Thomas Suleski
Thomas Suleski
Associate Professor, Physics and Optical Science
Grigg 208A
Overview Academic/Research Interest Areas
Diffractive optics and refractive micro-optics
Fabrication and integration methods for micro/nano-optics and microsystems.
Nanoreplication and nanomanufacturing
Near-field diffraction of periodic structures
Applications of micro/nano structures for optical sensors, bio-photonics, and optical communications.
Professional Affiliations
Senior Editor (Microfabrication), SPIE Journal of Microlithography, Microfabrication and Microsystems. (2004 Present). Associate Editor (2001-2004).
Technical Group Chair for Diffractive Optics and Holography, Optical Society of America, Science and Engineering Council (2004 present).
Organizing and Program Committee, Optical Society of America Annual Meeting: Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science XX, to be held October 10-14, 2004, Rochester, New York.
Program Committee, Diffractive Optics and Micro-Optics, Optical Society of America Topical Meeting, to be held October 9-13, 2004, Rochester, New York.
Conference Co-Chair, Micromachining technology for microoptics and nanooptics III, to be held January 2005, Photonics West, San Jose, CA.
Conference Chair, Micro Optics and Nano-Optics, Optics in the Southeast, to be held Nov. 4-5, 2004, Charlotte, NC.
Professional Associations
Optical Society of America
Society of Photo-Instrumentation Engineers
Sigma Pi Sigma
Recent Publications
Diffractive Optics: Design, Fabrication, and Test, with D.C. OShea, A.D. Kathman, and D. Prather, (SPIE Press, Bellingham, WA), (2003).
T.J. Suleski. Micro-optics for photonic networks, J. Microlith. Microfab. and Microsystems. 2(4) 292 (2003).
Diffractive Optics Fabrication, in Encyclopedia of Optical Engineering, R.G. Driggers, Ed., Marcel Dekker (New York), pp. 374-387 (2003).
E.G. Johnson, J. Stack, T.J. Suleski, C. Koehler, and W. Delaney, Fabrication of micro optics on coreless fiber segments, Appl. Opt. 42, 785-791 (2003).
Gradient Index, Miniature, and Diffractive Optical Systems III, Proceedings of SPIE (Bellingham, WA), Vol. 5177 (2003).
Educational Background
Ph.D., Physics; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia (1996)
M.S., Physics; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia (1993)
B.S., Physics; University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio (1991)
