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Henry F. Taylor
Professor
Holder of Irma Runyon Chair
Director, Institute for Solid State Electronics
IEEE Fellow
Office: 314B Zachry Engineering Center
Office Phone Number: (979) 845-7563
FAX Number: (979) 845-6259

PUBLICATIONS

 



Education at Rice University, Houston, Texas

Interest Areas

Recent Journal Publications:

H. F. Taylor and O. Eknoyan, "Guided Wave Acoustooptic and Electroooptic Tunable Filter Designs with Relaxed Beam Splitter Requirements," Applied Optics 39, 124 (2000).

J. Zhou and H. F. Taylor, "Effect of Velocity Mismatch on Time-Domain Response of Traveling Wave Electrooptic Modulators," Journal of Lightwave Technology 18, 683 (2000) .

C. K. Asawa and H. F. Taylor, "Propagation of Light Trapped Within a Set of Lowest-Order Modes of Graded-Index Multimode Fiber Undergoing Bending," Applied Optics 39, 2029 (2000).

H. F. Taylor, "Design of Multireflector Bandpass Filters for Guided Wave Optics," Journal of Lightwave Technology 19, 866 (2001).

H. S. Jung, O. Eknoyan, and H. F. Taylor, "Electro-Optic Intensity Modulators at l = 1.55 mm using strain-optic effects in LiNbO3," Optical Engineering 40, 1499 (2001).

B. W. Pillans, M. H. Evensen, H. F. Taylor, P. T. Eubank, and L. Ma, "Fiber Optic Diagnostic Techniques Applied to Electrical Discharge Machining Sparks," Journal of Applied Physics 91, 1780 (2002).

H. F. Taylor, "Fiber Optic Fabry Perot Sensors, in Fiber Optic Sensors (F. T. Y. Yu, ed., Marcel Dekker, New York, 2002).

D. Gu, O. Eknoyan, and H. F. Taylor, "Polarization Dependence in Ti-Diffused LiNbO3 Directional Couplers," Applied Optics 41, 74 (2002).

P. Tang, O. Eknoyan, and H. F. Taylor, "Rapidly Tunable Polarisation Independent Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer in Ti:LiNbO3," Electronics Letters 38, 242 (2002).

Y. Chen and H. F. Taylor, "Multiplexed Fiber Optic Temperature Sensor System using White Light Interferometry," Optics Letters 27, 903 (2002).

X. Wan and H. F. Taylor, "Intrinsic Fiber Fabry-Perot Temperature Sensor using Fiber Bragg Mirrors," Optics Letters 27, 1388 (2002).

X. Wan and H. F. Taylor, "Monitoring and Multiplexing Technique for Interferometric Fiber Optic Sensors using a Linearly Chirped Er:Fiber Laser," Applied Optics 41, 7607 (2002).

P. Tang, O. Eknoyan, and H. F. Taylor, "Rapidly Tunable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (OADM) Using a Static Strain Induced Grating in LiNbO3," Journal of Lightwave Technology 21, 236 (2003).

X. Wan and H. F. Taylor, "Linearly Chirped Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 15, 188 (2003).

X. Wan and H. F. Taylor, "Fiber-Bragg-Grating Interferometer Sensor With Improved Multiplexing Capacity and High Resolution," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 15, 742 (2003).

H. F.Taylor, "Tunable Spectral Slicing Filters for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing," Journal of Lightwave Technology 21, 837 (2003).

T. Bae, R. A. Atkins, H. F. Taylor, and W. N. Gibler, "Interferometric Fiber-Optic Sensor Embedded in a Spark Plug for In-Cylinder Pressure Measurement in Engines," Applied Optics 42, 1003, 2003.

K. N. Choi and H. F. Taylor, "Spectrally Stable Er-fiber Laser using a Long Optical Feedback Loop," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 15, 386, 2003.

X. Wan and H. F. Taylor, "Spectrally Scanned, Repetitively Pulsed Erbium Doped Fiber Laser for Spectral and Temporal Multiplexing of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors," accepted for publication in Optics Letters

J. C. Juarez, A. P. Conkey, R. X. Perez, and H. F. Taylor, "Digital and Analog Readout Systems for Fiber Optic Strain Sensors as Applied to the Monitoring of Roller Element Bearing Systems," accepted for publication in Applied Optics

Recent Conference Publications and Oral Presentations

H. S. Jung, O. Eknoyan, and H. F. Taylor, "Wavelength Tunable Polarization Mode Converter Utilizing Strain-Optic Effects in Ti:LiNbO3," Fifth Optotelectronics and Communications Conference, Chiba, Japan, July 2000.

H. S. Jung, H. F. Taylor, and O. Eknoyan, "Electro-Optic Intensity Modulators at l = 1.55 mm Utilizing Strain-Optic Effects in LiNbO3," 10th European Conference on Integrated Optics, Paderhorn, Germany, April 2001.

P. Tang, O. Eknoyan, and H. F. Taylor, "Low-Loss, Rapidly Tunable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer in Ti:LiNbO3," presented at IEEE/OSA Optical Fiber Communication Conference OFC '02, Anaheim, CA, March 2002.

J. C. Juarez, A. P. Conkey, R. X. Perez, and H. F. Taylor, "Fiber Optic Strain System for Ball Bearings," presented at IEEE/OSA Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, Portland, OR, May 2002 - poster paper.

T. Bae, R. A. Atkins, H. F. Taylor, and W. N. Gibler, "An Interferometric Fiber Optic Sensor Embedded in a Spark Plug for In-Cylinder Pressure Measurement in Engines," presented at IEEE Conference on Fiber Optic Sensors (OFS 2002), Portland, OR, May 2002 - poster paper.

A. P. Conkey, J. C. Juarez, and H. F. Taylor, "Use of Fiber Optic Sensors to Monitor Rolling Element Bearings," Vibration Institute 26th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2002.

R. James and H. F. Taylor, "Experiences with Fiber Optics Strain Gages in Railroad Bridge Evaluations," Railway Engineering - 2002, London, United Kingdom, July 2002.

H. F. Taylor and O. Eknoyan, "Tunable Filters and Slow-Wave Modulators for Optical Communication," Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, Sept. 2002 - invited paper

O. Eknoyan, P. Tang, and H. F. Taylor, "Guided Wave Electrooptic Tunable Add Drop Multiplexer in Ti:LiNbO3," SPIE Conference 4987, Optoelectronics 2003, San Jose, CA, Jan. 2003 - invited paper

X. Wan and H. F. Taylor, "Monitoring and Multiplexing of Fiber Fabry Perot Interferometer Sensors using a Linearly Tunable Er:Fiber Laser," SPIE Conference 4974, Lase 2003, San Jose, CA, Jan. 2003.

X. Wan, and H. F. Taylor, "Fiber Bragg Grating Pair Interferometer Sensor with Enhanced Multiplexing Capacity," IEEE/OSA Optical Fiber Communication Conference OFC '03, Atlanta, GA, March 2003 - poster paper.

K. N. Choi, J. C. Juarez, and H. F. Taylor, "Distributed fiber optic pressure/seismic sensor for low-cost monitoring of long perimeters," SPIE Conference 5090, AeroSense 2003, Orlando, FL, April 2003.

A. P. Conkey, J. C. Juarez, and H. F. Taylor, "Monitoring Rolling Element Bearings using Fiber Optic Rolling Element Sensing (FOREST)," Fifty-Seventh Meeting of Society for Machinery Failure Prevention, Virginia Beach, VA, April 2003.

A. P. Conkey, J. C. Juarez, and H. F. Taylor, "Monitoring Rolling Element Bearings using Fiber Optic Rolling Element Sensing (FOREST)," Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Charlotte, NC, June 2003.

Recent Patents

H. F. Taylor, T-W. Kao, J. Gardner, W. N. Gibler, R. A. Atkins, C. E. Lee, V. P. Swenson, M. Spears, R. X. Perez, "Fiber Optic Fabry-Perot Interferometer Diaphragm Sensor and Method of Measurement", U. S. Patent # 6,281,976 issued August 2001.

H. F. Taylor, "Slow Wave Electrooptic Light Modulator Apparatus and Method," U. S. Patent # 6,288,823, issued Sept. 2001.

H. F. Taylor and O. Eknoyan, "Guided Wave Electrooptic and Acoustooptic Filter Designs with Relaxed Beam Splitter Requirements," (TAMUS 1460) U. S. Patent Application filed Dec. 2000; European patent also pending.

H. F. Taylor and O. Eknoyan, "Tunable Electrooptic Add-Drop Filter," TAMUS 1595, U. S. Patent Application filed Jan. 2002.

H. F. Taylor, "Multireflector Fiber Optic Filter Apparatus and Method," TAMUS 1600, U. S. Patent Application filed Jan. 2002.

H. F. Taylor, "Optical Data Transmission System," TAMUS 1696, U. S. Patent Application filed Jan. 2002.

Recent M. S. Graduates

J. Zhu, "Signal Processing for Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensor System," M. S. Thesis, May 2000.

H. Varadarajan, "Fiber Optic Temperature Sensor using a Grating on an Angled Fiber Tip," M. S. Thesis, August 2000.

R. Wang, "A Bragg Grating on LiNbO3 Waveguide for Velocity-Matching of Electrooptic Modulators," M. S. Thesis, Dec. 2001.

T. Bae, "Spark Plug-Mounted Fiber Optic Sensor for Measuring In-Cylinder Pressure in Engines," M. S. Thesis, Dec. 2001.

J. C. Juarez, "The Application of Fiber Optic Sensors to the Monitoring of Roller Element Bearings," M. S. Thesis, Aug. 2002
 

Recent Ph. D. Graduates

Y.-H. Sohn, "Light Propagation in Multimode Graded-Index Optical Fibers Undergoing Bending," Ph. D. Dissertation, May 2002.

Y. Chen, "Multiplexed Fiber Optic Fabry-Perot Temperature Sensor System using White Light Interferometry," Ph. D. Dissertation, May 2002.

S. Yim, "Design of Multireflector Optical Waveguide Filters with Near-Ideal "Flat Top" Transmittance Characteristics," Ph. D. Dissertation, Dec. 2002.

J.-S. Lee, "Experimental Investigation of an All-Fiber Multireflector Spectral Filter for Optical Communications," Ph. D. Dissertation, Aug. 2003.
 

Distinctions and Awards

Civil Service Commission/U. S. Navy Fellowship to study Systems Analysis at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Naval Electronics Laboratory Center Annual Science Achievement Award

American Society of Naval Engineers' Solberg Award for Applied Research

Texas A&M Association of Former Students Award for Excellence in Research

Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Fellow, Optical Society of America