Publications 2000 -2005

2000

  1. Analytical Solution of the Polarized Photon Transport Equation in an Infinite Uniform Medium using Cumulant Expansion, W. Cai, M. Lax, R. R. Alfano, Phys. Rev. E 63, 016606, 10 pp. (2000).

  2. Brain Perfusion Monitoring with Frequency-domain and Continuous-wave Near-infrared Spectroscopy: a Cross-correlation Study in Newborn Piglets, G. Zhang, A. Katz, R. R. Alfano, A. D. Kofinas, D. A. Kofinas, P. G. Stubblefield, W. Rosenfeld, D. Beyer, D. Maulik, M. R. Stankovic, Phys. Med. Biol. 45, 3143-3158 (2000)

  3. Continuous-wave and Passively Mode-locked Operation of a Cunyite (Cr4+:Ca2GeO4) Laser, Bing Xu, Jonathan M. Evans, Vladimir Petricevic, S. P. Guo, O. Maksimov, Maria C. Tamargo, R. R. Alfano, Appl. Opt. 39, 4975-4978 (2000).

  4. Detection of Corrosion beneath a Paint Layer by Use of Spectral Polarization Optical Imaging, J. H. Ali, W. B. Wang, P. P. Ho, R. R. Alfano, Opt. Lett. 25, 1303-1305 (2000).

  5. Laser Irradiative Tissue Probed In Situ by Collagen 380-nm Fluorescence Imaging, Jing Tang, F. Zeng, H. Savage, P. P. Ho, R. R. Alfano, Laser. Surg. Med. 27, 158-164 (2000).

  6. Intracerebral Hemodynamics probed by Near Infrared Spectroscopy in the Transition between Wakefulness and Sleep, Arthur J. Spielman, G. Zhang, C.-M. Yang, P. D鈥橝mbrosio, S. Serizawa, M. Nagata, H. von Gizycki, R. R. Alfano, Brain Research 866, 313-325 (2000).

  7. Nondestructive Evaluation of Incipient Corrosion in a Metal Beneath Paint by Second-Harmonic Tomography, J. Ying, F. Liu, P. P. Ho, R. R. Alfano, Opt. Lett. 25, 1189-1191 (2000).

  8. A Comparison of Cunyite and Forsterite NIR Tunable Laser Tissue Welding using Native Collagen Fluorescence Imaging, Jing Tang, F. Zeng, J. M. Evans, B. Xu, H. Savage, P. P. Ho, R. R. Alfano, J.  Clin. Laser Med. Surg. 18, 117-123 (2000).

  9. Deep Subsurface Imaging in Tissues using Spectral and Polarization Filtering, S. G. Demos, H. B. Radousky, R. R. Alfano, Opt. Exp. 7, 23-28 (2000).

  10. Sol-Gel Syntheses and Spectroscopic Characterization of Chromium-Doped Silicates and Germanates, P. Sujatha Devi, H. D. Gafney, V. Petricevic, R. R. Alfano, D. He, K. E. Miyano, Chem. Mater. 12, 1378-1385 (2000).

  11. Flux Growth and Characterization of Cr4+:Ca2GeO4 Crystals as a new Near Infrared Tunable Laser Material, A. Bykov, V. Petricevic, J. Steiner, Di Yao, L. L. Isaacs, M. R. Kokta, R. R. Alfano, J. Cryst. Growth 211, 295-301 (2000).

  12. Analytical Solution of the Elastic Boltzmann Transport Equation in an Infinite Uniform Medium using Cumulant Expansion, W. Cai, M. Lax, R. R. Alfano, J. Phys. Chem. B 104, 3996-4000 (2000).

  13. Cumulant Solution of the Elastic Boltzmann Transport Equation in an Infinite Uniform Medium, W. Cai, M. Lax, R. R. Alfano, Phys. Rev. E 61, 3871-3876 (2000).

  14. Fluorescence Spectroscopic Imaging to Detect Changes in Collagen and Elastin following Laser Tissue Welding, J. Tang, F. Zeng, H. Savage, P. P. Ho, R. R. Alfano, J.  Clin. Laser Med. Surg. 18, 3-8 (2000).

  15. Effect of Scattering on Nonlinear Optical Scanning Microscopy Imaging of Highly Scattering Media, J. Ying, F. Liu, R. R. Alfano, Appl. Opt. 39, 509-514 (2000).

2001

  1. Parotid Gland Tissues Investigated by Picosecond Time-Gated and Optical Spectroscopic Imaging Techniques, S. K. Gayen, M. Alrubaiee, H. E. Savage, S. P. Schantz, R. R. Alfano, IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 7, 906-911 (2001).

  2. UV Reflectance Spectroscopy Probes DNA and Protein Changes in Human Breast Tissues, Yuanlong Yang, E. J. Celmer, J. A. Koutcher, R. R. Alfano, J. Clin. Laser Med. Surg. 19, 35-39 (2001)

  3. Photon-transport forward Model for Imaging in Turbid Media, M. Xu, W. Cai, M. Lax, R. R. Alfano, Opt. Lett. 26, 1066-1068 (2001).

  4. Near-Infrared Photo-Excited Emission from Tissues treated at Different Temperature Levels, J. Tang, G. Zhang, F. Zeng, P. P. Ho, R. R. Alfano, Laser. Surg. Med. 29, 18-22 (2001).

  5. Time-resolved Fourier Optical Diffuse Tomography, M. Xu, M. Lax, R. R. Alfano, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 18, 1535-1542 (2001).

  6. Carrier Screening Effects in Photoluminescence Spectra of InGaAsP/InP Multiple Quantum Well Photovoltaic Structures, O. Y. Raisky, W. B. Wang, R. R. Alfano, C. L. Reynolds, Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 430-432 (2001).

2002

  1. Optical Properties of Cunyite (Cr4+:Ca2GeO4) Crystals Co-doped with Er3+ Ions, M. Yu. Sharonov, S. Owen, A. B. Bykov, W. B. Wang, R. R. Alfano, Opt. Commun. 209, 209-216 (2002).

  2. Backilluminated GaN/ALGaN Heterojunction Ultraviolet Photodetector with High Internal Gain, S. K. Zhang, W. B. Wang, I. Shtau, F. Yun, L. He, H. Morkoc, X. Zhou, M. Tamargo, R. R. Alfano, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 4862-4864 (2002).

  3. Backilluminated Ultraviolet Photodetector based on GaN/AlGaN Multiple Quantum Wells, S. K. Zhang, W. B. Wang, F. Yun, L. He, H. Morkoc, X. Zhou, M. Tamargo, R. R. Alfano, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 4628-4630 (2002).

  4. Photon Migration in Turbid Media Using a Cumulant Approximation to Radiative Transfer, M. Xu, W. Cai, M. Lax, R. R. Alfano, Phys. Rev. E, 65, 066609, 10 pp. (2002).

  5. DNA and Protein Changes Caused by Disease in Human Breast Tissues Probed by the Kubelka-Munk Spectral Function, Yuanlong Yang, Edward J. Celmer, Jason A. Koutcher, R. R. Alfano, Photochem. Photobiol. 75, 627-632 (2002).

  6. Diffusion Coefficient Depends on Time, not on Absorption, W. Cai, M. Xu, M. Lax, R. R. Alfano, Opt. Lett. 27, 731-733 (2002).

  7. Intensity-dependent Temporal Laser Pulse Shaping and Propagation in ZnSe, Yingxin Bai, P. P. Ho, R. R. Alfano, Opt. Commun. 202, 199-204 (2002).

  8. Noninvasive Native Fluorescence Imaging of Head and Neck Tumors, A. Katz, H. E. Savage, S. P. Schantz, S. A. McCormick, R. R. Alfano, Tech. Cancer Res. Treat. 1, 9-15 (2002).

2003

  1. Spectral Analysis to Detect Benign and Invasive Malignant Tumors in Breast Biopsy Specimens using Excitation Spectroscopy, Y. Yang, E. J. Celmer, J. A. Koutcher, R. R. Alfano, Laser. Life Sci. 10, 1-13 (2003).

  2. Bacteria Size Determination by Elastic Light Scattering, A. Katz, A. Alimova, M. Xu, E. Rudolph, Mahendra K. Shah, H. E. Savage, R. B. Rosen, S. A. McCormick, R. R. Alfano, IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 9, 277-287 (2003).

  3. Free-Space Ballistic Laser Propagation of a Pulse Coded Data Stream Through Fog, X. Ni, R. R. Alfano, Appl. Opt. 42, 6980-6983 (2003).

  4. More on Patterns in Mie Scattering, M. Xu, R. R. Alfano, Opt. Commun. 226, 1-5 (2003).

  5. Coherence Properties of the Supercontinuum Source, I. Zeylikovich, R. R. Alfano, Appl. Phys. B 77, 265-268 (2003).

  6. Aorta and Skin Tissues Welded by Near-Infrared Cr4+:YAG Laser, T. K. Gayen, A. Katz, H. E. Savage, S. A. McCormick, M. Al-Rubaiee, Y. Budansky, J. Lee, R. R. Alfano, J. Clin. Laser Med. Surg. 21, 259-269 (2003).

  7. GaN/AlGaN Back-illuminated Multiple-quantum-well Schottky Barrier Ultraviolet Photodetectors, A. Teke, S. Dogan, F. Yun, M. A. Reshchikov, H. Le, X. Q. Liu, H. Morko莽, S. K. Zhang, W. B. Wang, R. R. Alfano, Solid State Electron. 47, 1401-1408 (2003).

  8. p-GaN-I-GaN/AlGaN Multiple-Quantum Well n-AlGaN Back-illuminated Ultraviolet Detectors, A. Teke, S. Dogan, L. He, D. Huang, F. Yun, M. Mikkelson, H. Morkoc, S. K. Zhang, W. B. Wang, R. R. Alfano, J. Electron. Mater. 32, 307-311 (2003).

  9. Native Fluorescence and Excitation Spectroscopic Changes in Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus Bacteria Subjected to Conditions of Starvation, A. Alimova, A. Katz, H.