Research » Published Work (Reviewed):

Published Work (Reviewed):

(†Identifies a Post-Doctoral Fellow directly under supervision.)

(*Identifies a Graduate student directly under mentoring.)

2014 – present

  • U. Subash* and M. K. Poutous, “Crossed-cell-tile multiplexed 1st-order gratings, for three-dimensional beam-splitter applications”, Opt. Express 32, 38407-38421 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.539484.
  • Testorf, M. E., P. Gadamsetti*, P. Batoni, and M. K. Poutous. 2024. “Super-Oscillating Diffractive Optical Spot Generators”, Photonics 11, no. 9: 790. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11090790.
  • U. Subash*, H. Lee, M. K. Poutous, “High-efficiency anti-reflective modification of freeform elements and cylindrical lenses for arrayed wide-field astronomical corrector units”, J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst. 10(2) 025007 (16 May 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.10.2.025007.
  • Stinson, V.P.; Subash*, U.; Poutous, M. K.; Hofmann, T., “Towards Two-Photon Polymerization-Compatible Diffractive Optics for Micro-Mechanical Applications”, Micromachines 2023, 14, 1319. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14071319.
  • P. Gadamsetti* and M. K. Poutous, “Numerical study of feature-distribution effects for anti-reflection structured surfaces on binary gratings”, Appl. Opt. 62, 3398-3408 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.487810.
  • H. Lee, M. K. Poutous, “Reactive ion plasma etched surface relief gratings for low/medium/high resolution spectroscopy in astronomy”, J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst. 8(4) 045002 (28 October 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.8.4.045002.
  • P. Gadamsetti*, M. K. Poutous, “Fresnel reflection suppression from deterministic illumination diffusers using antireflection random nanostructures”, Opt. Eng. 61(6) 063106 (21 June 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.61.6.063106.
  • H. Lee, M. K. Poutous, “Arrayed wide-field astronomical camera system for spectroscopic surveys on Extremely Large Telescopes: system architecture, proof-of-concept, and enabling technologies”, J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst. 7(3) 035007, 1-21 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.7.3.035007.
  • P. Gadamsetti*, M. Testorf, D. A. Gonzalez*, P. Batoni, M. K. Poutous, “Implementation of a superresolution far-field spot-generator with 1/5 the diffraction limit”, Results in Optics,Volume 3, 2021, 100067, ISSN 2666-9501, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rio.2021.100067.
  • D. A. Gonzalez*, J. Meza-Galvan, D. Sharp, K. Vijayraghavan, and M. K. Poutous, “Narrow-angle scatter of reflectivity-suppressing nanostructured surfaces”, Optical Engineering 59(10), 103106 (2020). doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.59.10.103106.
  • Y. Li, S. Park, M. McLamb, M. Lata, S. Schöche, D. Childers, I. D. Aggarwal, M. K. Poutous, G. Boreman, and T. Hofmann, “UV to NIR optical properties of IP-Dip, IP-L, and IP-S after two-photon polymerization determined by spectroscopic ellipsometry”, Opt. Mater. Express 9, 4318-4328 (2019). doi.org/10.1364/OME.9.004318.
  • K. J. Major, T. C. Hutchens, C. R. Wilson, M. K. Poutous, I. D. Aggarwal, J. S. Sanghera, and K. J. Ewing, “Discrimination between explosive materials and isomers using a human color vision-inspired sensing method”, Appl. Spectroscopy 73(5), pp 520-528 (2019); doi.org/10.1177/0003702819828411.
  • Y. Li, S. Park, D. B. Fullager, D. Childers, M. K. Poutous, I. D. Aggarwal, G. Boreman, T. Hofmann, “Near-infrared transmittance enhancement using fully conformal antireflective structured surfaces on microlenses fabricated by direct laser writing”, Opt. Eng. 58(1) 010501:1-4 (2019); doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.58.1.010501.
  • K. J. Major, M. K. Poutous, I. D. Aggarwal, J. S. Sanghera, and K. J. Ewing, “Analytical procedure to assess the performance characteristics of a non-spectroscopic infrared optical sensor for discrimination of chemical vapors”, Appl. Opt. 57, pp 8903-8913 (2018); doi.org/10.1364/AO.57.008903.
  • C. R. Wilson, T. C. Hutchens, G. Sapkota†, J. R. Case†, M. G. Potter*, L. E. Busse, J. A. Frantz, L. B. Shaw, J. S. Sanghera, M. K. Poutous, I. D. Aggarwal, “Laser damage of silica optical windows with random antireflective structured surfaces”, Opt. Eng. 57(12), 121906:1-6 (2018); doi: 10.1117/1.OE.57.12.121906.
  • K. Kunala*, M. K. Poutous, “Random antireflective nanostructuring on binary near-wavelength period gratings”, Opt. Eng. 57(8), 087106:1-9 (2018); doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.57.8.087106.
  • K. Kunala* and M. K. Poutous, “Diffraction efficiency performance of random anti-reflecting subwavelength surface structures on prefabricated fused silica binary gratings”, Appl. Opt. 57, 4421-4427 (2018); doi.org/10.1364/AO.57.004421.
  • A. Peltier*, G. Sapkota†, J. R. Case†, M. K. Poutous, “Polarization insensitive performance of randomly structured antireflecting planar surfaces”, Opt. Eng. 57(3), 037109:1-8 (2018); doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.57.3.037109.
  • Major, K. J., Poutous, M. K., Dunnill, K. F.*, Deguzman P. C., Sanghera, J. S., Aggarwal, I. D., and  Ewing, K. J. (2016). “Biomimetic optical-filter detection system for discrimination of infrared chemical signatures”. Analytical Chemistry, 88(23), pp 11491–11497; doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02674.
  • D. A. Boyd, J. A. Frantz, S. S. Bayya, L. E. Busse, W. Kim, I. Aggarwal, M. Poutous and J. S. Sanghera, “Modification of nanostructured fused silica for use as superhydrophobic, IR-transmissive, anti-reflective surfaces”. Optical Materials, 54, pp 195-99 (2016); doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2016.02.035.
  • C. D. Taylor*, L. E. Busse, J. Frantz, J. S. Sanghera, I. D. Aggarwal, and M. K. Poutous, “Angle-of-incidence performance of random anti-reflection structures on curved surfaces”, Appl. Opt. 55, 2203-2213 (2016); doi.org/10.1364/AO.55.002203.
  • Major, K. J.†, Poutous, M. K., Ewing, K. J., Dunnill, K. F.*, Sanghera, J. S., & Aggarwal, I. D. (2015). “Optical filter selection for high confidence discrimination of strongly overlapping infrared chemical spectra.” Analytical Chemistry, 87(17), 8798-8808; doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5b01723.
  • M. K. Poutous, K. J. Major†, K. J. Ewing, J. Sanghera and I. Aggarwal, “Comparative-Discrimination Spectral Detection Method for the Identification of Vapors using Overlapping Broad Spectral Filters”, Apl. Spectroscopy, 69, 3, 305-13 (2015); doi.org/10.1366/14-07562.
  • L. E. Busse, C. M. Florea, J. A. Frantz, L. B. Shaw, I. D. Aggarwal, M. K. Poutous, R. Joshi*, and J. S. Sanghera, “Anti-reflective surface structures for spinel ceramics and fused silica windows, lenses and optical fibers”, Optical Materials Express, Vol. 4, Issue 12, 2504-15 (2014); doi.org/10.1364/OME.4.002504.
  • J. A. D’Archangel, D. J. Shelton, R. Hudgins, M. K. Poutous and G. D. Boreman, “Large Area Infrared Frequency Selective Surface with dimensions reproducible by Optical Lithography”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 32, 051807, 1-5  (2014); doi.org/10.1116/1.4895663.

2008 – 2013

  • Y. Li, I. R. Shrimathi, R. H. Woodward, A. J. Pung, M. K. Poutous, R. K. Shori and E. G. Johnson, “Guided-Mode Resonance Filters for Wavelength Selection in Mid-Infrared Fiber Lasers”, IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 24, no. 24, 2300-02 (2012); doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2012.2227305.
  • M. K. Poutous, Z. Hosseinimakarem and E. G. Johnson, “Photoresist surface roughness characterization in additive lithography processes for fabrication of phase-only optical vortices”, J.Micro/Nanolith. MEMS MOEMS, 11, 4, 043009, 1-8 (2012); doi.org/10.1117/1.JMM.11.4.043009.
  • L. Shah, R. A. Sims, P. Kadwani, C. C. C. Willis, J. B. Bradford, A. Pung, M. K. Poutous, E. G. Johnson and M. Richardson, “Integrated Tm:fiber MOPA with polarized output and narrow linewidth with 100W average power”, Opt. Express 20, 18, 20558-63 (2012); doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.020558.
  • Z. A. Roth, P. Srinivasan, M. K. Poutous, A. J. Pung, R. C. Rumpf, and E. G. Johnson, “Azimuthally varying guided mode resonance filters”, Micromachines 3, 180-93 (2012); doi.org/10.3390/mi3010180.
  • A. T. Cannistra, M. K. Poutous, E. G. Johnson, and T. J. Suleski, “Performance of conformal guided mode resonance filters”, Opt. Lett. 36, 1155-57 (2011); doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.001155.
  • A. J. Pung, M. K. Poutous, R. C. Rumpf, Z. A. Roth, and E. G. Johnson, “Two dimensional guided mode resonance filters fabricated in a uniform low-index material system”, Opt. Lett. 36, 3293-3295 (2011); doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.003293.
  • R. A. Sims, C. C. C. Willis, P. Kadwani, T. McComb, L. Shah, V. Sudesh, Z. Roth, M. Poutous, E. G. Johnson, M. Richardson, “Spectral beam combining of 2µm Tm fiber laser systems.” Opt. Comm. Vol. 284, 7, 1988-91 (2011); doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2010.12.017.
  • R. A. Sims, Z. A. Roth, Christina C. C. Willis, Pankaj Kadwani, T. S. McComb, L. Shah, V. Sudesh, M. Poutous, E. G. Johnson, and M. Richardson, “Spectral narrowing and stabilization of thulium fiber lasers using guided-mode resonance filters”, Opt. Lett. 36, 737-39 (2011); doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.000737.
  • M. K. Poutous, A. J. Pung, P. Srinivasan, Z. A. Roth, and E. G. Johnson, “Polarization selective, graded-reflectivity resonance filter, using a space-varying guided-mode resonance structure”, Opt. Express 18, 27764-76 (2010); doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.027764.
  • P. Srinivasan, M. K. Poutous, Z. A. Roth, Y. O. Yilmaz, R. C. Rumpf, E. G. Johnson, “Spatial and spectral beam shaping with space-variant guided mode resonance filters.”Opt. Exp., vol. 17, 22, 20365-75 (2009); doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.020365.
  • P. Srinivasan, Z. A. Roth, M. K. Poutous, E. G. Johnson, “Novel method for the fabrication of spatially variant structures.” J. Micro/Nanolith. MEMS MOEMS, vol. 8, 1, 3010, 1-8 (2009); doi.org/10.1117/1.3066798.

1988 – 2007

  • J. A. Davis, R. P. Tiangco, D. M. Cottrell, D. C. O’Shea and M. K. Poutous. “4-plane Space-invariant Fresnel Transform Optical Processor with a Random Phase Encoder.” Appl. Opt., 35, 20, 3819-28 (1996); doi.org/10.1364/AO.35.003819.
  • M. K. Poutous. “Dammann Gratings as Phase Diffusers in Fourier Holography.” Appl. Opt., 33, 29, 6827-32 (1994); doi.org/10.1364/AO.33.006827.
  • D. C. O’Shea, J. W. Beletic and M. K. Poutous. “Binary Mask Generation for Diffractive Optical Elements using Microcomputers.” Appl. Opt., 32, 14, 2566-72 (1993); doi.org/10.1364/AO.32.002566.
  • M. K. Poutous, P. Petrone, A. Ghaemi, K. D. Moeller and J. B. Heany. “Polarization of Microwave Noise Radiation in the 30 GHz to 300 GHz region.” Int. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 12, 1141-51 (1988); doi.org/10.1007/BF01009306.