Dr. Leon Glebov Photoinduced Processing Laboratory

Curriculum Vitae

LEONID B. GLEBOV

Research

Teaching

Management

Education

Professional Societies, Honors and Awards

Publications

Recent Presentations (2002)

Research Grants and Projects

 

 

 

RESEARCH

 

-     1995 – present: Research Professor, School of Optics and Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL) at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

* Discovery of third harmonics generation by Bragg grating in silicate glass (2002)

* Discovery of the volume increment in holographic photosensitive glass (2001)

* Creation of a new method of measurement of the induced refraction index (2000)

* Discovery of magneto-induced microwave absorption in doped silicate glasses (1999)

* Development of a technology of holographic optical elements recording in photo-thermo-refractive glasses (1996-1999)

* Creation of a model of separation and analysis of complex spectra in glasses (1997 - 1998)

* Discovery of ionization of glasses by spectral broadening of femtosecond IR pulses (1996)

-     1995: Visiting Scientist, Ford Motor Company, Glass Division, R&D Center, Dearborn, MI

* Development of the method of elimination of veiling glare from car dashboard panel

* Development of express method of the surface refractive index measurement in float glass

* Revelation of absorption spectra of ferric and ferrous ions in silicate glasses

-     1978 – 1995: Research Team Leader (3 to 5 researchers, interaction of light with matter), State Optical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

* Phase hologram recording in photo-thermo-refractive glasses (1988-1992)

* Discovery of photo-thermo-refractive phenomenon in fluorinated silicate glasses (1988)

* Discovery of new optical phenomena in glasses: photoinduced expansion of volume (1984), cooperative multiplication of color centers (1985), optical orientation of hole centers (1989)

* Creation of anisotropic planar waveguides with mode selectors in glasses (1985-1990)

* Development the model of low-temperature ion exchange planar waveguides creation in optical, laser, and photosensitive glasses (1980-1985)

* Observation and creation of a model of intrinsic laser-induced damage in silicate glasses (1980-1985)

-     1975 – 1978: Research scientist, State Optical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia 

* Discovery of color center generation in silicate glasses under two-photon ionization (1976-1978)

* Creation of homogeneous high-purity silicate glass (1976)

-     1971 – 1975: Ph.D. student, State Optical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

* Discovery of spectral shape of the UV intrinsic absorption, spectrum of color center generation, and electron mobility threshold in silicate glasses (1973-1975)

 

TEACHING

 

-         1997 – present. Supervisor for graduate and undergraduate (including REU program) students.

* Guest lectures in optical properties of glasses and optical measurements for School of Optics/CREOL

-     1994 – 1995: Professor, Optical Materials Department, Institute for Fine Mechanics and Optics (IFMO) - State Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia

* Organizing new Department, development of curricula for MS program in Optical Materials, teaching courses in “Laser materials” and “Interaction of optical radiation with matter”

-     1991 – 1995: Professor, Department of Quantum Electronics, IFMO, St. Petersburg, Russia

* Teaching courses in “Laser materials” and “Interaction of optical radiation with matter”

-     1980 – 1995: Supervisor for 8 Ph.D. dissertations and above 10 MS dissertations

 

MANAGEMENT

 

-     1990 – 1991: Deputy Director (Basic Research), State Optical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

-     1989 – 1990: Director, State Optical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

-     1987 – 1995: Head of Optical Glass Laboratory, State Optical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

-         1985 – 1989: Head of Optical Glass Division, State Optical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

 

EDUCATION

 

-        Doctor of Science in Physics (major in Optics), State Optical Institute, Leningrad, Russia (1987)

-        Ph.D. in Physics (major in Optics), State Optical Institute, Leningrad, Russia (1976)

-        M.S. in Physics and Engineering (major in Physics of Nuclear Protection and Dozimetry), Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, Leningrad, Russia (1971)

 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES, HONORS AND AWARDS

 

SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 1990

ACerS - the American Ceramic Society, 1995

OSA – Optical Society of America, 1998

Member of Technical Committees “Glasses for opto-electronics” TC-20 and “Gases in glass” TC-14 of International Commission on Glass

Regional Editor, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Elsevier Science, the Netherlands, 1993 – 1996

Reviewer for Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Applied Optics, Optics Letters, Journal of Optical Society of America, and Journal of the American Ceramic Society

 

Who is Who in the World

 

Member of Organizing and Program Committees for International Conferences:

- 15th and 18th International Congresses on Glass, Leningrad, USSR, 1989, San Francisco, USA, 1998

- Congress on Optics, Hague, the Netherlands, 1991

- Coherent and Nonlinear Optics, Leningrad, 1991

- 5th, 6th, and 7th Otto Schott Colloquiums, Jena, Germany, 1994, 1998, and 2002

- Education in Optics, San Diego, USA, 1995

- Annual Meetings of the Optical Society of America, Baltimore, MD, 1998, Santa Clara, CA, 1999

- Boulder Laser Damage Symposium, Boulder, CO, 2001 and 2002

- International Workshop Glass and Photonics, Bad Soden, Germany, 2002

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

·        Book: A.V. Dotsenko, L.B. Glebov, V.A. Tsekhomsky. Physics and Chemistry of Photochromic Glasses. CRC Press, Boca Raton, New York (1997). 190 pages;

·        199 technical articles in scientific journals in the area of linear and nonlinear optics and spectroscopy of glasses and glass waveguides and holograms (see list of publications), 200+ presentations at research conferences, 15+ Russian patents, and 1 awarded and 2 pending US patents

 

RECENT PRESENTATIONS (2002):

 

  1. C. M. Stickley, L.B. Glebov, and V. Smirnov. A new approach to robust optics for HEL systems. AeroSense April 2002, Orlando, FL
  2. L.B. Glebov. Volume Hologram Recording in Inorganic Glasses. 1st Int. Workshop “Glass and Photonics Revolution”, Bad Soden, Germany May 2002. Invited talk.
  3. V.I. Smirnov, S. Juodkazis, V. Dubikovsky, J. Hales, B. Ya. Zel’dovich, , H. Misawa, and L.B. Glebov. Resonant Third Harmonic Generation by Femtosecond Laser Pulses on Bragg Grating in Photosensitive Silicate Glass. CLEO 2002, Long Beach, CA
  4. Igor V. Chapurin, Leonid B. Glebov, and C. Martin Stickley. High-Power Incoherent Beam Combining with Bragg Grating in Photosensitive Glasses. SSDLT Albuquerque, June 2002.
  5. Leonid B. Glebov. Linear and nonlinear photoionization of silicate glasses. Otto Schott Colloquium, Jena, Germany, July 2002. Invited talk.
  6. Leonid B. Glebov, Larissa N. Glebova. Swelling of photo-thermo-refractive glass resulted from thermal development. Otto Schott Colloquium, Jena, Germany, July 2002.
  7. Leonid B. Glebov and Alan P. Tirpak. Refractive index variations in photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass. Otto Schott Colloquium, Jena, Germany, July 2002.
  8. Leonid B. Glebov, Larissa N. Glebova and Olena Lopatiuk. Photoinduced chemical etching of silicate and borosilicate glasses. Otto Schott Colloquium, Jena, Germany, July 2002.

 

RESEARCH GRANTS AND PROJECTS:

 

-         ARL. Diffractive beam splitter for high-repetition-rate pulsed laser. Glebov, 50 k, 2002.

-         AFRL/THOR. Improved technology for larger aperture Bragg deflectors in PTR glass. Glebov, 500 k, 2002.

-         State of Florida I-4 Matching Funds. High efficient holographic narrow-band mirror for pulsed neodymium laser. Glebov, 95 k, 2002

-         Light Processing and Technologies, Inc./MDA. Holographic filters with adjustable transmittance for high power lasers. Glebov, 25 k, 2002

-         BMDO/DURIP. PTR glass melting facility for fabrication of diffractive optical elements. Glebov, 165 k, 2002

-         BMDO, Holographic Narrow Band Filters and Data Storage for Optical Target Characterization. Glebov 100 k, 2001.

-         US AF, Incoherent combining of high-power laser beams by volume diffractive gratings in a photosensitive silicate glass. Glebov, 500 k, 2001

-         State of Florida I-4 Matching Funds. Bragg selectors of transversal modes for pulsed neodymium laser. Glebov, 10 k, 2001

-         State of Florida I-4 Matching Funds. High efficient holographic narrow-band mirror for pulsed neodymium laser. Glebov, 30 k, 2001

-         Light Processing and Technologies, Inc./BMDO. Bragg selectors of transversal modes for pulsed neodymium laser. Glebov, 25 k, 2000

-         Light Processing and Technologies, Inc./BMDO. High efficient holographic narrow-band mirror for pulsed neodymium laser. Glebov, 25 k, 2000

-         BMDO, Holographic Narrow Band Filters and Data Storage for Optical Target Characterization. Glebov/Richardson 150 k, 2000.

-     DURIP/DARPA, Computer controlled recording and testing system for studies of holographic optical elements. Glebov, 298 k, 2000.

-     DARPA, Multiplexed Optical Scanner Technology. Riza/Glebov 700 k, 2000.

-     Raytheon/DARPA, Angularly addressed holographic elements in PTR glasses. Glebov 500 k, 2000.

-     Norfolk State University, Mn-doped silicate glass. Glebov 10 k, 1999.

-     BMDO, Holographic Narrow Band Filters and Data Storage for Optical Target Characterization. Glebov/Richardson 130 k, 1999.

-     State of Florida I-4 corridor funds, Laser-induced crack initiation for laser-driven cleavage of brittle materials, Glebov/Van Stryland/Kar 70 k, 1999.

-     Visteon Glass Systems, Analysis of Absorption Spectra of Mn-Doped Float Glasses in UV, Visible and IR Spectral Regions. Glebov 10 k, 1998.

-     BMDO, Holographic Narrow Band Filters and Data Storage for Optical Target Characterization. Glebov/Richardson 125 k, 1998.

-     Accudyne, Inc., Laser Assisted Glass Cutting. Kar/Glebov/Harvey 119 k, 1997.

-     Corning, Inc. Hologram Recording in Photosensitive Silicate Glasses. Glebov/Richardson, 60 k, 1997.

-     Accuwave Corp./BMDO. Holographic Grating Filters in Optical Glasses for WDM. Glebov/Richardson, 20 k, 1997.

-     Accuwave Corp./NASA. Spectral filters for 300 nm writing in PTR glasses. Glebov/Richardson/Moharam, 144 k,  1997.

-     BMDO, “Hybrid Volume Holographic/Refractive Optical Elements in Photo-Thermo-Refractive Glasses,” Moharam/Glebov/Richardson, about 120 k, 1996-1998.

-     Piezo-Technology, Inc. “Improved Surface Morfology in Deep Etched Crystals.” Glebov/Richardson, 16 k, 1996.

-     Accuwave corporation. “Glass Composition and Thermodevelopment Optimization for IR Holographic Filters.” Glebov/Richardson, 15 k, 1996.

-     National Science Foundation, “Development of a Photorefractive Glass processing and Characterization Facility,” Richardson/Glebov/ Moharam, 150 k,. 1996 -1998.

 

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