogator for Vibration Sensing (PI)
Aug 2014 – April 2015
Completed
Design and Development of Thulium-doped fiber lasers for the mid-IR (co-PI)
Jan 2015 – Dec 2016
Completed
Identification of Incipient Discharges in Transformer by Elastic Wave Sensing Based on FBGs (PI)
Jan 2015 – Mar 2017
Completed
Multi-Channel Dynamic Interrogator Based on Fabry-Perot FBGs for Elastic Wave Sensing (PI)
Jan 2015 – Dec 2017
Completed
Investigation of Phase Distortion due to Thermal Mode Instability in High Energy Fiber Amplifier (PI)
Oct 2015 – Oct 2017
Completed
Evanescent Wave Sensing of Trace Gas Species Using Tapered Optical Fibers
Nov 2015 – Mar 2017
Completed
Underwater Laser Communications: Feasibility Study (PI)
July 2016 – Dec 2018
Completed
Coherent Beam Combination of 2x100 W Fiber Amplifiers (PI)
June 2017 – Dec 2019
Completed
Real-time power monitoring usind Distributed Anti-Stokes Thermometry (DART)
May 2018 – May 2020
Completed
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Development (PI)
Dec 2004 – June 2006
Completed
Distributed Strain and Temperature Sensors Using Inelastic Scattering in Optical Fibers (PI)
Mar 2010 - Sept 2013
Completed
Fiber-Based Dynamic Interrogation Monitor for Vibration Sensing (PI)
Mar 2011- Mar 2012
Completed
Diode-Pumped Compact KiloWatt-Level Pulsed Fiber Lasers (PI)
Dec 2010 – Dec 2012
Completed
Fiber Optic Current Sensor (PI)
Sept 2011 – Mar 2012
Completed
Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors in Polymer Fibers (PI)
Jan 2012 – Dec 2013
Completed
National Photonics Fellowship (co-PI)
Dec 2010 – Dec 2013
Completed
Study of Reliability Issues in Pulsed High Power Fiber Lasers (PI)
Jan 2013 – June 2013
Completed
Development of a Fiber-Based Dynamic Interrogator for Vibration Sensing (PI)
Aug 2014 – April 2015
Completed
Design and Development of Thulium-doped fiber lasers for the mid-IR (co-PI)
Jan 2015 – Dec 2016
Completed
Identification of Incipient Discharges in Transformer by Elastic Wave Sensing Based on FBGs (PI)
Jan 2015 – Mar 2017
Completed
Advanced All-Fiber Devices (PI)
June 2004 – June 2007
Completed
Multi-Channel Dynamic Interrogator Based on Fabry-Perot FBGs for Elastic Wave Sensing (PI)
Jan 2015 – Dec 2017
Completed
Investigation of Phase Distortion due to Thermal Mode Instability in High Energy Fiber Amplifier (PI)
Oct 2015 – Oct 2017
Completed
Evanescent Wave Sensing of Trace Gas Species Using Tapered Optical Fibers
Nov 2015 – Mar 2017
Completed
Underwater Laser Communications: Feasibility Study (PI)
July 2016 – Dec 2018
Completed
Coherent Beam Combination of 2x100 W Fiber Amplifiers (PI)
June 2017 – Dec 2019
Completed
Real-time power monitoring usind Distributed Anti-Stokes Thermometry (DART)
May 2018 – May 2020
Completed
Distributed Temperature Sensing using Fiber Bragg Gratings (PI)
Jan 2007 - Sept 2007
Completed
Unified Approach for Long Term Thermal Stability of Fiber Bragg Gratings (PI)
Oct 2005 -Nov 2008
Completed
Broadband Source Generation Using Speciality Fibers - Feasibility Study (co-PI)
July 2007 -Aug 2008
Completed
Quantum Key Distribution: Implementation and Testing (co-PI)
Jan 2006 – Dec 2007
Completed
Fibre Interferometry for Optical Metrology (co-PI)
Jan 2007 – Dec 2009
Completed
Development of a Laser Tracker (co-PI)
Aug 2009 - July 2010
Completed
Polymer-Based Evanescent Wave Sensors (co-PI)
Sept 2008 – Oct 2011
Completed
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