Prof. Boris Y. Zeldovich Profile

Prof. Boris Y. Zeldovich

Deceased at CREOL College of Optics and Photonics UCF

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Publications (22)

SPIE Journal Paper | 16 March 2018

Moiré apodized reflective volume Bragg grating

Sergiy Mokhov, Daniel Ott, Vadim Smirnov, Ivan Divliansky, Boris Zeldovich, Leonid Glebov

OE, Vol. 57, Issue 03, 037106, (March 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.57.3.037106

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Glasses, Volume Bragg gratings, Ultraviolet radiation, Modulation, Refractive index, Holography, Wave propagation, Semiconducting wafers, Apodization

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2015 Paper

Achromatic phase elements based on a combination of surface and volume diffractive gratings

Ivan Divliansky, Evan Hale, Marc SeGall, Daniel Ott, Boris Zeldovich, Bahaa Saleh, Leonid Glebov

Proceedings Volume 9346, 93460Q (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2081006

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Holography, Diffraction, High power microwaves, Fiber Bragg gratings, Laser beam diagnostics, Holograms, Beam propagation method, Binary data, Refractive index

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SPIE Journal Paper | 31 December 2013 Open Access

Stretching and compressing of short laser pulses by chirped volume Bragg gratings: analytic and numerical modeling

Sergiy Kaim, Sergiy Mokhov, Boris Zeldovich, Leonid Glebov

OE, Vol. 53, Issue 05, 051509, (December 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.53.5.051509

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Numerical modeling, Glasses, Wave propagation, Refractive index, Optical engineering, Modulation, Picosecond phenomena, Diffraction, Dispersion

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2013 Paper

Beam shaping by volume phase structures in photo-thermo-refractive glass

Marc SeGall, Ivan Divliansky, Daniel Ott, Julien Lumeau, Sergiy Mokhov, Boris Zeldovich, Leonid Glebov

Proceedings Volume 8843, 884307 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2025179

KEYWORDS: Spiral phase plates, Monochromatic aberrations, Binary data, Glasses, Fresnel lenses, Diffraction, Gaussian beams, Photomasks, Optical vortices, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 2013 Paper

Forced air cooling of volume Bragg gratings for spectral beam combination

Brian Anderson, Sergiy Kaim, George Venus, Julien Lumeau, Vadim Smirnov, Boris Zeldovich, Leonid Glebov

Proceedings Volume 8601, 86013D (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005951

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Diffraction, Glasses, Fiber Bragg gratings, Optical simulations, Thermal effects, Fiber lasers, High power lasers, Cooling systems, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2005 Paper

Application of orientational stimulated scattering in nematic liquid crystals for beam combining and clean-up

Hakob Sarkissian, Chang Tsai, Boris Zeldovich

Proceedings Volume 5876, 58760P (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617019

KEYWORDS: Laser scattering, Scattering, Signal processing, Liquid crystals, Process modeling, Energy transfer, Wavefronts, Modulation, Diffraction, Photonics

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2005 Paper

Periodically aligned liquid crystal cell for projection displays

H. Sarkissian, N. Tabirian, B. Zeldovich

Proceedings Volume 5936, 593611 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617396

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Liquid crystals, LCDs, Wave propagation, Modulation, Distortion, Polymers, Coating, Dielectrics, Transform theory

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Proceedings Article | 6 October 2003 Open Access

Bi-frequency pendulum 2: modeling apodization, Fourier and adiabatic following in optics

B. Zeldovich, M. J. Soileau

Proceedings Volume 9663, 966321 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208487

KEYWORDS: Quantum optics, Apodization, Polarization, Motion models, Optical properties, Liquid crystals, Diffraction, Quantum mechanics, Visualization, Mathematics

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Proceedings Article | 6 October 2003 Open Access

Fresnel rhomb and other devices for handling and teaching polarization: inexpensive design

B. Zeldovich, I. Ciapurin, H. Sarkissian, C. Tsai

Proceedings Volume 9663, 966320 (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208503

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Polarization, Reflection, Mirrors, Glasses, Polishing, Liquids, Photonics, Metals, Polarimetry

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2003 Paper

Tracking system with PCM-laser for space control applications

V. Markov, A. Khizhnyak, B. Zel'dovich, T. Martinez, Shiang Liu

Proceedings Volume 5087, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487661

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Laser systems engineering, Laser resonators, Holograms, Phase conjugation, Satellites, LIDAR, Control systems, Space operations, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 6 November 2002 Paper

System concept and some characteristics of the coupled-cavity laser system for active target tracking

Vladimir Markov, Anatoliy Khizhnyak, E. Scott, Boris Zel'dovich, Ty Martinez, Shiang Liu

Proceedings Volume 4825, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451961

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Laser systems engineering, Laser resonators, Phase conjugation, Doppler effect, Light scattering, Satellites, Refractive index, Laser scattering, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 20 November 1996 Paper

Characterization of high-power laser beams with the aid of nonlinear optical processes

Nelson Tabiryan, P. Li Wa, Boris Zeldovich, Theo Tschudi, T. Vogeler

Proceedings Volume 2870, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.259895

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, High power lasers, Nonlinear optics, Modulation, Phase modulation, Refractive index, Absorption, Electro optics, Phase shift keying, Geometrical optics

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Proceedings Article | 20 May 1996 Paper

Space phase self-modulation of light by a photorefractive crystal in an alternating field

N. Kataevskii, Natalyia Kundikova, B. Zel'dovich, I. Naumova

Proceedings Volume 2800, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240518

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Refractive index, Semiconductor lasers, Laser crystals, Helium neon lasers, Tin, Nonlinear crystals, Electro optics, Interferometers, Nonlinear optics

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Proceedings Article | 20 May 1996 Paper

Magnetic rotation of the speckle pattern of light transmitted through an optical fiber

M. Darscht, I. Kataevskaya, Natalyia Kundikova, B. Zel'dovich

Proceedings Volume 2800, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240513

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Optical fibers, Polarization, Speckle, Speckle pattern, Quartz, Geometrical optics, Photography, Refractive index, Multimode fibers

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 1996 Paper

Adjustable polarization systems

M. Darscht, Natalyia Kundikova, B. Zel'dovich

Proceedings Volume 2799, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239861

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Dielectric polarization, Wave plates, Birefringence, Optical activity, Complex systems, Nonlinear optics, Active optics, Wave propagation, Jones vectors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 1996

Random transverse tomography and phase-conjugate scanning for image acquisition through a multimode fiber

Maxim Bolshtyansky, Boris Zeldovich

OE, Vol. 35, Issue 03, (March 1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.600645

KEYWORDS: Phase conjugation, Tomography, Multimode fibers, Holograms, Image acquisition, Reconstruction algorithms, Photodetectors, Geometrical optics, Endoscopy, Image quality

Proceedings Article | 13 October 1995 Open Access

Bifrequency pendulum on a rotary platform to teach optical birefringence and liquid crystalline displays

M. Soileau, Boris Zeldovich

Proceedings Volume 2525, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224054

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Liquid crystals, LCDs, Birefringence, Liquids, Crystals, Superposition, Analog electronics, Anisotropy, Harmonic generation

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Proceedings Article | 13 October 1995 Open Access

Demonstration of complex dynamics of light interaction with liquid crystals for educational purposes

Patrick LiKamWa, M. Soileau, Nelson Tabiryan, Cesare Umeton, Boris Zeldovich

Proceedings Volume 2525, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224055

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Nonlinear optics, Control systems, Complex systems, Crystals, Geometrical optics, Nonlinear dynamics, Visualization, Visual process modeling, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 17 April 1995 Paper

Laser beam measurements with liquid crystals

Nelson Tabiryan, Boris Zeldovich, Theo Tschudi, T. Vogeler

Proceedings Volume 2375, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.207002

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Optical testing, Phase shifts, Image registration, Beam analyzers, Absorption, Photodetectors, Electromagnetism, Laser beam propagation, Nondestructive evaluation

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Proceedings Article | 22 December 1993 Paper

Second-order polarizability gratings in glass

Victor Churikov, M. Bolshtyansky, Y. Kapitzky, Arthur Savchenko, Boris Zel'dovich

Proceedings Volume 2044, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165668

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Polarization, Optical fibers, Phase shifts, Frequency conversion, Second-harmonic generation, Polarizability, Optical filters, Silica, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 2 March 1993 Paper

Photorefractive hologram recording by beams with frequency difference multiple to that of external AC field

A. Doognin, Peter Ilinykh, O. Nestiorkin, Boris Zeldovich

Proceedings Volume 1732, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140395

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Holograms, Diffraction, Holography, Electrons, Spatial frequencies, Diffusion, Electro optics, Diffraction gratings, Laser crystals

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