Understanding Distance Uncertainties

Author Institution: Lawrence Livermore National LaboratorySlides presented at the 4th Annual Photonic Doppler Velocimetry (PDV) Workshop held at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, November 5-6, 2009

Flexible manufacturing for photonics device assembly

The assembly of photonics devices such as laser diodes, optical modulators, and opto-electronics multi-chip modules (OEMCM), usually requires the placement of micron size devices such as laser diodes, and sub-micron precision attachment between optical fibers and diodes or waveguide modulators (usually referred to as pigtailing). This is a very labor intensive process. Studies done by the opto-electronics (OE) industry have shown that 95 percent of the cost of a pigtailed photonic device is due to the use of manual alignment and bonding techniques, which is the current practice in industry. At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, we are working to reduce the cost of packaging OE devices through the use of automation. Our efforts are concentrated on several areas that are directly related to an automated process. This paper will focus on our progress in two of those areas, in particular, an automated fiber pigtailing machine and silicon micro-technology compatible with an automated process

Down Conversion Scheme for PDV

Author Institution: Lawrence Livermore National LaboratorySlides presented at the 2nd Annual Photonic Doppler Velocimetry (PDV) Workshop held at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, August 16-17, 2007

Factors to Consider when Choosing a Probe

Author Institution: Lawrence Livermore National LaboratorySlides presented at the 3nd Annual Photonic Doppler Velocimetry (PDV) Conference and Workshop held at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 3-4, 2008

Processing Oscillatory Data with PDV

Author Institution: Lawrence Livermore National LaboratorySlides presented at the 2nd Annual Photonic Doppler Velocimetry (PDV) Workshop held at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, August 16-17, 2007

Embedded Fiber Optic Probes to Measure Detonation Velocities Using the PDV

Author Institution: Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryAuthor Institution: Los Alamos National LaboratorySlides presented at the 5th Annual Photonic Doppler Velocimetry (PDV) Users Conference held at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, September 8-9, 2010

What are the Limits of PDV?

Author Institution: Lawrence Livermore National LaboratorySlides presented at the Heterodyne Velocimeter Workshop held at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, July 20-21, 2006