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Louthain, James A. , LT COL, Assistant Professor
Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering
 
 
Duty Phone: (937) 937-255-3636 Ext: 4620
Email: James Louthain
 
Education:

PhD, Air Force Institute of Technology,2008

MS, Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology,1997

BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Portland, 1991

 
Research Interests:
  • Electronic warfare
  • Free-space optical communication
  • Atmospheric turbulence compensation
  • Electro-optic tracking

 

 

 
Expertise:
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION
ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE COMPENSATION
ELECTRO-OPTIC TRACKING
 
Publications:

1.J.A. Louthain and Jason D. Schmidt,"Synergy of adaptive thresholds and multiple transmitters in free-space optical communication," Opt. Express 18, 8948-8962 (2010)
2.J. D. Schmidt,and J. A. Louthain, “Integrated approach to free-space optical communication,” in Proc. SPIE, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems XI, vol. 7200 (SPIE Press, Bellingham, WA, 2009).
3.Louthain, James A.;“Integrated Approach to Airborne Laser Communication” Doctoral thesis, AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, December 2008
4.J.A. Louthain and Jason D. Schmidt, "Integrated approach to airborne laser communication", Proc. SPIE 7108, 71080F (2008);
5.J.A. Louthain and Jason D. Schmidt, "Anisoplanatism in airborne laser communication," Opt. Express 16, 10769-10785 (2008)
6.J. A. Louthain and J. D. Schmidt, “Anisoplanatic Approach to Airborne Laser Communication,” MSS Active E-O Systems Proceedings, Military Sensing Information Analysis Center (SENSIAC), 2007.
7.J.A. Louthain, “B-1B Defensive Avionics System” (S), 47th annual Joint Electronic Warfare Conference (JEWC) 2002.
8.Louthain, James A. ;Hayduk, Michael J. ; Dispersion and Nonlinearity Characterization of a Mode-Locked Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser; Final rept. 1 Oct 1999-30 Sep 2000; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY SENSORS DIRECTORATE, Sep 2000
9.J.A. Louthain; J.W. Haus; M.J. Hayduk;"Characterization and modeling of a dispersive cavity mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser," Conference onLasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000)., vol., no., pp.466, 2000
10.Michael J. Hayduk, Rebecca J. Bussjager, Mark A. Getbehead and James A. Louthain,"Recent advancements in photonic converters", Proc. SPIE 4112, 28 (2000);
11.J.A. Louthain, Michael J. Hayduk and Reinhard K. Erdmann,"Dispersion measurements of mode-locked fiber laser components", Proc. SPIE 4042, 90 (2000);
12.J.A. Louthain and Byron M. Welsh, "Fourier-series-based phase and amplitude optical field screen generator for weak atmospheric turbulence", Proc. SPIE 3381, 286 (1998);
13.Louthain, James A.; “Atmospheric Turbulence Scintillation Effects on Wavefront Tilt Estimation”; Master's thesis; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, December 1997

 
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