Publications

  1. Absorption and Emission Cross-Sections, Stark Energy Levels, and Temperature Dependent Gain of Yb:QX Phosphate Glass, David C. Brown, Nicholas S. Tomasello, and Christopher L. Hancock, Optics Express 29(21), 33915-33925 (2021).
  2. Cryogenic Laser Technology, David C. Brown, Keynote Speaker, Advancements of Lasers, Optics, and Photonics Virtual Conference, September 1 (2021).
  3. Yb:Lu2O3 Hydrothermally-Grown Single Crystal High Resolution Absorption Spectra Obtained Between 8 and 300 K, David C. Brown, Zachery Fleischmann, Larry Merkle, Liurukara D. Sanjeewa, Colin D. McMillen, and Joseph W. Kolis, Applied Physics B 126, 62 (2020), Collection: Cryogenically-Cooled Lasers (Jacob I. Mackenzie, Nikolay Ter-Gabrielyan, Yung Fu Chen).
  4. The Application of Cryogenic Laser Physics to the Development of High Average Power Ultra-Short Pulse Lasers, Invited Paper, David C. Brown, Sten Tornegard, Joseph Kolis, Colin McMillen, Cheryl Moore, Liurukara Sanjeewa, and Christopher Hancock, Applied Sciences 6, 1-74 (2016).
  5. Cryogenic Nanosecond and Picosecond High Average Power and Peak Power (HAPP) Pump Lasers For Ultrafast Applications, Invited Paper, David C. Brown, Sten Tornegard, and Joseph Kolis, High Power Laser Science and Engineering 4, 1-31 (2016).
  6. Lutecium Based Oxides as New Laser Crystal Hosts at Cryogenic Temperatures, David C. Brown, Cheryl Moore, Duminda Sanjeewa, and Joseph Kolis, Lasers Congress 2016 (ASSL, LSC, LAC)Applications of Lasers for Sensing and Free Space Communications, OSA Technical Digest, Paper JTuaA.33 (2016)
  7. Yb:Lu2O3 Hydrothermally-Grown Single-Crystal and Ceramic Absorption Spectra Obtained Between 298 and 80 K,  J. of Luminescence 174, 29-35 (2016).
  8. Crystal Growth and Phase Stability of Ln:Lu2O3 (Ln=Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er,Tm,Yb) In a Higher-Temperature Hydrothermal Regime,  C. McMillen, J. Kolis, Liurukara D. Sanjeewa, Cheryl A. Moore,  David C. Brown, and Joseph W. Kolis, J. of Crystal Growth 452, 146-150 (2016).
  9. Hydrothermal Growth and Spectroscopy of Doped Lu2O3 Single Crystals, C. McMillen, J. Kolis, D. Sanjeewa, C. Moore, and D. C. Brown, ACCGE Conference Presentation, August 5, 2015.
  10. Rigrod Laser-Pumped-Laser Resonator Model Part I: Theoretical Considerations, D. C. Brown, Laser Physics 24, Paper 085002, 1-12 (2014).
  11. Rigrod Laser-Pumped-Laser Resonator Model Part II: Application to Thin and Optically-Dilute Laser Media, D. C. Brown, Laser Physics 24, Paper 085003, 1-9 (2014).
  12. Spectral Properties of Hydrothermally-Grown Nd:LuAG, Yb:LuAG, and Yb:Lu2O3 Laser Materials, D. C. Brown, C. D. McMillen, C. Moore, J. W. Kolis, and V. Envid, J. Luminescence 148, 26-32 (2014).
  13. Advances in Hydrothermally Grown UV Nonlinear Crystals, J. W. Kolis, C. McMillen, D. C. Brown, and H. Giesber, CLEO 2013, OSA Technical Digest, Paper CW3B.1 (2013).
  14. Hydrothermal Growth of Multifunctional Single Crystals as Solid State Laser Hosts, J. W. Kolis, C. D. McMillen, C. Moore, and D. C. Brown, Paper presented at American Association of Crystal Growers, July 22, 2013.
  15. Thermodynamic Analysis of End-Pumped Fiber Lasers Subject to Surface Cooling, M. El Haj Assad and D. C. Brown, IEEE J. Quant. Electron. 49, 100 (2013).
  16. Advanced Smart Multifunctional Laser Crystals For Next Generation Solid-State Lasers, D. C. Brown, K. Kowalewki, V. Envid, J. Zembek, J. Kolis, C. McMillen, and H. Giesber, Laser Technology For Defense and Security VIII, M. Dubinskiy and S. Post Editors, Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 8381, Baltimore, MD, 23-25 April (2012).
  17. Cryogenic Yb:YAG Picosecond Laser With High Average Power Visible and Ultraviolet Harmonic Generation, D. C. Brown, K. Kowalewski, V. Envid, J. Zembek, B. Canale, J. W. Kolis, C. D. McMillen, and H. Geisber, Laser Technology For Defense and Security VIII, M. Dubinskiy and S. Post Editors, Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 8381, Baltimore, MD, 23-25 April (2012).
  18. High Average Power – High Peak Power Cryogenic Yb:YAG Lasers For Pumping Ti:Sapphire and OPCPA Ultrafast Lasers, D. C. Brown, S. Tornegard, K. Kowalewski, V. Envid, J. Zembek, Laser Technology For Defense and Security VIII, M. Dubinskiy and S. Post Editors, Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 8381, Baltimore, MD, 23-25 April (2012).
  19. Comprehensive Four-Level Laser Model With Power Conservation Part I: Laser Kinetics and Application to Nd:YVO4, IEEE J. Quant. Electron. 48, 1527 (2012).
  20. Comprehensive Four-Level Laser Model With Power Conservation Part II: Laser Amplifiers, Resonators, and System Considerations, IEEE J. Quant. Electron. 48, 1583 (2012).
  21. Ho:YAG Absorption Cross-Sections From 1700 to 2200 nm at 83, 175, and 295 K, D. C. Brown and V. Envid, Appl. Opt. 51, 8147 (2012).
  22. 201 W Picosecond Green Laser Using a Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Driven Cryogenic Yb:YAG Amplifier System, K. Kowalewski, J. Zembek, V. Envid, and D. C. Brown, Opt. Lett. 37, 4633 (2012).
  23. Yb:YAG Kinetics Model Including Saturation and Power Conservation, D. C. Brown, IEEE J. Quant. Electron. 47, 3 (2011).
  24. High Average Power Cryogenic Lasers Will Enable New Applications, D. C. Brown and S. Tornegard, Photonics Spectra, November (2010).
  25. High Sustained Average Power CW and Ultrafast Yb:YAG Near-Diffraction-Limited Cryogenic Solid-State Laser, D. C. Brown, J. M. Singley, K. Kowalewski, J. Guelzow, and V. Vitali, Opt. Express 18, 24770 (2010).
  26. Heat-Fraction-Limited CW Yb:YAG Cryogenic Solid-State Laser With 100 % Photon Slope Efficiency, D. C. Brown, T. M. Bruno, and J. M, Singley, Opt. Express 18, 16575 (2010).
  27. Saturated Absorption Effects in CW-Pumped Solid-State Lasers, D. C. Brown, T. M. Bruno, and V. Vitali, IEEE J. Quant. Electron. 46, 1717 (2010).
  28. Solid-State Lasers: Steady Progress Through The Decades, D. C. Brown and J. W. Kuper, Optics and Photonic News, OSA, May (2009).
  29. Laser Pumped Tunable Lasers, David C. Brown and Jerry W. Kuper, US Patent 7,639,721 (2009).
  30. Kilowatt Class High-Power CW Yb:YAG Cryogenic Laser, D.C. Brown, J.M. Singley, E. Yager, K. Kowalewski, J. Guelzow, and J.W. Kuper, Paper Presented at Defense and Security Symposium 2008, Conf. 6952: Laser Source Technology for Defense and Security IV, Orlando (2008).
  31. Laser Flashlight, James Guelzow, Jerry W. Kuper, Joseph Singley, Brett Lotito, and David C. Brown, USD572395 (2008).
  32. Miniature Green Lasers Provide The Missing Color, D. C. Brown, J. W. Kuper, and S. Tornegard, SPIE Newsroom, December 24, 2008.
  33. Miniature Solid-State Lasers for Pointing, Illumination, and Warning Devices, D.C. Brown, J.M. Singley, E. Yager, K. Kowalewski, B. Lotito, J. Guelzow, J. Hildreth, and J.W. Kuper, Paper Presented at Defense and Security Symposium 2008, Conf. 6952: Laser Source Technology for Defense and Security IV, Orlando (2008).
  34. Cryogenically Cooled Solid State Lasers, David C. Brown, EP1846992A2 (2007)
  35. Innovative High-Power CW Yb:YAG Cryogenic Laser, D. C. Brown, J. M. Singley, E. Yager, J. W. Kuper, B. J. Lotito, L. L. Bennett, Paper Presented at CLEO/QELS 2007, Paper CTuHH4/Tuesday, Baltimore, May 8 (2007).
  36. Innovative High-Power CW Yb:YAG Cryogenic Laser , D. C. Brown, J. M. Singley, E. Yager, J. W. Kuper, B. J. Lotito, L. L. Bennett, Paper Presented at Defense and Security Symposium 2007, Conf. 6552: Laser Source Technology for Defense and Security III, paper 6552-12, Session 3, Orlando (2007).
  37. Innovative High-Power CW Yb:YAG Cryogenic Laser , D. C. Brown, J. M. Singley, E. Yager, J. W. Kuper, B. J. Lotito, L. L. Bennett, Photonics West, San Jose, January 2007.
  38. High Efficiency CW Green-Pumped Alexandrite Lasers, J. W. Kuper and D. C. Brown, Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, International Society for Optics and Photonics, 61000T-61000T-8 (2006).
  39. The Promise of Cryogenic Solid-State Lasers, D. C. Brown, Invited Paper, IEEE Special Issue on Topics in Quantum Electronics 11, 587-599, May/June 2005.
  40. Yb:YAG Absorption at Ambient and Cryogenic Temperatures, D. C. Brown, R. L. Cone, Y. Sun, and R. Equall,  IEEE Special Issue on Topics in Quantum Electronics 11, 604-612, May/June 2005.
  41. Compact Efficient Microlasers, D. C. Brown and J. W. Kuper, paper presented at Photonics West, SPIE Conference 5707, January 2005.
  42. High Density Methods For Producing Diode-Pumped Micro Lasers, David C. Brown, US Patent Application US/2005/0063441 A1 (2005).
  43. Green-Pumped Alexandrite Lasers, J. W. Kuper and D. C. Brown, paper presented at Photonics West, SPIE Conference 5707, January 2005.
  44. Laser Flashlight, David C. Brown, Richard J. Nelson, Titus A. Casazza, and Jay Kehoe US6799868B2 (2004).
  45. Rod, Slab, Disk, and Fiber Geometries: The Road to High Single-Mode Powers, H. J. Hoffman, N. Hodgson, and D. C. Brown, Photonics West Paper PW04 Talk 4 (2004).
  46. Laser Flashlight, David C. Brown, Richard J. Nelson, Titus A. Casazza, and Jay Kehoe, US Patent # 6616301B2 (2003).
  47. High-Power Cryogenic Yb:YAG Solid-State Lasers, paper Presented at 6th Annual Directed Energy Professional Society Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2003).
  48. Diode-Pumped Gas Lasers, US6331993B1, David C. Brown (2001).
  49. Cryogenically Cooled Solid State Lasers, David C. Brown, US6195372B1 (2001).
  50. Thermal, Stress, and Thermo-Optic Effects in High Average Power Double-Clad Silica Fiber Lasers, D. C. Brown and H. J. Hoffman, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 37, 207-217, Feb. 2001.
  51. Total Internal Reflection Thermally Compensated Rod Laser, US6115400A, David C. Brown (2000).
  52. Laser Flashlight, David C. Brown, Richard J. Nelson, Titus A. Casazza, and Jay Kehoe, US6142650A (2000).
  53. Thermal, Stress, and Scaling Effects in High Average Power Double-Clad Silica Fiber Lasers, D. C. Brown and H. J. Hoffman, Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review 2000, Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate, Laser Division, June 5-8 (2000).
  54. Mobile Laser Spotlight System For Law Enforcement, David C. Brown, US5997163A (1999).
  55. Nonlinear Thermal and Stress Effects and Scaling Behavior of YAG Slab Amplifiers, D.C. Brown, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 34, 2393, December, 1998.
  56. Nonlinear Thermal Distortion in YAG Rod Amplifiers, D.C. Brown, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 34, 2383, December, 1998.
  57. Heat, Fluorescence, And Stimulated-Emission Fractions In Nd:YAG, D.C. Brown, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 34, 560 (1998).
  58. Efficient CW End-Pumped, End-Cooled Nd:YVO4 Diode-Pumped Laser, D.C. Brown, R. Nelson, and L. Billings,  Applied Optics 36, 8611 (1997).
  59. Ultrahigh-Average-Power Diode-Pumped Nd:YAG and Yb:YAG Lasers, D.C. Brown, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 33, 861 (1997).