Electro-Optic research activities include:

• The Development of Reflectance Reference Standards using Holographic Techniques, supported by NSF EPSCor and NASA EPSCor.
  • Reflectance reference standards using computer generated holograms
• Investigations of the degree of polarization of light scattered by diffuse objects and computer generated holograms.
• Simulation and modeling of laser stabilization techniques.
• Spatially resolved Stokes vector measurements.
  • F. M. Cady, D. Krings, "Spatially-resolved Stokes vector measurements," Review of Scientific Instrumentation, October 1998

Annual OpTeC Conference Presentations:

• OpTeC 2000:
  • "Gravity Wave Simulator", F. M. Cady (296 Kb pdf file)
  • "Photodiode Characterization for Hetrodyne Mixing," G. Hunyadi (172 Kb pdf file)
• OpTeC 1999:
  • "From OMEGA to LISA: The receiver development continues" F. M. Cady http://www.montana.edu/wwwoptec/FredCadyOpTeC1999_files/v3_document.htm
• OpTeC 1998:
  • "The Omega Project: Overview and DSP Phase Tracking," F. M. Cady
  • "OMEGA Receiver Synthesizer: Design and Control," Joel Machler
  • "Operation of a Serial A/D Converter with a Digital Signal Processor," Stefani Isfeld
• OpTeC 1997:
  • "Spatially Resolved Polarization Measurements and Other Topics," F. M. Cady
  • "Comparison of Transmissive and Reflective Computer Generated Holograms," Duane Krings
• OpTeC 1996:
  • "Digital Signal Processing Applied to Laser Stabilization," F. M. Cady
  • "Feasibility of Various Computer-Generated Holograms as a Reference Standard," Duane Krings
  • "A Review of Laser Frequency Stability Techniques and Results," Bruce Bacon
• OpTeC 1995:
  • "A review of spatially resolved index measurements," F. M. Cady
  • "Computer Generated Holograms as a Reference Standard," Joseph Jones
  • "Polarization Properties of Computer Generated Holograms," Gougang Wang
  • "Light Depolarization Using Liquid Crystal Displays," Biljana Milkovska
• OpTeC 1994:
  • "The development of reflectance reference standards using holographic techniques" and "Measurements of striae in CR+ doped YAG crystals," F. M. Cady