Dr. Alex E. Cable Profile

Dr. Alex E. Cable

Founder, President, and CEO at Thorlabs Inc

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Publications (27)

Proceedings Article | 3 March 2020 Paper

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Reliable widely tunable electrically pumped 1050nm MEMS-VCSELs with amplifier in single butterfly co-package

Christopher Burgner, John Carter, Alan Donaldson, Nate Bramham, Benjamin Potsaid, Oscar Carrasco-Zevallos, Siyu Chen, Eric Moult, James Fujimoto, Peter Heim, Vijaysekhar Jayaraman, Alex Cable

Proceedings Volume 11228, 1122809 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2549050

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Optical amplifiers, Mirrors, Microelectromechanical systems, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Reliability, Optical isolators, Optical pumping, Dielectrics, Wavelength tuning

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2020 Paper

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Comparison between interferometric and piezoelectric readout of tuning fork vibrations in quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy

P. Patimisco, S. Zou, S. dello Russo, A. Zifarelli, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, H. Rossmadl, V. Mackowiak, Alex Cable, D. Iannuzzi, V. Spagnolo

Proceedings Volume 11301, 113011S (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545664

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Signal to noise ratio, Photoacoustic spectroscopy, Absorption, Quartz, Sensors, Resonators, Optical amplifiers, Transducers, Electromagnetism

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 2019 Presentation + Paper

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New generation of tuning forks for quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy

P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, S. dello Russo, A. Elefante, G. Menduni, V. Passaro, H. Rossmadl, V. Mackowiak, Bruno Gross, Alex Cable, F. Tittel, V. Spagnolo

Proceedings Volume 10926, 109260D (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2507932

KEYWORDS: Resistance, Photoacoustic spectroscopy, Sensors, Absorption, Signal to noise ratio, Quartz, Microresonators

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 2019 Paper

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Octupole electrode pattern for tuning forks vibrating at the first overtone mode in quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy

A. Elefante, P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, G. Menduni, H. Rossmadl, V. Mackowiak, V. Passaro, Bruno Gross, Alex Cable, F. Tittel, V. Spagnolo

Proceedings Volume 10926, 109262K (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2507909

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Photoacoustic spectroscopy, Quartz, Sensors, Absorption, Resistance, Resonators, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 26 January 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Compact and low-noise quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor for sub-ppm ethylene detection in atmosphere

P. Patimisco, A. Sampaolo, M. Giglio, F. Sgobba, H. Rossmadl, V. Mackowiak, B. Gross, A. Cable, F. Tittel, V. Spagnolo

Proceedings Volume 10540, 105401Q (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2288368

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Absorption, Quantum cascade lasers, Photoacoustic spectroscopy, Resonators, Amplifiers, Acoustics, Modulation, Atmospheric sensing, Quartz

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2016 Presentation + Paper

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Design of a portable wide field of view GPU-accelerated multiphoton imaging system for real-time imaging of breast surgical specimens

Michael Giacomelli, Tadayuki Yoshitake, Lennart Husvogt, Lucas Cahill, Osman Ahsen, Hilde Vardeh, Yury Sheykin, Beverly Faulkner-Jones, Joachim Hornegger, Jeff Brooker, Alex Cable, James Connolly, James Fujimoto

Proceedings Volume 9712, 97121G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209241

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Pathology, Breast, Multiphoton microscopy, Tissue optics, Real time imaging, Breast cancer, Microscopes, Femtosecond phenomena, Image processing, Tissues, Computer aided design, Collagen, Luminescence

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2016 Paper

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Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation up to 4.6 µm using step-index indium fluoride fiber pumped by a femtosecond fiber laser near 2 µm

Reza Salem, Zack Jiang, Dongfeng Liu, Robert Pafchek, Paul Foy, Mohammed Saad, Doug Jenkins, Alex Cable, Peter Fendel

Proceedings Volume 9728, 97280L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213140

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Femtosecond fiber lasers, Fiber lasers, Femtosecond phenomena, Numerical modeling, Supercontinuum generation, Mode locking, Modeling, Spectroscopy, Specialty optical fibers, Dispersion, Optical fibers, Raman spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2015 Paper

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Systematic study and quantification of optical forces on porous silicon nanoparticles

Fook Chiong Cheong, Tobias Paprotta, Jeremy Mares, Sharon Weiss, Jens Schumacher, Alex Cable

Proceedings Volume 9337, 93370O (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2085503

KEYWORDS: Particles, Nanoparticles, Optical tweezers, Silicon, Beam splitters, Refractive index, Silicon films, Microscopes, Glasses, Multilayers

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2014 Paper

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Recent advances in MEMS-VCSELs for high performance structural and functional SS-OCT imaging

V. Jayaraman, D. John, C. Burgner, M. Robertson, B. Potsaid, J. Jiang, T. Tsai, W. Choi, C. Lu, P. J. S. Heim, J. Fujimoto, A. Cable

Proceedings Volume 8934, 893402 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041718

KEYWORDS: Optical pumping, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Microelectromechanical systems, Optical coherence tomography, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Coherence imaging, Range imaging, Eye, Coherence (optics)

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2014 Paper

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Ultrahigh speed endoscopic swept source optical coherence tomography using a VCSEL light source and micromotor catheter

Tsung-Han Tsai, Osman Ahsen, Hsiang-Chieh Lee, Kaicheng Liang, Michael Giacomelli, Benjamin Potsaid, Yuankai Tao, Vijaysekhar Jayaraman, Martin Kraus, Joachim Hornegger, Marisa Figueiredo, Qin Huang, Hiroshi Mashimo, Alex Cable, James Fujimoto

Proceedings Volume 8927, 89270T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040417

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Endoscopy, Imaging systems, Esophagus, 3D image processing, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Angiography, Tissues, In vivo imaging, Medicine

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2013 Paper

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High-speed ultra-broad tuning MEMS-VCSELs for imaging and spectroscopy

V. Jayaraman, B. Potsaid, J. Jiang, G. Cole, M. Robertson, C. Burgner, D. John, I. Grulkowski, W. Choi, T. H. Tsai, J. Liu, B. Stein, S. Sanders, J. Fujimoto, A. Cable

Proceedings Volume 8763, 87630H (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018345

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Actuators, Optical coherence tomography, Spectroscopes, Eye, Absorption, Tunable lasers

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Proceedings Article | 26 March 2013 Paper

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4D dynamic imaging of the eye using ultrahigh speed SS-OCT

Jonathan Liu, Ireneusz Grulkowski, Benjamin Potsaid, Vijaysekhar Jayaraman, Alex Cable, Martin Kraus, Joachim Hornegger, Jay Duker, James Fujimoto

Proceedings Volume 8567, 85670X (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004369

KEYWORDS: Eye, Optical coherence tomography, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Visualization, Image resolution, Laser tissue interaction, Video, Neodymium, Iris, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 20 March 2013 Paper

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Ultrahigh speed endoscopic optical coherence tomography using micro-motor imaging catheter and VCSEL technology

Tsung-Han Tsai, Yuankai Tao, Benjamin Potsaid, Vijaysekhar Jayaraman, Martin Kraus, Peter J. Heim, Joachim Hornegger, Hiroshi Mashimo, Alex Cable, James Fujimoto

Proceedings Volume 8571, 85710N (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006952

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Endoscopy, Imaging systems, Data acquisition, In vivo imaging, 3D acquisition, Colon, Image resolution, 3D image processing

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Proceedings Article | 11 February 2012 Paper

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The Bessel-beam random access trap

Tobias Paprotta, Bweh Esembeson, Ludwig Eichner, Jens Schumacher, Steven Wasserman, Alex Cable

Proceedings Volume 8274, 82740O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909250

KEYWORDS: Bessel beams, Axicons, Particles, Optical tweezers, Scattering, Laser scattering, Beam propagation method, Wave propagation, Optical simulations, Objectives

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2012 Paper

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MEMS tunable VCSEL light source for ultrahigh speed 60kHz - 1MHz axial scan rate and long range centimeter class OCT imaging

Benjamin Potsaid, Vijaysekhar Jayaraman, James Fujimoto, James Jiang, Peter J. Heim, Alex Cable

Proceedings Volume 8213, 82130M (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911098

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Range imaging, Light sources, Microelectromechanical systems, Eye, Imaging systems, Coherence (optics), Image resolution, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2012 Paper

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Design and performance of broadly tunable, narrow line-width, high repetition rate 1310nm VCSELs for swept source optical coherence tomography

V. Jayaraman, J. Jiang, B. Potsaid, G. Cole, J. Fujimoto, A. Cable

Proceedings Volume 8276, 82760D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906920

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Optical coherence tomography, Mirrors, Microelectromechanical systems, Range imaging, Imaging systems, Actuators, Optical pumping, Reflectivity, Dielectric mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2012 Paper

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Optical coherence microscopy for deep tissue imaging of the cerebral cortex with intrinsic contrast

Vivek Srinivasan, Harsha Radhakrishnan, James Jiang, Scott Barry, Alex Cable

Proceedings Volume 8213, 82131Y (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911587

KEYWORDS: Cerebral cortex, In vivo imaging, Optical coherence microscopy, Scattering, Angiography, Two photon excitation microscopy, Tissues, Deep tissue imaging, Image processing, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2010 Paper

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Ultrahigh-speed volumetric ophthalmic OCT imaging at 850nm and 1050nm

Benjamin Potsaid, Jonathan Liu, Varsha Manjunath, Iwona Gorczynska, Vivek Srinivasan, James Jiang, Scott Barry, Alex Cable, Jay Duker, James Fujimoto

Proceedings Volume 7550, 75501K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842846

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Imaging systems, Cameras, Line scan image sensors, Eye, Light sources, Indium gallium arsenide, Retina, CMOS cameras, 3D acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2010 Paper

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Correlation of morphological and molecular parameters for colon cancer

Shuai Yuan, Celeste Roney, Qian Li, James Jiang, Alex Cable, Ronald Summers, Yu Chen

Proceedings Volume 7555, 75551F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842599

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Luminescence, Scattering, Tissues, Colorectal cancer, Tumors, Cancer, Error control coding, Molecular imaging, Colon

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Proceedings Article | 11 February 2010 Paper

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Investigation of pore structure and cell distribution in EH-PEG hydrogel scaffold using optical coherence tomography and fluorescence microscopy

Chao-Wei Chen, Martha Betz, John Fisher, Andrew Paek, James Jiang, Hongzhou Ma, Alex Cable, Yu Chen

Proceedings Volume 7566, 756603 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.840809

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Image processing, Luminescence, Microscopy, Fermium, Frequency modulation, 3D image processing, Image segmentation, Algorithm development, Visualization

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2009 Paper

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Ultrahigh speed spectral/Fourier domain OCT imaging in ophthalmology

Benjamin Potsaid, Iwona Gorczynska, Vivek Srinivasan, Yueli Chen, Jonathan Liu, James Jiang, Alex Cable, Jay Duker, James Fujimoto

Proceedings Volume 7372, 73721P (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831866

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Imaging systems, Indium gallium arsenide, CMOS cameras, Capillaries, Cameras, 3D image processing, Image resolution, 3D acquisition, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2009 Paper

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Combining optical coherence tomography with fluorescence molecular imaging: towards simultaneous morphology and molecular imaging

Shuai Yuan, Michael Lai, Celeste Roney, James Jiang, Qian Li, Hongzhou Ma, Alex Cable, Ronald Summers, Yu Chen

Proceedings Volume 7169, 71690O (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.808505

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Luminescence, Tissues, Imaging systems, Molecular imaging, Scattering, Capillaries, Colon, Colorectal cancer, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2009 Paper

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Non-invasive in vivo optical biopsy of skin after fractional microablative laser treatment

Vladimir Lemberg, Dmitry Rozhetskin, Amy Beck, James Jiang, Alex Cable

Proceedings Volume 7161, 71610Y (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.810388

KEYWORDS: Laser therapeutics, Skin, Optical coherence tomography, Biopsy, Tissue optics, Injuries, In vivo imaging, Carbon dioxide lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser scanners

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2009 Paper

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Ultrahigh speed spectral/Fourier domain ophthalmic OCT imaging

Benjamin Potsaid, Iwona Gorczynska, Vivek Srinivasan, Yueli Chen, Jonathan Liu, James Jiang, Alex Cable, Jay Duker, James Fujimoto

Proceedings Volume 7163, 716307 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809058

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Imaging systems, Image resolution, Capillaries, 3D acquisition, Cameras, Spectroscopy, 3D image processing, Retina, Data acquisition

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2008 Open Access

Open Access

Live imaging of blood flow in mammalian embryos using Doppler swept-source optical coherence tomography

Irina Larina, N. Sudheendran, Mohamad Ghosn, James Jiang, Alex Cable, Kirill Larin, Mary Dickinson

JBO, Vol. 13, Issue 06, 060506, (November 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3046716

KEYWORDS: Blood circulation, Optical coherence tomography, Heart, Doppler tomography, Doppler effect, Hemodynamics, Confocal microscopy, Structural imaging, 3D image processing, Physiology

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2008 Paper

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A video rate laser scanning confocal microscope

Hongzhou Ma, James Jiang, Hongwu Ren, Alex Cable

Proceedings Volume 6861, 68610D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.761709

KEYWORDS: Confocal microscopy, Scanners, Video, Laser scanners, Luminescence, Objectives, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Microscopes, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2007 Paper

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High-speed high-resolution OCT imaging of the retina with frequency swept lasers at 850 nm

V. Srinivasan, R. Huber, I. Gorczynska, D. Adler, J. Jiang, P. Reisen, A. Cable, J. Fujimoto

Proceedings Volume 6426, 642603 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.699433

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Retinal scanning, Retina, Image resolution, Imaging systems, Image segmentation, Spectroscopy, Tissues, Semiconductor lasers, Laser applications

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