Dr. Michael D. Perry Profile

Dr. Michael D. Perry

Chief Technology Officer at General Atomics

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Publications (35)

Proceedings Article | 11 May 2007 Paper

Low-cost unattended ground sensors for continuous surveillance

M. Perry, M. Pollard, D. Furuno, N. Askar, S. Benda

Proceedings Volume 6562, 656211 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.731254

KEYWORDS: Sensor networks, Video, Surveillance, Video surveillance, Radar, Sensors, Unattended ground sensors, Digital cameras, Fiber optic illuminators, CMOS technology

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2001 Paper

Intense ion beams accelerated by petawatt-class lasers

Markus Roth, Thomas Cowan, Curtis Brown, W. Fountain, Steven Hatchett, J. Johnson, Michael Key, Deanna Pennington, Michael Perry, Thomas Phillips, Thomas Sangster, Mike Singh, Richard Snavely, Mark Stoyer, Scott Wilks, K. Yasuike

Proceedings Volume 4424, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425658

KEYWORDS: Electrons, Fusion energy, Ions, Particles, Plasmas, Ion beams, Spectrometers, Sensors, Pulsed laser operation, Beam shaping

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

Metal processing with ultrashort laser pulses

Paul Banks, M. Felt, Aleksey Komashko, Michael Perry, Alexander Rubenchik, Brent Stuart

Proceedings Volume 4065, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.407345

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Laser ablation, Aluminum, Metals, Modulation, Polarization, Pulsed laser operation, Plasma, Femtosecond phenomena, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 23 May 2000 Paper

Femtosecond laser materials processing

Paul Banks, Brent Stuart, Aleksey Komashko, Michael Feit, Alexander Rubenchik, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 3934, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.386356

KEYWORDS: Femtosecond phenomena, Copper, Picosecond phenomena, Laser ablation, Aluminum, Plasma, Metals, Materials processing, Explosives, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 1999 Paper

High-energy laser system for HIF research at GSI

M. Roth, R. Bock, U. Funk, Matthias Geissel, D. Hoffmann, Thomas Kuehl, Grant Logan, Jurgen Meyer-ter-Vehn, Peter Nickles, Michael Perry, Wolfgang Seelig, Christian Stoeckl, S. Stoewe, W. Suess

Proceedings Volume 3492, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354205

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Fusion energy, Ions, Laser systems engineering, Ion beams, Plasma generation, Amplifiers, Laser energy, Lead, Plasma physics

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 1999 Paper

Production of high-intensity laser pulses with adaptive optic wavefront correction

Deanna Pennington, Curtis Brown, Michael Kartz, Mark Landon, Michael Perry, Gregory Tietbohl

Proceedings Volume 3749, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354719

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Optical calibration, Laser development, Optical amplifiers, Laser systems engineering, Mirrors, Deformable mirrors, Diffraction, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Paper

Color separation gratings for diverting the unconverted light away from the NIF target

Sham Dixit, Michael Rushford, Ian Thomas, Steve Herman, Jerald Britten, Bruce Shore, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 3047, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.294333

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, National Ignition Facility, Diffraction gratings, Silica, Etching, Frequency conversion, Fusion energy, Glasses, Laser welding, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Paper

Description and performance of the preamplifier for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser system

John Crane, Mikael Martinez, Bryan Moran, Curt Laumann, James Davin, Raymond Beach, Bradley Golick, Russell Jones, John Braucht, Michael Perry, Kenneth Skulina, Frank Penko, Steve Herman, Scott Burkhart, Scott Mitchell

Proceedings Volume 3047, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.294350

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, National Ignition Facility, Laser systems engineering, Amplifiers, Photodiodes, Telescopes, Pulsed laser operation, Thin films, Polarizers, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Paper

Petawatt laser system

Deanna Pennington, Michael Perry, Brent Stuart, Robert Boyd, Jerald Britten, Curtis Brown, Steve Herman, John Miller, Hoang Nguyen, Bruce Shore, Gregory Tietbohl, Victor Yanovsky

Proceedings Volume 3047, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.294337

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Mirrors, Diagnostics, Amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering, Plasma, Fusion energy, Lithium, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1997 Paper

Large-aperture kinoform phase plates in fused silica for spatial beam smoothing on Nova and the Beamlet lasers

Michael Rushford, Sham Dixit, Ian Thomas, A. Martin, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 3047, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.294314

KEYWORDS: Silica, Photomasks, Computer generated holography, Binary data, Fusion energy, Lithography, Near field, Laser energy, Speckle pattern, Phase shift keying

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Proceedings Article | 27 May 1996 Paper

Ultrashort-pulse optical damage

Brent Stuart, Michael Feit, Steve Herman, Alexander Rubenchik, Bruce Shore, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 2714, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240404

KEYWORDS: Electrons, Laser damage threshold, Dielectrics, Picosecond phenomena, Gold, Ionization, Plasma, Diffraction gratings, Multilayers, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 27 May 1996 Paper

High-efficiency dielectric multilayer gratings optimized for manufacturability and laser damage threshold

Jerald Britten, Michael Perry, Bruce Shore, Robert Boyd, Gary Loomis, Robert Chow

Proceedings Volume 2714, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240380

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Etching, Laser damage threshold, Multilayers, Diffraction, Laser dentistry, Optical design, Photoresist materials, Pulsed laser operation, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 1996 Paper

Applications of ultrashort pulse lasers for hard tissue surgery

Joseph Neev, William Carrasco, William Armstrong, Luiz Da Silva, Michael Feit, Dennis Matthews, Michael Perry, Alexander Rubenchik, Brent Stuart

Proceedings Volume 2671, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239993

KEYWORDS: Laser ablation, Laser tissue interaction, Pulsed laser operation, Laser dentistry, Laser applications, Bone, Natural surfaces, Tissues, Ultrafast phenomena, Laser drilling

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 1996 Paper

Comparison of soft and hard tissue ablation with sub-ps and ns pulse lasers

Luiz Da Silva, Brent Stuart, Peter Celliers, T. Chang, Michael Feit, Michael Glinsky, Nicholas Heredia, Steve Herman, Stephen Lane, Richard London, Dennis Matthews, Joseph Neev, Michael Perry, Alexander Rubenchik

Proceedings Volume 2681, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239573

KEYWORDS: Laser ablation, Picosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Laser tissue interaction, Tissues, Plasma, Laser dentistry, Collagen, Ultrafast phenomena, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 1996 Paper

Thermal and noise level characteristics of hard dental tissue ablation with 350-fs pulse laser

Joseph Neev, Daniel Huynh, William Carrasco, Petra Wilder-Smith, Luiz Da Silva, Michael Feit, Michael Perry, Alexander Rubenchik, Brent Stuart

Proceedings Volume 2672, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238776

KEYWORDS: Laser tissue interaction, Pulsed laser operation, Laser ablation, Laser dentistry, Laser applications, Cameras, Laser drilling, Temperature metrology, Tissues, Ultrafast phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 1996 Paper

Scanning electron microscopy and ablation rates of hard dental tissue using 350-fs and 1-ns laser pulses

Joseph Neev, Daniel Huynh, Claudiu Dan, Joel White, Luiz Da Silva, Michael Feit, Dennis Matthews, Michael Perry, Alexander Rubenchik, Brent Stuart

Proceedings Volume 2672, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238774

KEYWORDS: Laser ablation, Laser tissue interaction, Pulsed laser operation, Tissues, Scanning electron microscopy, Laser dentistry, Natural surfaces, Ultrafast phenomena, Absorption, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 1996 Paper

Dental tissue processing with ultrashort-pulse laser

Alexander Rubenchik, Luiz Da Silva, Michael Feit, Stephen Lane, Richard London, Michael Perry, Brent Stuart, Joseph Neev

Proceedings Volume 2672, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238771

KEYWORDS: Laser ablation, Laser tissue interaction, Electrons, Tissues, Pulsed laser operation, Absorption, Laser processing, Plasma, Laser energy, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 1996 Paper

Ultrashort-pulse laser system for hard dental tissue procedures

Joseph Neev, Luiz Da Silva, Michael Feit, Michael Perry, Alexander Rubenchik, Brent Stuart

Proceedings Volume 2672, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238770

KEYWORDS: Laser tissue interaction, Laser dentistry, Laser drilling, Tissues, Laser ablation, Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering, Laser applications, Er:YAG lasers, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1995 Paper

Electric field enhancement in metallic and multilayer dielectric gratings

Bruce Shore, Michael Feit, Michael Perry, Robert Boyd, Jerald Britten, Robert Chow, Gary Loomis, Lifeng Li

Proceedings Volume 2633, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228280

KEYWORDS: Dielectrics, Diffraction gratings, Dielectric polarization, Reflection, Interfaces, Metals, Optical components, Constructive interference, Reflectivity, Electrons

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1995 Paper

Continuous contour phase plates for tailoring the focal plane irradiance profile

Sham Dixit, Michael Rushford, Ian Thomas, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 2633, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228249

KEYWORDS: Near field, Fusion energy, Computer generated holography, Phase shift keying, Zone plates, Laser energy, Modulation, Fourier transforms, Scattering, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1995 Paper

Laser-induced damage in multilayer dielectric gratings due to ultrashort laser pulses

Bruce Shore, Brent Stuart, Michael Feit, Alexander Rubenchik, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 2633, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228281

KEYWORDS: Electrons, Dielectrics, Diffraction gratings, Laser damage threshold, Laser induced damage, Ultrafast phenomena, Ionization, Optical design, Pulsed laser operation, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1995 Paper

Low-efficiency gratings for third-harmonic diagnostics applications

Jerald Britten, Robert Boyd, Michael Perry, Bruce Shore, Ian Thomas

Proceedings Volume 2633, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228247

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Silica, Photoresist materials, Etching, National Ignition Facility, Wet etching, Diffraction, Laser damage threshold, Antireflective coatings, Manufacturing

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The baseline design of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) calls for sampling gratings to provide third-harmonic energy diagnostics in the highly constrained area of the target chamber. These 40 multiplied by 40 cm transmission gratings are to diffract at (order plus 1) nominally 0.3% of the incident 351 nm light at a small angle onto a focusing mirror and into a calorimeter. The design calls for a plane grating of 500 lines/mm, and approximately 30 nm deep, etched into a fused silica focusing lens and subsequently overcoated with a sol-gel antireflective coating. Gratings of similar aperture and feature size have been produced for other applications by ion etching processes, but, in an effort to reduce substantially the cost of such optics, we are studying the feasibility of making these gratings by wet chemical etching techniques. Experimentation with high-quality fused silica substrates on 5 and 15 cm scale has led to a wet etching process which can meet the design goals and which offers no significant scaleup barriers to full sized optics. The grating is produced by holographic exposure and a series of processing steps using only a photoresist mask and a final hydrofluoric acid etch. Gratings on 15 cm diameter test substrates exhibit absolute diffraction efficiencies from 0.2 - 0.4% with a standard deviation of about 15% of the mean over the full aperture. The efficiency variation is due to variation in linewidth caused by spatial nonuniformities in exposure energy. Uniformity improvements can be realized by using a smaller, more uniform portion of the exposure beam and exposing for longer times. The laser damage threshold for these gratings has been measured at LLNL and found to be identical to that of the fused silica substrate. Scaleup to full-sized substrates will use techniques such as meniscus coating for photoresist, large-aperture holography and other processes already established at LLNL for optics of this size. A prototype sampling grating to be installed on the Beamlet laser will be produced in early 1996.

Proceedings Article | 8 December 1995 Paper

National Ignition Facility front-end laser system

Scott Burkhart, Raymond Beach, John Crane, James Davin, Michael Perry, Russell Wilcox

Proceedings Volume 2633, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228290

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Fiber amplifiers, Oscillators, National Ignition Facility, Fusion energy, Glasses, Laser systems engineering, Amplifiers, Modulation, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 1995 Paper

Laser-induced damage in dielectrics with nanosecond to spupicosecond pulses I: experimental

Brent Stuart, Steve Herman, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 2428, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.213772

KEYWORDS: Picosecond phenomena, Laser induced damage, Laser damage threshold, Dielectrics, Ionization, Silica, Multilayers, Plasma, Calcium, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 1995 Paper

Laser-induced damage in dielectrics with nanosecond to subpicosecond pulses II: theory

Michael Feit, Alexander Rubenchik, Bruce Shore, Brent Stuart, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 2428, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.213727

KEYWORDS: Ionization, Dielectrics, Silica, Scattering, Laser damage threshold, Absorption, Picosecond phenomena, Laser induced damage, Laser scattering, Ultrafast phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 22 May 1995 Paper

Plasma-mediated ablation of biological tissues with ultrashort laser pulses

Alexander Oraevsky, Luiz Da Silva, Michael Feit, Michael Glinsky, Beth Mammini, Ken Paquette, Michael Perry, Alexander Rubenchik, Ward Small, Brent Stuart

Proceedings Volume 2391, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209943

KEYWORDS: Laser ablation, Tissues, Absorption, Plasma, Pulsed laser operation, Ultrafast phenomena, Collagen, Laser damage threshold, Picosecond phenomena, Cornea

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Proceedings Article | 10 April 1995 Paper

Amplification of femtosecond pulses to above 1 J with large-aperture Cr:LiSrAlF6 amplifiers

Todd Ditmire, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 2377, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206417

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Femtosecond phenomena, Absorption, Energy efficiency, Xenon, Head, Lamps, Plasma, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 10 April 1995 Paper

Development of high damage threshold optics for petawatt-class short-pulse lasers

Brent Stuart, Michael Perry, Robert Boyd, Jerald Britten, Bruce Shore, Michael Feit, Alexander Rubenchik

Proceedings Volume 2377, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206422

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Picosecond phenomena, Dielectrics, Gold, Ionization, Diffraction gratings, Multilayers, Laser induced damage, Silica, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 1994 Paper

Ultrashort-pulse prebunched FEL

Gregory Le Sage, Scott Fochs, Frederic Hartemann, David McDermott, Neville Luhmann, Michael Perry, Jonathan Heritage

Proceedings Volume 2154, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175767

KEYWORDS: Free electron lasers, Waveguides, Microwave radiation, Synchrotron radiation, Picosecond phenomena, Laser systems engineering, Dispersion, Medium wave, Electromagnetic radiation, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 1993 Paper

Absorption and x-ray measurements from ultra-intense laser-plasma interactions

Daniel Klem, Christopher Darrow, Stephen Lane, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 1860, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147565

KEYWORDS: Absorption, X-rays, Optical spheres, Light scattering, Plasmas, Optical filters, Spectroscopy, Lead, Aluminum, Tantalum

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 1993 Paper

Observations of MeV electrons and scattered light from intense subpicosecond laser-plasma interactions

Christopher Darrow, Stephen Lane, Daniel Klem, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 1860, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147585

KEYWORDS: Electrons, Plasmas, Light scattering, Scintillators, Charge-coupled devices, Laser scattering, Solids, Magnetism, Spectroscopy, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 1993 Paper

Analysis of neon soft x-ray spectra from short-pulse laser-produced plasmas

Amber Abare, Christopher Keane, John Crane, Luiz Da Silva, Richard Lee, Michael Perry, Roger Falcone

Proceedings Volume 1860, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147576

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Neon, Plasmas, Spectroscopy, Pulsed laser operation, X-ray lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Opacity, Ionization, Tellurium

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 1992 Paper

Development of a table-top 10-TW laser

Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 1839, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.131787

KEYWORDS: Laser development

Proceedings Article | 10 June 1992 Paper

Resonantly enhanced high-order harmonic generation

John Crane, Sarah Allendorf, Kimberly Budil, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 1800, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60674

KEYWORDS: Ionization, Resonance enhancement, Harmonic generation, High harmonic generation, Gases, Neon, Krypton, Argon, Pulsed laser operation, Phase matching

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1990 Paper

Multiterawatt Nd:glass lasers based on chirped-pulse amplification

Frank Patterson, Michael Perry, Ray Gonzales, E. Campbell

Proceedings Volume 1229, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.34684

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Amplifiers, Glasses, Modulation, Femtosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Fourier transforms, Laser systems engineering, Luminescence, Neodymium glass lasers

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Conference Committee Involvement (2)

Imaging Technology and Telescopes

30 July 2000 | San Diego, CA, United States

Applications of Laser Plasma Radiation

14 July 1993 | San Diego, CA, United States

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