G. Logan DesAutels, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Optical Designer



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

My experience spans over 12 years in the areas of optical design, research in Electro-Optics, research in physics, in addition to Army National Guard experience as a Stinger Missile crewmember.  Other areas of expertise include high power (15kW) laser design/research/analysis, Fourier optical analysis, Super Conductivity, laser scanning micrometer metrology and lens design (using Zemax, Code V or Oslo).


MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:



EDUCATION:  




ZEMAX PROFESSIONAL DESIGN COURSES (equivalent to one university semester):

     1.  Optical Design Using Zemax, 1998.
     2.  Advanced Optical Design Using Zemax, 2003.
     3.  Stray Light and Nonsequential Raytracing Using Zemax, 2007.


PUBLICATIONS:

  1. IOP, Journal of Optics A, titled “High Power Large Bore CO2 Laser Small Signal Gain Coefficient and Saturation Intensity Measurements”, 2003.
  2. IEEE, Aerospace Conference Proceedings SBIR Phase I program, titled “Research and Development of an Integrated Electro-Optical and Radio Frequency Aperture”, this paper was also accepted into the IEEE Aerospace 2003 conference.
  3. OSA, Optics Express, titled "Femtosecond Micromachining in Transparent Bulk Materials Using an Anamorphic Lens", 2007.
  4. OSA JOSA B, titled: "Femtosecond Laser Threshold and Nonlinear Characterization in Bulk Transparent SiC Materials", 2007.
  5. SPIE Great Lakes Conference: "Novel Materials Processing Using Ultrafast Laser Technology", 2006.
  6. SPIE Photonics West Conference: "Femtosecond Laser Damage Threshold and Nonlinear Characterization in Bulk Transparent SiC Materials", 2008.
  7. OSA Applied Optics: "Optical Temperature Sensor and Thermal Expansion Measurement Using a Femtosecond Micromachined Grating in 6H-SiC", 2008.



WORK EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:


LOGAN OPTICAL DESIGN (LOD), Co-Owner/Optical Designer, 2004 – Present:

1.  Design and Implementation of a Wide Angle Hyper-spectral Lens (WAHL) for Defense Research Associates (DRA).

2.  Design of Intensifier tube (I2 tube) objective using a combination of off-shelf and custom optics for an Army SBIR.

3. Designed a wide angle lens for Auburn University using only off-shelf optics. 

4. Designed a wide angle diffracting lens for DRA.

5. Designed a variable f-number (f5-f25) Cassegrain airborne telescope for the Air Force.

6. Design two relay imaging systems used in an Air Force damage test bed.

7. Design of three Peep-hole lenses used in industrial boilers for Burnham Hydronics, US Boiler Company.

8. Designed a 110 degree wide angle lens for DRA to be used on an AF platform.

9. Run multiple optical analyses for the AF on various contracts in order to assist them in determining concept feasibility.

10. Run multiple optical analyses for Pacific Insight Corp. using Zemax CAD importing and non-sequential raytracing capabilities.




WPAFB Contracted Through AT&T GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC., Research Scientist, Dayton OH, 2003 – Present:




MISSION RESEARCH CORP., Research Engineer, Dayton OH, 2001 – 2003:



ANTEON CORP. -- WPAFB LHMEL (Laser Materials Evaluation Laboratory) FACILITY (high power laser facility), Scientist/Engineer, Dayton OH, 2000 – 2001:




BETA LASERMIKE, Optical Engineer, Dayton, OH 1997 – 2000:



UNIVERSITY of DAYTON at WPAFB LHMEL FACILITY, Research Assistant, Dayton OH, 1995 – 1997:     
                             


WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Research Assistant, Macomb IL, 1993 – 1995:



ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, Stinger Missile Crew Member (16-S), 1992 – 2000: