Optical Systems Design Consultant: Optical and Opto-Mechanical Design of Medical Devices, Fluorescence and Absorbance Spectrometers and Light Scattering Equipment

Consultant #1601

Optical and mechanical design of analytical instruments, fluorescence and absorbance spectrometers and light scattering equipment.
Optical and mechanical design of custom optical Information processing equipment for the defense establishment.
Lens and optical system design using optical design software such as Genii and Zemax.
Acousto optics for signal processors.
Fiber optic probes for process spectrometers.
Wavelength division multiplexer for local area networks.
Fourier lens design.
Design of polarization scramblers.
Fiber optic photo-therapy probes.
Surface area and pore size distribution of materials and related technology for equipment design.

Independent Consultant, Present

American Instrument Company / Baxter Labs, Silver Spring, MD, Project Engineer

Major Projects:

Optical Design

Developed simple methods of laying out optical systems and optimizing optical power throughput using the theory of stops.
Designed the optical system of the Rotachem automated clinical diagnostic analyzer.
Discovered a method of eliminating doubly dispersed light from monochromators and designed the monochromators used in advanced spectrophotometers and spectroflourometers.
Developed and patented an original method of determining absolute turbidity and incorporated method into the Absolute Light Scattering Photometer.

Litton Amecom, College Park, MD, Senior Scientist

Principal optical designer for an air borne acousto-optic recorder for monitoring radar emissions.
Principal investigator for an Air Force sponsored study of Litton microchannel plate amplifiers as applied to acousto-optic channelized receivers.
Modeled and bench tested a wavelength division fiber optic multiplexer.
Assumed responsibility for a start up project aimed at developing integrated optical devices.

System Engineering and Development, Inc., Columbia, MD, Principal Engineer

Responsible for the optical and mechanical design of a benchtop acoustic-optics based Cross Ambiguity Function (CAF) generator.
Optical design of a rack mounted CAF system and a satellite borne CAF processor.
Used the Genii Optical design program to design satellite system lens withing tolerances and to evaluate system performance.

Consulting Firm, Consultant

Representative Projects:

Essex Corp: Designed the optical system, Fourier lens and imaging lenses of an acousto-optic processor for generating range Doppler images of objects in space. Designed breadboard and prototype modular range Doppler system including opto-mechanical design.
Omeda: Proposed quality control methods for an OEM system used in the Omeda baby phototherapy health care system.
LT Industries: Designed a height insensitive fiber optic reflectance probe. Evaluated a commercial spectrometer for use in future model LT process analyzers.
Becton Dickenson: Assisted the engineering team in troubleshooting the BD blood fraction analyzer for the health care industry.
University of Maryland: Investigated several approaches for fabricating a large area polarization scrambler.
Innovative Technologies Group: Designed the optics for two special fiber optic reflectance probes.
NIH SBA Grant: Worked with Roswell Park Cancer Institute towards developing a phototherapy probe suitable for treating mesothelioma.
American Fluoroseal: Designed a radiant heater to defrost a selected corner of a cell solution bag with minimum damage to the cells.

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Publications and Patents