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- Bachelors Electrical Engineering Stanford University
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- Applications of photoacoustic sensing techniques (1986) (1110)
- Pulsed optoacoustic spectroscopy of condensed matter (1981) (544)
- Laser‐cleaning techniques for removal of surface particulates (1992) (357)
- Efficient pulsed laser removal of 0.2 μm sized particles from a solid surface (1991) (208)
- Optical absorptions of light and heavy water by laser optoacoustic spectroscopy. (1979) (200)
- Effect of rapid spin exchange on the magnetic-resonance spectrum of alkali vapors (1977) (152)
- Remote sensing applications of pulsed photothermal radiometry (1983) (150)
- Particle formation by resonant laser light in alkali-metal vapor (1975) (131)
- Laser Cleaning Of Surface Contaminants (1997) (117)
- Techniques of flash radiometry (1984) (117)
- Pressure generation and measurement in the rapid vaporization of water on a pulsed-laser-heated surface (1996) (107)
- A new high-precision optical technique to measure magnetostriction of a thin magnetic film deposited on a substrate (1989) (99)
- Marangoni Mechanism in Pulsed Laser Texturing of Magnetic Disk Substrates (1997) (99)
- Optoacoustic spectroscopy of liquids (1979) (95)
- A practical excimer laser-based cleaning tool for removal of surface contaminants (1994) (78)
- Profile of laser‐produced acoustic pulse in a liquid (1983) (73)
- Photoacoustic generation and detection of 10‐ns acoustic pulses in solids (1983) (72)
- Pulsed Photoacoustic Materials Characterization (1986) (69)
- Optoacoustic determination of photocarrier generation efficiencies of dye films (1980) (67)
- Optical monitoring of photoacoustic pulse propagation in silicon wafers (1985) (64)
- High overtones of C–H stretch in liquid benzene measured by laser optoacoustic spectroscopy (1979) (61)
- Optical absorption coefficients of water (1979) (60)
- Optical probing of the temperature transients during pulsed-laser induced boiling of liquids (1996) (58)
- Two-photon absorption spectra and cross-section measurements in liquids (1979) (55)
- Measurement of small absorptions in liquids. (1979) (53)
- Precise measurements of a magnetostriction coefficient of a thin soft-magnetic film deposited on a substrate (1988) (52)
- 1 – PHOTO ACOUSTICS: SPECTROSCOPY AND OTHER APPLICATIONS (1983) (52)
- Pulsed photothermal radiometry for noncontact spectroscopy, material testing and inspection measurements (1984) (50)
- Picosecond laser sputtering of sapphire at 266 nm (1989) (50)
- Thermal diffusivity in thin films measured by noncontact single-ended pulsed-laser-induced thermal radiometry. (1983) (50)
- Noncontact monitoring of laser ablation using a miniature piezoelectric probe to detect photoacoustic pulses in air (1992) (50)
- Pulsed‐laser generation of ultrashort acoustic pulses: Application for thin‐film ultrasonic measurements (1984) (49)
- Strong New Emission Bands in Alkali-Noble-Gas Systems (1975) (49)
- Long-Range Interactions between cw Self-Focused Laser Beams in an Atomic Vapor (1977) (46)
- Optical Detection of Nanosecond Acoustic Pulses (1986) (46)
- High‐resolution optoacoustic spectroscopy of rare‐earth oxide powders (1979) (46)
- Experimental and Numerical Studies on Microscale Bending of Stainless Steel With Pulsed Laser (1999) (45)
- Strong amplification of sidebands in self-focused laser beams in an atomic vapor (1979) (44)
- Absorption studies of excimer transitions in Cs-noble-gas and Rb-noble-gas molecules (1976) (43)
- Plasma production in a Cs vapor by a weak CW laser beam at 6010 Å (1977) (43)
- Optoacoustic Raman gain spectroscopy of liquids (1979) (41)
- Optical measurements of thermal diffusivity of a material (1995) (41)
- Laser-assisted microscale deformation of stainless steels and ceramics (1998) (40)
- “Laser cleaning” removes particles from surfaces (1993) (39)
- Experimental and theoretical studies of bump formation during laser texturing of Ni-P disk substrates (1996) (39)
- Effect of intense and prolonged 248 nm pulsed‐laser irradiation on the properties of ultraviolet‐grade fused silica (1991) (38)
- Transient Temperature During the Vaporization of Liquid on a Pulsed Laser-Heated Solid Surface (1996) (38)
- Ultimate corrosion-resistant optoacoustic cell for spectroscopy of liquids. (1980) (37)
- Optical Generation and Detection of Acoustic Pulse Profiles in Gases for Novel Ultrasonic Absorption Spectroscopy. (1984) (36)
- Time-resolved flow-velocity and concentration measurements using a traveling thermal lens. (1985) (35)
- Optimization of optoacoustic cell for depth profiling studies of semiconductor surfaces (1980) (34)
- Thermal conduction at a contact interface measured by pulsed photothermal radiometry (1988) (33)
- Temperature dependence of the reflectivity of silicon with surface oxide at wavelengths of 633 and 1047 nm (1999) (33)
- Optical and acoustic study of nucleation and growth of bubbles at a liquid-solid interface induced by nanosecond-pulsed-laser heating (1994) (33)
- The potential energy curves of the X 1 Sigma + and A 1 Sigma + states of CsH (1978) (32)
- Pulsed laser stripping of polyurethane‐coated wires: A comparison of KrF and CO2 lasers (1991) (32)
- Polarization reversal of Rayleigh scattering near a 2P32, 12 − 2S12 resonance doublet (1976) (31)
- On the saturation effect in the picosecond near ultraviolet laser ablation of polyimide (1989) (30)
- Temperature dependence of optical constants for amorphous silicon (1992) (30)
- Quantitative spectroscopy of micron-thick liquid films (1980) (28)
- Photodeflection probing of the explosion of a liquid film in contact with a solid heated by pulsed excimer laser irradiation (1993) (28)
- Absorption profile of the seventh harmonic of the CH stretch in liquid benzene (1979) (27)
- Energy relaxations in CS2 and in NO2–N2O4 vapors following pulsed laser excitation at 337.1 nm by probe beam deflection measurements (1987) (27)
- Noncontact optoacoustic determination of gas flow velocity and temperature simultaneously (1982) (26)
- Noncontact optoacoustic monitoring of flame temperature profiles. (1982) (26)
- Spectroscopy of the CsH (X 1Σ+) state by laser‐excited fluorescence (1976) (25)
- Transmission studies of explosive vaporization of a transparent liquid film on an opaque solid surface induced by excimer‐laser‐pulsed irradiation (1992) (25)
- Measurement of air gap thickness underneath an opaque film by pulsed photothermal radiometry (1986) (25)
- Mechanism of picosecond ultraviolet laser sputtering of sapphire at 266 nm (1990) (24)
- Photoacoustics: Spectroscopy and Other Applications (1983) (23)
- Overview Of Photothermal Spectroscopy (1990) (23)
- Photothermal displacement measurement of transient melting and surface deformation during pulsed laser heating (1998) (23)
- Excimer radiation from Na—Noble-gas and K—Noble-gas molecules (1976) (23)
- Excimer laser ablation of ferrites (1991) (22)
- Measurement of small elastic anisotropy in solids using laser‐induced ultrasonic pulses (1984) (22)
- New absorption bands observed in the CsXe system (1975) (22)
- Temporal profile of optical transmission probe for pulsed‐laser heating of amorphous silicon films (1992) (22)
- Testing of the durability of single-crystal calcium fluoride with and without antireflection coatings for use with high-power KrF excimer lasers. (1992) (22)
- Photoacoustic pulse generation and probe‐beam deflection for ultrasonic velocity measurements in liquids (1982) (21)
- Sudden onset of strong absorption followed by forced recovery in KrF laser-irradiated fused silica. (1993) (21)
- Continuous-wave Doppler-free two-photon frequency-modulation spectroscopy in Rb vapor. (1983) (20)
- Lasers in electrophotography (1982) (20)
- Visible excimer bands of the K-noble-gas and Na-noble-gas molecules: Comparison of experiment with theory (1978) (20)
- Noncontact photothermal probe beam deflection measurement of thermal diffusivity in an unconfined hot gas (1985) (19)
- Transient Optical Transmission Measurement in Excimer-Laser Irradiation of Amorphous Silicon Films (1993) (18)
- Photothermal probe beam deflection monitoring of photochemical particulate production (1985) (17)
- Stepwise excitation and level-crossing spectroscopy of the triplet D states of helium-4 (1975) (17)
- Laser Texturing Of Glass Disk Substrates (1997) (16)
- VISIBLE EMISSION BANDS OF $KXe_{n}$ POLYATOMIC EXCIPLEXES (1978) (16)
- Transient absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy in fused silica induced by pulsed KrF excimer laser irradiation (1991) (16)
- Temperature dependence of optical properties for amorphous silicon at wavelengths of 632.8 and 752 nm. (1993) (15)
- Photoacoustic-pulse generation and propagation in a metal vapor. (1982) (14)
- Laser cleaning: Laser‐induced removal of particles from surfaces (1993) (14)
- Laser Bending of Ceramics and Application to Manufacture Magnetic Head Sliders in Disk Drives (2002) (14)
- Quasiresonant laser‐produced plasma: An efficient mechanism for localized breakdown (1980) (12)
- Preferential excitation transfer in Cs∗(6D32)- Cs(6S12) collisions (1978) (12)
- Oscillating laser-production of particulates in a Cs/D2 vapor (1977) (12)
- Laser cleaning of wafer surfaces and lithography masks (1991) (12)
- Reduction of friction between a tape and a smooth surface by acoustic excitation (1987) (12)
- Emission bands from discharge-excited alkali-noble-gas systems (1976) (11)
- 248-nm lens materials: performance and durability issues in an industrial environment (1993) (11)
- An investigation of the transition moment of the A 1Σ+–X 1Σ+ bands of CsH (1981) (11)
- PULSED OPTO-ACOUSTICS : THEORY AND APPLICATIONS (1983) (11)
- Ultrasonic imaging of layered structures utilizing nondestructive subnanosecond photoacoustic pulse generation (1986) (11)
- Polarization of laser‐excited fluorescent lines from 85Rb2 and 87Rb2 molecules (1976) (11)
- Liquid film enhanced laser cleaning (1992) (10)
- Spatial Dependence of the Strong Optogalvanic Effects Due to Metastable Quenching in a DC Helium Discharge (1982) (10)
- Laser-assisted surface modification of thin chromium films (1997) (10)
- Laser-induced thermal desorption of moisture from a surface in atmospheric conditions (1988) (10)
- Signal Enhancement and Noise Suppression Considerations in Photothermal Spectroscopy (1992) (10)
- Excimer laser projection micromachining of polyimide thin films annealed at different temperatures (1996) (10)
- Issues on high-speed laser zone texturing of magnetic disk substrates with improved quality (1998) (9)
- Laser-Induced Short Time Scale Thermal Chemistry of Perfluoropolyether Lubricant Films (1999) (9)
- Noncontact measurement of thermal conductivity of epoxy bonds by pulsed photothermal radiometry (1987) (9)
- Influence of gas viscosity on the photoacoustic signal in gas‐microphone cells (1986) (8)
- Explosion of a liquid film in contact with a pulse-heated solid surface detected by the probe-beam deflection method. (1992) (8)
- Modeling Stiction Performance of Laser-Texture (1997) (8)
- Optical pumping of a dense Na+He+N2 system: Application as an rf spectrum analyzer (1979) (8)
- Photoacoustic ejection from a nozzle (PEN) for drop-on-demand ink jet printing. (1982) (8)
- Microscale bending using pulsed and cw laser (2001) (7)
- Special Issue on Photoacoustics (1986) (7)
- Optically pumped cell for novel visible decay of inhomogeneous magnetic field or of rf frequency spectrum (1977) (7)
- Efficient laser cleaning of small particulates using pulsed laser irradiation synchronized with liquid-film deposition (1991) (6)
- Opto-Acoustic Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter (1981) (6)
- Characterization of vapor and aerosol flows by photothermal methods (1986) (6)
- PHOTOTHERMAL DISPLACEMENT DETECTION AND TRANSIENT IMAGING OF BUMP GROWTH DYNAMICS IN LASER ZONE TEXTURING OF NI-P DISK SUBSTRATES (1999) (6)
- Absorption bands in a CsHe system associated with forbidden Cs atomic transitions (1978) (5)
- Ultrasonic measurements in fine powders using a photoacoustic pulse-generation technique. (1983) (5)
- Dynamic response of a cw laser‐produced Cs plasma to laser modulations (1979) (5)
- Effect of coupling gas viscosity on the photoacoustic signal (1985) (5)
- High sensitivity photothermal surface spectroscopy with polarization modulation (1984) (5)
- Optical Detection of Photoacoustic Pulses in Thin Silicon Wafers. (1985) (5)
- Plasma Formation in Alkali Metal Vapors by Quasi-Resonant Laser Excitation (1982) (5)
- Probing heat diffusion after pulsed-laser-induced breakdown in a metal vapor. (1982) (5)
- Photothermal spectroscopy as a sensitive spectroscopic tool (1991) (4)
- Laser processes for precise microfabrication of magnetic disk-drive components (2000) (4)
- Particulate removal from a surface by excimer laser irradiation (1990) (4)
- Spin Polarization in Flames by Optical Pumping (1978) (4)
- OPTICAL PROBING OF PHOTOACOUSTIC PROPAGATION FOR NONCONTACT MEASUREMENT OF FLOWS, TEMPERATURES AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS (1983) (4)
- Effects of KrF laser radiation on fused-silica glass: a comparison of samples exposed in air vs vacuum (1993) (3)
- Enhanced acoustic cavitation at a liquid–solid interface following laser-induced bubble formation: long-term memory effect (1994) (3)
- Remote monitoring of thermal conductivity of a powder by a flash radiometry technique (1988) (3)
- Fine structure of the3P3state ofHe4 (1979) (3)
- Bump Formation and Growth by Multiple Laser Pulses on Ni-P Disk Substrates (1998) (3)
- Accurate measurement of the temperature coefficient of the ultrasonic velocity of fused quartz near room temperature (1987) (3)
- Photoacoustics and Photoacoustic Spectroscopy by Allan Rosencwaig (1982) (3)
- Long Range Interaction between CW Laser Beams in an Atomic Vapor (1977) (3)
- Micro-scale free surface rapid prototyping (1999) (2)
- Fine-structure intervals in the 33P and n3D states of 4He (1976) (2)
- Laser-induced forward transfer of carbon and chromium films in gases of one atmosphere pressure (1996) (2)
- Optical probing of the temperature and pressure transients at a liquid/solid interface due to pulsed laser-induced vaporization (1995) (2)
- Photothermal Techniques in Material Characterization Applications (1989) (2)
- Photoacoustic Pulse Generation and Ultrasonic Measurements in Fine Powders (1982) (1)
- Pulsed Photothermal Radiometry for Remote Sensing of Spectroscopic and Physical Properties of Thin Film (1984) (1)
- New laser texturing process of magnetic disks for stiction reduction (1996) (1)
- Efficient excimer laser cleaning for removal of surface contaminants (1994) (1)
- Mechanism of droplet formation during pulsed laser micro-machining (1997) (1)
- Memory effect on acoustic cavitation (1995) (1)
- Photothermal Characterization of Surfaces and Interfaces (1989) (1)
- A study of pulsed-laser bump formation on smooth glass substrates (1998) (1)
- Infrared photothermal radiometry (1984) (1)
- Acoustic dispersion and attenuation in toners (1984) (1)
- Growth by Multiple Laser Pulses On Ni-P Disk Substrate (1998) (1)
- Exploiting Sonoluminescence to Realize a MEMS Ultrasonic Sensor (2008) (1)
- Lasers and optics for manufacturing : featuring papers from 1996 OSA Annual Meeting, October 20-24, 1996, Rochester, New York (1997) (0)
- Photoacoustic and photothermal material testing (1985) (0)
- How well stuck is it (1987) (0)
- Experimental and 2-D Numerical Studies on Micro-Scale Bending of Stainless Steel With Pulsed Laser (1998) (0)
- Pulsed Opto-Acoustic Spectroscopy of Liquids (1979) (0)
- Issues on High-Speed Laser Zone Texturing of Magnetic Disk Substates With Improved Quality (1998) (0)
- Photoacoustic generations and applications (1982) (0)
- Photothermal Probe-Beam Deflection Measurement of Moisture Adsorption on a Silicon Surface Under Atmospheric Conditions (1987) (0)
- Photothermal detection of the onset of photochemical nucleation (laser snow) in vapors (1985) (0)
- Opto-Acoustics:Old Idea with New Applications (1985) (0)
- Advances in laser science - 3: Proceedings (1988) (0)
- Remote and in situ monitoring of laser ablation depth by photoacoustic detection (1991) (0)
- Pulsed Photothermal Radiometry for Measuring Subsurface Air Gap Thickness or Contact Thermal Resistance (1988) (0)
- Method for joining parts weak to heat (1992) (0)
- Optical measurements of pressure transients in the rapid vaporization of liquids on a pulsed-laser-heated surface (1995) (0)
- Noncontact optoacoustic monitoring: flow measurements and other applications (1982) (0)
- Photoacoustic Pulse Generation and Lietechon for Ultrasonic Measurements (1981) (0)
- Spectroscopy of Very Weakly Absorbing Condensed Media (1981) (0)
- EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EXPLOSIVE EVAPORATION OF LIQUIDS ON A SOLID SURFACE HEATED BY PULSED ULTRAVIOLET LASER IRRADIATION (1993) (0)
- Continuous Wave (cw) Doppler Free Two-Photon Frequency Modulated (FM) Spectroscopy (1983) (0)
- A MEMS Sonoluminescent Ultrasonic Sensor (2006) (0)
- Characterization of Thin Films and Layered Structures by Pulsed Photothermal Radiometry (1987) (0)
- Scientific understanding and applications of laser cleaning (1993) (0)
- Novel optical method for real-time ultrasonic absorption spectroscopy (1984) (0)
- Effect of intense and prolonged 248-nm laser irradiation on the properties of fused silica (1990) (0)
- A method for surface texturing of brittle material (1994) (0)
- Laser damage of optics in high power manufacturing applications. The road from single-shot to billion-shot performance (1993) (0)
- Slider assembly and magnetic recording system (1993) (0)
- A MEMS Ultra-Stable Short Duration Current Pulse Generator (2007) (0)
- Method for texturing surface of element, method for texturing surface of substrate and method for manufacturing disk for data recording (1994) (0)
- Excimer laser removal of wire insulation (1990) (0)
- Mechanism of laser ablation of a thin liquid film on an opaque surface (1992) (0)
- Efficient laser cleaning to remove 0.2 µm-sized gold particles on thin silicon wafers (1991) (0)
- Lasers for Material Processing in Advanced Manufacturing Applications (1996) (0)
- Pulsed laser photothermal techniques for materials characterization (2008) (0)
- Laser Photothermal Effects For Measurements And Materials Processing (1989) (0)
- Excimer laser ablation of ferrite ceramics (1991) (0)
- Photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy (1985) (0)
- ENERGY SPECTRA OF COSMIC-RAY-MUON NEUTRINOS AT LOW ENERGIES. (1970) (0)
- Novel Photo-Thermal Technique for Flow and Spectroscopic Measurements in a Dense Aerosol Stream. (1985) (0)
- A Study of Laser Texture Bumps on Glass Substrates (1998) (0)
- Photothermal methods for material testing applications (1986) (0)
- Practical applications of laser cleaning for removal of surface contaminants (1994) (0)
- Polarization of laser-excited fluorescent lines from /sup 85/Rb/sub 2/ and /sup 87/Rb/sub 2/ molecules (1976) (0)
- Novel spectroscopy (1982) (0)
- Pulsed Photothermal Radiometry to Measure the Properties of Thin Layered Films (1992) (0)
- OPTICAL AND ACOUSTIC STUDY OF THE RAPID VAPORIZATION OF LIQUIDS ON A SOLID SURFACE INDUCED BY PULSED ULTRAVIOLET LASER IRRADIATION (1994) (0)
- Flame Diagnostic Using Optoacoustic Laserbeam Deflection And Frequency Modulation Spectroscopy (1983) (0)
- Noncontact Photo-Thermal Sensing. (1988) (0)
- Laser Cleaning Techniques for the Removal of Small Surface Particulates (2020) (0)
- CHAPTER 1 – OVERVIEW OF PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY (1989) (0)
- Probe-Beam Deflection Measurement of Photothermal Desorption of Moisture Adsorbed on Gold or Silicon in Atmospheric Conditions (1988) (0)
- TEXTURING TECHNIQUE FOR HIGH PE ANCE MAGNETIC DISK DRIVES (1995) (0)
- Erratum: Techniques of flash radiometry [J. Appl. Phys. 56, 153 (1984)] (1985) (0)
- HIGH OVERTONES OF CARBON-HYDROGEN STRETCH IN LIQUID BENZENE MEASURED BY LASER OPTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY (1979) (0)
- Photoacoustic Shock Waves and Sound Velocities in Metal Vapors (1981) (0)
- Ultrasonic Absorption Spectroscopy in Fluids by Optical Detection of Photoacoustic Pulse Profiles (1985) (0)
- Quantitative Photothermal Deflection Measurement Of Thermal Diffusivity In A Hot Gas (1986) (0)
- Pulsed infrared radiometry for remote monitoring of thermal properties or thickness of thin films (1984) (0)
- Temperature dependence of the refractive indices and optical band gap of thin amorphous silicon films (1992) (0)
- Practical excimer laser-assisted cleaning of solid surfaces (1995) (0)
- Noncontact photo-thermal probe-beam deflection measurement of thermal diffusivity in an confined hot gas (1984) (0)
- Advances in laser science-III : proceedings of the third International Laser Science Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 1987 (1988) (0)
- Laser Bumps Controlling The Head/Disk Interface Tribology (1996) (0)
- Photo-Thermal Detection of the Onset of Photo-Chemical Nucleation (Laser-Snow) in Vapor. (1984) (0)
- Excimer laser ablation and micro-patterning of ferrites (1991) (0)
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