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Dr. Nicolai Kukhtarev


Department of Physics
Alabama A&M University
Normal, AL 35762

Phone:(256) 372-8118
FAX:(256) 372-5622

E- mail:
 nickoly.kukhtarev@aamu.edu

Curriculum Vitae--Nickolai Kukhtarev

EDUCATION:

Habilitus (Distinguished Professor) Dissertation in Physical-Mathematical Sciences, 1983
Institute of Physics, Kiev, Ukraine. Dissertation title "Dynamic Holography" Ph.D. in Physics
Ph.D. in Physics, 1973
Institute of Physics, Kiev,Ukraine.  Dissertation title: "Theory of galvanomagnetic effects in anisotropic semiconductors".
M.S. Radiophysics and Electronics, 1966
Kharkov University, Ukraine.  Thesis title: "Electron Paramagnetic Resonance-line splitting in external E-field".

Research Interests: Nonlinear optics, Laser Physics, Electrical and optical properties of semiconductor, Radiation physics of solids, Pyroelectric and Ferroelectric Materials, Dynamic holography, Biomedical imaging, Infrared sensors, Optical trapping, Optical actuators, Photogalvanic effect, Fiber optics and sensors, Holographic-EMF, Photorefractive crystals and polymers, Adaptive interferometry, Generation of electrons and X-Rays, Optical coupling in waveguides.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1992-present: Research Professor, Dept.of Physics, AA&M University, Huntsville, AL
1983-1991: Senior Scientist, Inst. of Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
1973-1983: Scientist Institute of Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
1967-1973: Research Associate, Institute of Physics, Kiev, Ukraine Work on leave:
2004 Summer, AFRL Research Faculty Program, WPAFB
2002 Summer, NASA Research Faculty Program, MSFC
2001 Summer, NASA Research Faculty Program, MSFC
2000 Summer, Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Materials, France
2000 Winter, Institute of Optical Sciences, National Central University, Taiwan
1998, 1999: Summer, Visiting Prof., Technical University of Denmark
1997: Summer, Visiting Prof., Technical University of Denmark
1996: Spring, Visiting Prof. Technical University of Denmark
1995: Winter, Visiting Prof. Optical Sciences Center, Arizona University
1994: Summer, Visiting Prof. of Stanford University
1991-92: Visiting Professor, Dep.of Phys. University of Arkansas,Fayettville
1991: Visiting Scientist, University of Osnabruck, Germany
1989: Visiting Scientist, University of Southern Calif. Los-Angeles 1988: Visiting Scientist University of Arizona, Tucson

Courses taught:

Undergraduate and Graduate  courses on  Laser Physics, Modern Physics, Thermodynamics,
Quantum Mechanics, Alabama A&M University, 1999-2003
 
Undergraduate course on Electromagnetic Waves,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, (1998)
 
Advanced course on Physics of Photorefractive Materials, Department of Physics, University of  Arkansas, Fayettville (1992)
 
Advanced course on Photorefractive Materials, Physics Department, Simferopol State University, Ukraine (1989)
 
Advanced Course on Dynamic Holography, Physics Department, Osnabruck University, Germany (1984)
 
Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Radiophysics Department, Kiev State University, Ukraine (1990-1991)
 
Tutorial courses on Quantum Mechanics, Nonlinear  Optics, Physics of Semiconductors, Dynamic Holography, Physics of Photorefractive Materials, Quantum Electronics, Institute of Physics, Kiev, Ukraine (1973-1977)
 
Workshop for undergraduate students in General Physics, Institute of Communications, Kiev, Ukraine (1973)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Publications: More than 170 papers in journals and conference proceedings.

Books and Book Chapters:
Topics in Applied Physics “Photorefractive materials and Applications I”, P.Gunter and J.P.Huignard, Eds. Springer Verlag,1988, pp.99-129 “Dynamic Holography”, Naukova Dumka, Kiev, Ukraine 1983 (in Russian). Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 in book “Photorefractive materials and Applications” Academic Press (2000).

SERVICE TO PROFESSION

Referee: JOSA A, Optics Letters, Applied Optics, Opt.Commun.
Reviewer of proposals in NSF
Conference chair and technical committee duties:

  Chairman of X International  Conference NOLPC’2004, Crimea, Ukraine, 2004 
  Chairman of 1X International  Conference NOLPC’2002, Crimea, Ukraine, 2002
  Chairman of VIII International  Conference NOLPC’2000, Crimea, Ukraine, 2000
  Chairman of V11 International Conference-NOLPC’97, Crimea, Ukraine, 1997
  Presider, OSA  Annual Meeting, Rochester, NY, 1996
 

International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, Colorado, 1996
  International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, San Diego, 1995
 

Chairman of V1 International Workshop - NOLPC’95, Crimea,Ukraine, 1995
  Photorefractive Materials -4, Kiev, Ukraine, 1993
  Chairman of International Workshop NOLPC’90, Crimea, Ukraine,1990
  Photorefractive Materials- 2, Aussois, France, 1990
  Nonlinear Optics ,   Kauwai, Hawaii, 1990
  Gordon Conference, Boston, 1988
  Photorefractive Materials -1, Los Angeles, 1987
  Optical Bistability ,  Cargesse, France, 1982

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Optical Society of America (OSA), Fellow
SPIE, Member.

 

Selected recent publications (from more then 170) (2006-1999)

  1. V.Krasnoholovets, N.Kukhtarev and T.Kukhtareva,”Heavy Electrons: Electron Droplets Generated by Photogalvanic and Pyroelectric Effects”, International Journal of Modern Physics:B 20,no.16,2323-2337 (2006).
  2. N. Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva et al., “Double-function interferometer (optical and electrical),” Proceedings of CLEO, 2006
  3. N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva et al “Slow-down of optical pulses in holographic dynamic double interferometer“, Proceedings of  SPIE Vol.6311,  (2006)
  4. N.V.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, M.E.Edwards, J.Jones,J.Wang,S.F.Lyuksyutov, and M.A.Reagan, “Smart photogalvanic running-grating interferometer’, Journal of Applied Physics,  V. 97, 054301, 2005
  5. N..V.Kukhtarev,T.Kukhtareva, S.F.Lyuksyutov.M.A.Readan.P.P.Banerjee, P.Buchhave, Running gratings in photoconductive materials, JOSA B,Vol.22,No.9, 1917-
    1922, (2005)
  6. M.Bayssie, J.D.Brownridge, N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva and J.C.Wang, ”Generation of focused electron beam and X-Rays by the doped LiNbO3 Crystals”, Nuclear Instr. and Methods in Physics Research, B241, 913-916 (2005)
  7. N.Kukhtarev,T.Kukhtareva, D.Evans, M.Saleh,J.Gibson,G.Cook,”Continuos wavegeneration of nanosecond electrical and optical pulses from photorefractive lithium-niobate fibers”, CLEO/QELS’05, Abstracts, P.13, 2005
  8. N. Kukhtarev, J.D. T. Kukhtareva, M. Bayssie, and J.Wang, J. D. Brownridge, The generation of focused electron beam by pyroelectric and photogalvanic crystals, Journal of  Applied Physics Vol. 96, No.11, 6794, 2004
  9. M.E.Edwards, N. Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva,  J.C. Wang, M.Bayssie
    High Voltage Pulsations in Photogalvanic Crystals as Power Supply for EO- Modulator,,SPIE Proc., Photonic West, San Jose, January 2004
  10. N.V.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, V..Edwards, J.Jones,J.Wang,S.F.Lyuksyutov, “Optical Trapping Using a moving Interference Pattern for Decontamination, Cleaning and separation of Liquid Solutions” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2005
  11. N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, L.Glebov, V.Smirnov, J.Schrimpf, J.Thomas, Laser Beam Shaping by Holographic Optical Elements, SPIEL Proc.,, Vol.5257, pp.152-162, (2003)
  12. N.Kukhtarev, W.Su, C.Sun, Multiplexed Edge-lit Hologram, Optical Engeneering, Vol.42, No.7, p.1871-72, (2003)
  13. Yu. P. Gnatenko, A. O. Borshch, N. Kukhtarev, T. Kukhtareva, I. O. Faryna, V. I. Volkov, P. M. Bukivskij, R. V. Gamernyk, V. I. Rudenko, S. Yu. Paranchych, Optical, photoelectric, and photorefractive properties of Ti-doped CdTe crystals J. Appl. Phys. 94(8) 4896 (15 Oct 2003)
  14. W.Su, C.Sun, N.Kukhtarev, A.Chiou, Polarization-multiplexed volume holograms in LiNbO3 with 90-deg geometry, Optical Eng., 42, No.1, (2003)
  15. N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, J.Wang, M.Bayssie, D.Frazier, B.Penn, Compact High-Voltage Pulsed Power Source for Micropropulsion and Fast Electro-Optic Switching, Advanced Space Propulsion Workshop (ASPW 2003), April 15-17,2003.
  16. N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, Holographic Recording in YALO3:Mn crystal,
    Optical Memory Neural Network, Special Issue: Holographic memory and Applications, Vol.12, No.2 , p.75, (2003)
  17. N.Kukhtarev,T.Kukhtareva, J.Wang, M.Bayssie, D.Frazier, B.Penn, “Actuation of mechanical movement of a microscopic crystal by low power CW laser”,CLEO’2003, Technical Digest, p.119.
  18. N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, M. Bayssie  D.Frazier, B.Penn, H.Abdelayem et al   Photogalvanic pulsator, CLEO '2002, Technical Digest
  19. N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, M. Bayssie  D.Frazier, B.Penn, H.Abdelayem et al Photo-induced Optical and Electrical Pulsations and Pattern Formation in Photorefractive crystals, Proc. of SPIE, Annual Meeting, Seattle, (2002)
  20. N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, M.Edwards B.Penn, D.Frazier, H.Abdeldayem, P.P. Banerjee,  T.Hudson, W.A.Friday, Photoinduced Optical and Electrical  High-Voltage Pulsations and Pattern Formation in Photorefractive crystals ,( invited paper ), JNOPM, Vol.11, No.4 (2002)
  21. Jia Zhang, P.Banerjee and N.Kukhtarev, Criteria for hexagon formation in photorefractive materials, SPIE Proc., Vol. 4803, 31, 2002.
  22. N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, E,Ward, J.Jones,  S.Sarkisov, M.Curley "Interaction of microorganisms (fungi and bacteria) with optical and electronic materials', SPIE Proc., Seattle, (2002)
  23. N.Kukhtarev,T.Kukhtareva,V.Edwards,S.Sarkisov,M.Curley, J.C.WangV.Rotaru,O.Korshack, Optical channeling and diffraction in the photorefractive crystals and chalcogenide films, SPIE Proc. Vol. Vol.4803, Seattle, (2002)
  24. N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, M.Edwards B.Penn, D.Frazier, H.Abdeldayem, P.P. Banerjee,  T.Hudson, W.A.Friday Photoinduced Optical and Electrical  High-Voltage Pulsations and Pattern Formation in Photorefractive crystals ,(invited paper ), JNOPM, Vol.11, No.4 (2002)
  25. P.P.Banerjee, P.Buranasiri, N.V.Kukhtarev, T.V.Kukhtareva, V.I.Polejaev, M.F.Gunther, Self pumped phase conjugation, higher order diffraction and image correlation using barium titanate, Proc of SPIE., Vol 4803, 74, 2002
  26. Jia Zhang, P.Banerjee and N.Kukhtarev, Criteria for hexagon formation in photorefractive materials, SPIE Proc., Vol. 4803, 31, 2002.
  27. N.Kukhtarev, T,Kukhtareva, P.Buchhave  (invited chapter)  “Standard Photorerefractive Model” in book “Photorefractive materials and Applications” Academic Press (2000).
  28. P.Banerjee, N.Kukhtarev, J.Dimmock, Nonlinear Self-organization in Photorefractive Materials”(invited chapter) in book “Photorefractive materials and Applications” ,Academic Press (2000)
  29. N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, J.Jones, E.Ward, New Concept of Transient Functionally Graded Materials for Thermoelectric Power Conversion’, Proc of SPIE, Vol. 4042, 146-145, (2000).
  30. N.Kukhtarev, T.Kukhtareva, P.Banerjee, (invited paper) “A Unified Treatment of Radiation induced Photorefractive, Thermal, and Neutron Transmutation Gratings, Proceedings IEEE, November 1999
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