Dr. Rebecca Jane Bussjager Profile

Dr. Rebecca Jane Bussjager

Electrical Engineer at Air Force Research Lab

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Publications (31)

Proceedings Article | 4 May 2012 Paper

Pattern Activity Clustering and Evaluation (PACE)

Erik Blasch, Christopher Banas, Michael Paul, Becky Bussjager, Guna Seetharaman

Proceedings Volume 8402, 84020C (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919027

KEYWORDS: Statistical analysis, Information fusion, Analytical research, Machine learning, Sensors, Roads, Data modeling, Information theory, Data mining, Kinematics

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 2012 Paper

Analyzing near infrared scattering from human skin to monitor changes in hematocrit

Joseph Chaiken, Bin Deng, Jerry Goodisman, George Shaheen, R. Bussjager

Proceedings Volume 8219, 821908 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.914051

KEYWORDS: Blood, Plasma, Tissues, Skin, Tissue optics, Near infrared, Scattering, In vivo imaging, Calibration, Photoplethysmography

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 September 2011 Open Access

Analyzing near-infrared scattering from human skin to monitor changes in hematocrit

Joseph Chaiken, Bin Deng, Jerry Goodisman, George Shaheen, Rebecca Bussjaeger

JBO, Vol. 16, Issue 09, 097005, (September 2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3625283

KEYWORDS: Blood, Scattering, Plasma, Skin, Tissue optics, Luminescence, Tissues, Biological research, Light scattering, Absorption

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 September 2009 Open Access

Simultaneous, noninvasive observation of elastic scattering, fluorescence and inelastic scattering as a monitor of blood flow and hematocrit in human fingertip capillary beds

Joseph Chaiken, Jerry Goodisman, Bin Deng, Rebecca Bussjaeger, George Shaheen

JBO, Vol. 14, Issue 05, 050505, (September 2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3233629

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Light scattering, Plasma, Luminescence, Capillaries, Tissue optics, Skin, Blood, Tissues, Raman spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2008 Paper

Design and development of a package for a diluted waveguide electro-absorption modulator

Songsheng Tan, Nancy Stoffel, Charles Shick, Terrance McDonald, Al Whitbeck, Reinhard Erdmann, Richard Michalak, Rebecca Bussjager, Ivan Shubin, Paul Yu

Proceedings Volume 6975, 69750O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.782926

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Modulators, Laser welding, Sensors, Connectors, Fiber lasers, Metals, Optical fibers, Packaging, Fiber couplers

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2008 Paper

Characterization of an electroabsorption modulator design with high-dynamic range for broadband analog applications

Rebecca Bussjager, Reinhard Erdmann, Richard Michalak, Paul Cook, Brian McKeon, Henry Zmuda, Songsheng Tan, Nancy Stoffel, Charles Schick, Terrance McDonald, Paul Yu, Ivan Shubin, Xiaobo Xie

Proceedings Volume 6975, 69750N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784225

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Modulators, Waveguides, Analog electronics, Sensors, Analytical research, Intermodulation, Modulation, High dynamic range imaging, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2007 Paper

40 GSPS opto-electronic polyphase analog-to-digital converter

Carlos Villa, Eric Donkor, Michael Hayduk, Rebecca Bussjager

Proceedings Volume 6572, 657207 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.721366

KEYWORDS: Optoelectronics, Optical clocks, Clocks, Quantization, Optical networks, Electronic circuits, Analog electronics, Signal processing, Photodiodes, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2007 Paper

Time reversed photonic beamforming of arbitrary waveform ladar arrays

Joseph Cox, Henry Zmuda, Rebecca Bussjaeger, Reinhard Erdmann, Michael Fanto, Michael Hayduk, John Malowicki

Proceedings Volume 6572, 657209 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.723749

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Sensors, Target detection, Signal processing, Modulation, Pulsed laser operation, Fiber Bragg gratings, Optical amplifiers, Coating, Atmospheric propagation

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2007 Paper

Toward an improved assignment of spectral features in tissue modulated non-invasive Raman spectroscopy of human fingertips

J. Chaiken, E. Voss, R. Bussjager, George Shaheen

Proceedings Volume 6430, 643004 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.708010

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Raman spectroscopy, Tissues, In vivo imaging, Skin, Blood, Tissue optics, Capillaries, In vitro testing, Luminescence

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2006 Paper

Injection characterization of packaged bi-directional diamond shaped ring lasers at 1550 nm

Rebecca Bussjager, Reinhard Erdmann, Vassillios Kovanis, Brian McKeon, Michael Fanto, Steve Johns, Michael Hayduk, Joseph Osman, Alan Morrow, Malcolm Green, Nancy Stoffel, Songsheng Tan, Charles Shick, Wesley Bacon, Bryan Beaman

Proceedings Volume 6243, 62430J (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670325

KEYWORDS: Switching, Modulation, Modulators, Semiconductor lasers, Diamond, Optical fibers, Logic, Modes of laser operation, Semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 24 May 2005 Paper

Frequency stabilization of a mode-locked waveguide laser using the Pound-Drever-Hall technique

M. Fanto, J. Malowicki, R. Bussjager, P. Repak, K. Kramer, D. Casimir, M. Hayduk

Proceedings Volume 5814, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607766

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Polarization, Laser stabilization, Modulators, Fiber lasers, Waveguide lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Phase measurement, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 24 May 2005 Paper

Optically assisted high-speed, high resolution analog-to-digital conversion

Henry Zmuda, Shane Hanna, R. Bussjager, M. Fanto, M. Hayduk, S. Johns, J. Malowicki, P. Repak

Proceedings Volume 5814, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.609863

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Fiber optics, Signal detection, Modulators, Polarization, Interference (communication), Sensors, Analog electronics, Modulation, Digital signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 24 May 2005 Paper

High speed multi-channel optical sampling technique for analog-to-digital converters

Mohammad Noman, Eric Donkor, Michael Hayduk, Rebecca Bussjager

Proceedings Volume 5814, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.605420

KEYWORDS: Optical clocks, Photodiodes, Channel projecting optics, Clocks, Pulsed laser operation, Mode locking, Laser sources, Optical circuits, Optoelectronics, Switches

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 May 2005 Open Access

Effect of hemoglobin concentration variation on the accuracy and precision of glucose analysis using tissue modulated, noninvasive, in vivo Raman spectroscopy of human blood: a small clinical study

Joseph Chaiken, William Finney, Paul Knudson, Ruth Weinstock, Muhktar Khan, Rebecca Bussjager, Douglas Hagrman, Pamela Hagrman, Yiwei Zhao, Charles Peterson, Karen Peterson

JBO, Vol. 10, Issue 03, 031111, (May 2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1922147

KEYWORDS: Glucose, Modulation, Blood, Tissues, Raman spectroscopy, Luminescence, Tissue optics, Error analysis, Capillaries, Skin

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 2004 Open Access

High-power and high-linearity traveling wave electroabsorption modulator

Paul Yu, William Chang, Guoliang Li, Ivan Shubin, Yuling Zhuang, J. Chen, Yang Wu, Michael Hayduk, Rebecca Bussjager

Proceedings Volume 5435, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.542914

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Modulators, Modulation, Analog electronics, Microwave radiation, Electrodes, Quantum wells, Quantum efficiency, Single mode fibers, Signal attenuation

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 2004 Paper

Harmonically mode-locked erbium-doped waveguide laser

Michael Fanto, John Malowicki, Rebecca Bussjager, Steven Johns, Elizabeth Vettese, Michael Hayduk

Proceedings Volume 5435, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.543511

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Waveguides, Fiber lasers, Glasses, Optical amplifiers, Picosecond phenomena, Waveguide lasers, Fiber amplifiers, Doping, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2003 Paper

Performance characteristics of a mode-locked erbium-doped fiber ring laser as a function of erbium ion concentration

Michael Fanto, Cheryl Gerhardstein, E. Vettese, D. Winter, Steven Johns, Rebecca Bussjager, Michael Hayduk

Proceedings Volume 5104, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.492909

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Fiber lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Erbium, Pulsed laser operation, Phase measurement, Ions, Erbium lasers, Polarization, Gaussian pulse

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2002 Paper

Contrast ratio enhancement in a saturable absorber-based photonic analog-to-digital converter

Michael Hayduk, Rebecca Bussjager, Steven Johns, Cheryl Gerhardstein, Gary Wicks

Proceedings Volume 4732, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477436

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Reflectivity, Semiconductors, Transmittance, Analog electronics, Mirrors, Sensors, Indium gallium arsenide, Signal processing, Attenuators

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2002 Paper

10 GSPS 10-bit optical analog-to-digital converter

Eric Donkor, J. Green, Michael Hayduk, Rebecca Bussjager

Proceedings Volume 4732, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477437

KEYWORDS: Clocks, Optical components, Photodiodes, Modulators, Interfaces, Mode locking, Optical clocks, Switches, Optoelectronics, Analog electronics

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Proceedings Article | 28 January 2002 Paper

Gamma-ray-induced damage and recovery behavior in an erbium-doped fiber laser

Rebecca Bussjager, Michael Hayduk, Steven Johns, Linda Taylor, Edward Taylor

Proceedings Volume 4547, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454384

KEYWORDS: Gamma radiation, Fiber lasers, Mode locking, Silicon, Photonics, Color centers, Pulsed laser operation, Radiation effects, Semiconductor lasers, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 28 January 2002 Paper

Wavelength-based analog-to-digital conversion

Henry Zmuda, Michael Hayduk, Rebecca Bussjager, Edward Toughlian

Proceedings Volume 4547, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454385

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Tunable lasers, Signal processing, Refractive index, Photodetectors, Radiation effects, Modulators, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Photonics systems, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2001 Paper

Development of semiconductor saturable absorbers for use in photonic analog-to-digital converters

Michael Hayduk, Rebecca Bussjager, Steven Johns, Cheryl Gerhardstein, Gary Wicks

Proceedings Volume 4386, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.434222

KEYWORDS: Semiconductors, Sensors, Analog electronics, Laser beam diagnostics, Absorption, Indium gallium arsenide, Signal detection, Picosecond phenomena, Electronic circuits, Mode locking

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2001 Paper

Enabling photonic technologies based on electrochromic and photochromic tungsten oxide

Joseph Chaiken, Ethan Voss, Joseph Osman, Rebecca Bussjager

Proceedings Volume 4386, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.434203

KEYWORDS: Switching, Oxides, Switches, Tungsten, Sol-gels, Interfaces, Camera shutters, Chemical lasers, Transmittance, Oxygen

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2000 Paper

Recent advancements in photonic converters

Michael Hayduk, Rebecca Bussjager, Mark Getbehead, James Louthain

Proceedings Volume 4112, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.399392

KEYWORDS: Analog electronics, Dispersion, Mode locking, Digital signal processing, Fiber lasers, Sensors, Signal processing, Semiconductors, Modulation, Modulators

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2000 Paper

Photonic analog-to-digital conversion techniques using semiconductor saturable absorbers

Michael Hayduk, Rebecca Bussjager, Mark Getbehead

Proceedings Volume 4042, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391915

KEYWORDS: Analog electronics, Sensors, Absorbance, Absorption, Indium gallium arsenide, Semiconductors, Digital photography, Data processing, Receivers, Modulators

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 1999 Paper

Examination of tungsten-oxide-based thin films for optical memory

Rebecca Bussjager, Joseph Osman, Joseph Chaiken, Mark Getbehead, Daniel Hinkel, Thomas McEwen

Proceedings Volume 3864, 386427 (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.997628

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Aluminum, Thin films, Optical storage, Tungsten, Oxides, Reflection, Electronics, Oxygen, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 1998 Paper

Nonlinear interface optical switch structure for dual mode switching revisited

Rebecca Bussjager, Joseph Osman, Joseph Chaiken

Proceedings Volume 3384, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317654

KEYWORDS: Switching, Oxygen, Switches, Interfaces, Oxides, Argon, Ions, Nonlinear optics, Tungsten, Optical switching

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1997 Paper

Material for optical memory

Rebecca Bussjager, Joseph Osman, R. Villarica, Joseph Chaiken

Proceedings Volume 3075, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277639

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Oxygen, Metals, Molybdenum, Optical storage, Oxides, Chemical species, Thin films, Digital video discs, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 1996 Paper

Design of PLZT electro-optic beam-steering device

Rebecca Bussjager, Joseph Osman, Qi Wang Song, Xu-Ming Wang

Proceedings Volume 2749, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243092

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Electro optics, Resistors, Electro optical design, Metals, Resistance, Beam steering, Chromium, Lanthanum, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 1996 Paper

Free-space optical system based on vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and self-electro-optic effect devices

James Battiato, Thomas Stone, Miles Murdocca, Rebecca Bussjager

Proceedings Volume 2749, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243091

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Control systems, Free space optics, Reflectivity, Beam splitters, Optical logic, Wave plates, Free space, Optical arrays, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 1992 Paper

Reprogrammable digital optical coprocessor

James Battiato, Rebecca Bussjager, Joseph Osman

Proceedings Volume 1704, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.139925

KEYWORDS: Spatial light modulators, Free space optics, Logic, Free space, Optical arrays, Computing systems, Binary data, Electro optics, Optical computing, Optical signal processing

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