Dr. Andrew M. Scott Profile

Dr. Andrew M. Scott

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Publications (23)

Proceedings Article | 21 October 2016 Paper

A new numerical model of optical communications in the maritime environment

Charlotte Bennett, Simon Woods, Don Manson, Andrew Scott, Stephen Way, Stephen Ayling, Richard Hollins

Proceedings Volume 9991, 999109 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2246523

KEYWORDS: Optical communications, Light scattering, Scattering, Clouds, Monte Carlo methods, Receivers, Transmitters, Performance modeling, Water, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

Characterization of photonic bandgap fiber for high-power narrow-linewidth optical transport

Charlotte Bennett, David Jones, Mark Smith, Andrew Scott, Jens Lyngsoe, Christian Jakobsen

Proceedings Volume 8961, 896104 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037200

KEYWORDS: Silica, Phonons, Acoustics, Commercial off the shelf technology, Bragg cells, Laser damage threshold, Fiber amplifiers, Signal detection, Light scattering, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 8 November 2012 Paper

Beam combining concepts using stimulated Brillouin scattering

Andrew Scott

Proceedings Volume 8547, 85470R (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.981711

KEYWORDS: Phase conjugation, Laser scattering, Scattering, Mirrors, Einsteinium, Acoustics, Differential equations, Stereolithography, Amplifiers, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2010 Paper

A multi-channel phase locked fibre bundle laser

David Jones, Andrew Turner, Andrew Scott, Steven Stone, Roy Clark, Christopher Stace, Craig Stacey

Proceedings Volume 7580, 75801V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847145

KEYWORDS: Fiber amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Beam splitters, Fiber lasers, Oscillators, Beam shaping, Laser scattering, Ferroelectric materials, Silica, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2009 Paper

Retro-reflective communications over a kilometre range using a MEMS-based optical tag

Andrew Scott, Kevin Ridley, David Jones, Mark McNie, Gilbert Smith, Kevin Brunson, Andrew Lewin, Keith Lewis

Proceedings Volume 7480, 74800L (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835073

KEYWORDS: Modulators, Modulation, Micromirrors, Sensors, Logic, Silicon, Telecommunications, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Microelectromechanical systems, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2009 Paper

Large area transmissive modulator for a remotely interrogated MEMS-based optical tag

Mark McNie, Andrew Scott, Nicola Price, David Combes, Gilbert Smith, Kevin Ridley, Kevin Brunson, David Jones, Keith Lewis

Proceedings Volume 7208, 720806 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809199

KEYWORDS: Modulators, Mirrors, Retroreflectors, Silicon, Modulation, Microopto electromechanical systems, Switching, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Surface micromachining, Microelectromechanical systems

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2007 Paper

Characterization and stabilising dynamic phase fluctuations in large mode area fibers

D. Jones, A. Scott

Proceedings Volume 6453, 64530Q (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.717624

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, Fiber amplifiers, Commercial off the shelf technology, Phase measurement, Feedback loops, High power fiber amplifiers, Phase shifts, Thermal effects, Fiber lasers, Heterodyning

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2004 Paper

A 3D camera for improved facial recognition

Andrew Lewin, David Orchard, Andrew Scott, Nicholas Walton, Jim Austin

Proceedings Volume 5616, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.580847

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Facial recognition systems, Projection systems, 3D image processing, Sensors, 3D modeling, Databases, Stereoscopic cameras, Data modeling, 3D metrology

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 2004 Paper

Calculations of bit error rates for retroreflective laser communications systems in the presence of atmospheric turbulence

Andrew Scott, Kevin Ridley

Proceedings Volume 5614, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.580844

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Logic, Signal detection, Sensors, Telecommunications, Retroreflectors, Receivers, Scintillation, Signal to noise ratio, Atmospheric turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 2004 Paper

Micromachined modulator arrays for use in free-space optical communication systems

Keith Lewis, Kevin Ridley, Mark McNie, Gilbert Smith, Andrew Scott

Proceedings Volume 5614, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.578552

KEYWORDS: Modulators, Silicon, Modulation, Microopto electromechanical systems, Mirrors, Free space optical communications, Telecommunications, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Free space optics, Quantum wells

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2004 Paper

A model of a fiber amplifier incorporating amplified spontaneous emission

David Jones, Andrew Scott

Proceedings Volume 5335, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.543006

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Fiber amplifiers, Feedback signals, Amplifiers, Wave propagation, Ytterbium, Systems modeling, Fiber lasers, Interference (communication), Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2004 Paper

Beam steering of a fiber-bundle laser output using phased array techniques

David Jones, Andrew Scott, Susan Clark, Chris Stace, Roy Clarke

Proceedings Volume 5335, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.541422

KEYWORDS: Phased arrays, Fiber lasers, Mode locking, Beam steering, Phase shifts, Fourier transforms, Molybdenum, Laser applications, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2003 Paper

Electromagnetic phenomena generated in laser-produced plasmas (Abstract Only)

Andrew Scott, David Jones, David Benton, Susan Clark

Proceedings Volume 4932, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472413

KEYWORDS: Plasmas, Electromagnetism, Signal detection, Laser optics, Semiconductor lasers, Target detection, Microwave radiation, Magnetism, Laser applications, Atmospheric plasma

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2003 Paper

Single-shot laser beam profiling using multilevel imaging (Abstract Only)

Andrew Scott, Simon Woods, Paul Harrison

Proceedings Volume 4932, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472398

KEYWORDS: Profiling, Laser optics, Optical testing, Pulsed laser operation, Zone plates, Image processing, Quality systems, Quality measurement, Beam quality measurement, Laser beam propagation

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Proceedings Article | 20 March 2003 Paper

Results of atmospheric compensation using a wavefront curvature-based adaptive optics system

Gavin Erry, Paul Harrison, James Burnett, David Benton, Andrew Scott, Simon Woods

Proceedings Volume 4884, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.464296

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Deformable mirrors, Sensors, Atmospheric optics, Atmospheric propagation, Mirrors, Control systems, Chemical elements

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 2001 Paper

Comparison of adaptive resonators and multipass amplifiers for efficient power extraction with good beam quality

Andrew Scott, A. P. Davies

Proceedings Volume 4270, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424673

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Amplifiers, Mirrors, Oscillators, Resonators, Continuous wave operation, Phase conjugation, Reflectivity, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 1999 Paper

Effect of wind-driven waves on the retrieved extinction index of sea water during laser sensing with different field-of-view angles

Grigorii Kokhanenko, Margarita Krekova, Ioganes Penner, Vitalii Shamanaev, Geoff Ludbrook, Andrew Scott

Proceedings Volume 3983, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.370515

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Refractive index, Signal attenuation, Optical testing, Mineralogy, Monte Carlo methods, Multiple scattering, Scattering, Interfaces, Laser scattering

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Proceedings Article | 28 October 1999 Paper

Modeling of the observed image of an object situated under the sea surface and distorted by surface waves

George Sochilin, Victor Semenov, Nina Vyssotina, Nikolay Kaliteevskii, Nikolay Rosanov, Andrew Scott

Proceedings Volume 3761, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366477

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Receivers, Water, Point spread functions, Laser scattering, Numerical simulations, Refraction, Light scattering, Wind energy, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 28 May 1999 Paper

Lidar sensing of the North Sea near Great Britain

Vitalii Shamanaev, Grigorii Kokhanenko, Ivan Penner, Geoff Ludbrook, Andrew Scott

Proceedings Volume 3707, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351344

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Signal processing, Signal attenuation, Pulsed laser operation, Refractive index, Laser scattering, Airborne laser technology, Atmospheric optics, Laser safety, Photomultipliers

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Proceedings Article | 13 January 1999 Paper

Lake Baikal: water turbidity monitoring and bathymetry with an airborne lidar

Grigorii Kokhanenko, Ioganes Penner, Vitalii Shamanaev, Geoff Ludbrook, Andrew Scott

Proceedings Volume 3583, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.337054

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, LIDAR, Mouth, Signal attenuation, Pulsed laser operation, Transparency, Signal processing, Laser scattering, Temporal resolution, Convolution

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 1998 Paper

Compensation for distortions of a telescope's primary mirror by means of a volume dynamic hologram

Mikhail Bogdanov, Sergei Dimakov, Alexander Gorlanov, Valery Irtuganov, Sergei Kliment'ev, Konstantin Lazunin, Irina Orlova, Andrew Scott, Vladimir Sherstobitov, Nataliya Sventsitskaya, Dmitrii Zhuk

Proceedings Volume 3263, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308355

KEYWORDS: Holograms, Mirrors, Telescopes, Volume holography, Diffraction, Crystals, Image segmentation, Holography, Aberration correction, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 1997 Paper

SBS properties of high-pressure xenon

A. Dudov, S. Buyko, A. Dolgopolov, V. Eroshenko, Gennady Kochemasov, Stanislav Kulikov, V. Novikov, A. Shkapa, Stanislav Sukharev, L. Zykov, Andrew Scott

Proceedings Volume 3092, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.270254

KEYWORDS: Xenon, Phonons, Laser scattering, iodine lasers, Temperature metrology, Scattering, Diodes, Atmospheric particles, Roads, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 1 October 1991 Paper

Fidelity of Brillouin amplification with Gaussian input beams

David Jones, Kevin Ridley, Gary Cook, Andrew Scott

Proceedings Volume 1500, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46846

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Phase conjugation, Nd:YAG lasers, Polarization, Polarizers, Light scattering, Photodiodes, Solids, Reflectivity, Radar signal processing

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