Dr. Anil K. Patnaik
Associate Professor of Physics
Dr. Patnaik specializes in the theory and experimentation of fundamental laser-matter interactions, both in the realm of classical and quantum regime, and their applications. He has worked on a wide range of topics in quantum optics, non-linear optics, laser-based diagnostics and state-of-art AF applications, leading to about 250 publications and presentations, including highly-cited peer-reviewed journal publications, book chapters, plenary and invited talks, seminars and conference presentations. He has authored multiple authoritative review articles on the optical diagnostics techniques for reacting flows and plasmas, with one of them been the top 1% cited engineering journal paper status in web of science for last few years. His theoretical work on fiber-based slow light has been in international news. Dr. Patnaik has successfully led many AFRL, AFOSR, JDETO, NSF, DOE, DTRA funded projects as PI or co-PI. He has held several academic and visiting positions at prestigious institutions such as Princeton University, Texas A&M, Purdue and Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching (Germany). He worked with Prof. Glauber (Nobel Laurate in Quantum Optics) on fundamental laser-matter interactions. He has been actively involved with professional societies such as APS, Optica, SPIE and AIAA.
- Highly cited papers with over 1931 citations; h-index 22, i10-index 40 (Source: Google Scholar; 06/25//2025)
Education
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2003-2005
JSPS Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Electro-Communication, Tokyo, Japan, 2001-2003
PhD, Physical Research Laboratory, Department of Space, India, 1995-2001
Thesis title: “Novel optical phenomena induced by external fields”
MS, Physics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, 1990-1995
Specialization in “Solid State Physics”
Awards
- Our paper on kHz-rate D-D Fusion was chosen was Editor’s pick and cover page for the journal High Power Laser Science and Engineering 2024. https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2023.84
- QuOTe laboratory’s work was awarded for “Videos in Science” competition in Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Science Symposium 2024. 50th Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium (aiaa-daycin.org)
- AFIT Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Professor Award 2021
- Research work in international news [Physics World, 2015]
- Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) fellowship for the period 2001-2003, with a research grant
Publications
PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
[59] Anil K. Patnaik, Michael L. Dexter, Kyle D. Frische, Benjamin M. Knight,^ Nathaniel Tamminga, Ronak Desai, Joseph Snyder, Chris M. Orban and Enam A. Chowdhury, Progress in Development of a Versatile Table-top kHz-Rate Laser-Plasma Accelerator for Mixed Radiation Source, Applied Optics 64(18), E152-E163 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.558553
[58] Keith A. Wyman, Noah S. Everett, Milo W. Hyde, Michael R. Grimaila, Robert N. Lanning, and Anil K. Patnaik, Characterization of Turbulent Atmosphere Simulator for Qubits (TASQ) Testbed, Applied Optics 64(18), E140-E151 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.555977
[57] Madison Moran, Ashwin Rao and Anil Patnaik, Machine Learning for Enhancement of LIBRIS Fidelity to Determine Li Isotope Ratio, Applied Optics 64(18), E119-E128 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.555986
[56] Jacob Emerick, Anil K. Patnaik, and Yuri Rostovtsev, The Refractive Index of a Single Three-level Atom Experienced by a Single Photon, Frontiers in Quantum Science and Technology 4, 1546480 (2025). https://doi.org/10.3389/frqst.2025.1546480
[55] Caroline Winters, Aamir Farooq, Naibo Jiang, Christoph Arndt, Anna-Lena Sahlberg, and Anil Patnaik, Laser applications to chemical, security, and environmental analysis: introduction to the feature issue, Applied Optics 64, LAC1-LAC3 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.567776
[54] Ashwin P. Rao and Anil K. Patnaik, Principal component-generalized spectrum-machine learning (PC-GS-ML) enables high sensitivity chemical analysis of plutonium surrogate material, Applied Optics 64, D77 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.554537
[53] Ronak Desai, Thomas Zhang, John J. Felice, Ricky Oropeza, Joseph R. Smith, Alona Kryshchenko, Chris Orban, Michael L. Dexter and Anil K. Patnaik, Applying machine learning methods to laser acceleration of protons: lessons learned from synthetic data, Contributions to Plasma Physics 65, e202400080 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.202400080
[52] Benjamin M. Knight,* Connor M. Gautam, Colton R. Stoner, Bryan V. Egner, Joseph R. Smith, Chris M. Orban, Juan J. Manfredi, Kyle D. Frische, Michael L. Dexter, Enam A. Chowdhury, and Anil K. Patnaik, Characterization of kHz-rate, mJ-Class Laser-Driven Fusion Source with a Neutron Detection Suite, High Power Laser Science and Engineering 12, e2 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2023.84 (Selected as Editor's Choice and for the cover page of the HPLSE issue)
[51] James T. Stofel, Ashwin P. Rao, Anil K. Patnaik, Andrew V. Giminaro, and Michael B. Shattan, Analysis of lithium aging using machine learning-enhanced spectroscopy techniques, Journal of Applied Spectroscopy 78(8), 874-884 (2024) 10.1177/00037028241235679
[50] Thomas J. Bullard, Kyle Frische, Charlie Ebbing, Stephen Hageman, John Morrison, John Bulmer, Enam A. Chowdhury, Michael L. Dexter, Timothy J. Haugan, and Anil K. Patnaik, Directional Microwave Emission from Femtosecond-Laser Illuminated Linear Arrays of Superconducting Rings, Scientific Reports (Nature) 13, 18043 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44751-x
[49] Yuri Rostovtsev, Jacob Emerick, and Anil K. Patnaik, The Refractive Index of a Single Atom Experienced by a Single Photon, Results in Optics 13, 100568 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rio.2023.100568
[48] Billie DeLuca and Anil Patnaik, Fourier Transfer Function for Generic Light Pulse Storage and Retrieval using EIT, European Physical Journal – Special Topics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-00985-4
[47] Ashwin P. Rao, Phillip R. Jenkins, Ryan E. Pinson, John D. Auxier, Michael B. Shattan, and Anil K. Patnaik, Machine Learning in Analytical Spectroscopy for Nuclear Diagnostics: A Review, Applied Optics 62(6), A82-A109 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.482533
[46] Ryan E. Pinson, Andrew V. Giminaro, Christina L. Dugan, Phillip R. Jenkins, and Anil K. Patnaik, LIBS and Raman Spectroscopy in Tandem with Machine Learning for Interrogating Weatherization of Lithium Hydride, Applied Optics 62(6), A118-A126 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.482304
[45] Christoph Arndt, Anna-Lena Sahlberg, Anil Patnaik, Frank Beyrau, Joakim Bood, Paul Hsu, and Thomas Seeger, Laser Applications to Chemical, Security, and Environmental Analysis: introduction to the feature issue, Applied Optics 62(6), LAC1-LAC3 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.487814
[44] Ashwin P. Rao, Phillip R. Jenkins, John D. Auxier II, Michael B. Shattan, Anil K. Patnaik, Enabling orders of magnitude sensitivity improvement for quantification of Ga in a Ce matrix with a compact Echelle spectrometer,Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectroscopy 37, 1975 – 1980 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1039/D2JA00179A
[43] Ashwin P. Rao, Phillip R. Jenkins, John D. Auxier II, Michael B. Shattan, Anil K. Patnaik, Analytical comparisons of handheld LIBS and XRF devices for rapid quantification of gallium in a plutonium surrogate matrix, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectroscopy 37, 1090–1098 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1039/D1JA00404B
[42] Ashwin P. Rao, Phillip R. Jenkins, John D. Auxier II, Michael B. Shattan, A. K. Patnaik, Development of advanced machine learning models for analysis of plutonium surrogate optical emission spectra, Applied Optics 61(7), D30-38 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.444093
[41] Ashwin P. Rao, Phillip R. Jenkins, Dung M. Vu, John D. Auxier II, A. K. Patnaik, Michael B. Shattan, Investigating chemometric methods to improve the limit of detection for trace elements in plutonium via a handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy device, Analytical Methods 13, 3368-78 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1039/D1AY00826A
[40] M. Gragston, P. S. Hsu, A.K. Patnaik, Z. Zhang, and S. Roy, "Time-Gated Single-Shot Picosecond LIBS for Equivalence Ratio Measurement",
Applied Spectroscopy, 74, 340 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1177/0003702819885647
[39] A.P. Rao, M. G. Gragston, A.K. Patnaik, P. S. Hsu, S. Roy, and M. B. Shattan, "Measurement of Electronic Density and Electron Temperature from Laser-Induced Nitrogen Plasma at Elevated Pressure (1–6 bar), Optics Express 27, 33779, (2019) https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.27.033779
[38] Puja Singh, Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, James R. Gord, and Yuri V. Rostovtsev, "Influence of Coherent Population Trapping on Raman Scattering", Phys. Rev. A 100, 023808, (2019) https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.100.023808
[37] A.K. Patnaik, Y. Wu, P. S Hsu, M. Gragston, Z. Zhang, J. R. Gord, and S. Roy, "Simultaneous LIBS and Plasma Density Measurement for Quantitative Insight into LIBS Signal Instability at Elevated Pressures", Optics Express 26(10), 25750-25760, (2018) [11 pages] https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.26.025750
[36] P. S. Hsu, A.K. Patnaik, A. J. Stolt, J. Estevadeordal, S. Roy, and J. R. Gord, "Enhanced Stability of Spectroscopic Signal of Femtosecond-Laser-Induced Plasmas (FLIPs) for High-Pressure Gas Sensing", Applied Physics Letters 113, 214103, (2018) https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.26.025750
[35] Y. Wu, M. Gragston, Z. Zhang, P. S. Hsu, N. Jiang, A.K. Patnaik, S. Roy, and J. R. Gord, "High-Pressure 1D Fuel/Air-Ratio Measurements with LIBS", Combustion and Flame 198, 120-129, (2018) [10 pages] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.09.009
[34] Paul S. Hsu, Naibo Jiang, Anil K. Patnaik, Vish Katta, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord, "All Fiber-Coupled OH Planar Laser-Induced-Fluorescence (OH-PLIF)-Based Two-Dimensional Thermometry", Applied Spectroscopy 72 (4), 604-610, (2018) [7 pages] https://doi.org/10.1177/0003702817744519
[33] N. DeLuca, R. B. Miles, N. Jaing, W. D. Kulatilaka, A.K. Patnaik, and J. R. Gord, "FLEET Velocimetry for Combustion and Flow Diagnostics",
Applied Optics 56 (31), 8632-8638, (2017) [7 pages] https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.56.008632
[32] Anil K. Patnaik, Igor Adamovich, James R. Gord, and Sukesh Roy, "Recent advances in ultrafast-laser-based spectroscopy and imaging for reacting plasmas and flames", Plasma Sources Science and Technology 26, 103001, (2017) [41 pages] https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/aa8578
[31] Paul S. Hsu, Mark Gragston, Yue Wu, Anil K. Patnaik, Zhili Zang, Johannes Kiefer, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord, "Sensitivity, Stability, and Precision of Quantitative Ns-LIBS-Based Fuel-Air Ratio Measurement for Methane-Air Flame at 1-11 bar", Applied Optics 55, 8042-8048, (2016). [7 pages] https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.55.008042
[30] Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy and James R. Gord, "Ultrafast Saturation of Electronic-Resonance-Enhanced Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering and comparison from Nanosecond to Femtosecond Regime", Phys. Rev. A 93, 023812, (2016) [9 pages] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.93.023812
[29] Anil K. Patnaik, James R. Gord, and Sukesh Roy, "Lineshape dependence of ultrafast saturation of absorption and fluorescence",
Physica Scripta T165, 014031, (2015) [6 pages] https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-8949/2015/t165/014031
[28] Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy and James R. Gord, "Ultrafast saturation of resonant optical processes", Phys. Rev. A 90, 063813, (2014) [9 pages] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.90.063813
[27] Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord, "Saturation of vibrational coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering mediated by saturation of rotational Raman transitions", Phys. Rev. A, 87, 043801, (2013) [9 pages] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.87.043801
[26] Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord, "All-optically controlled concurrent slow-fast light", Optics Letters 36, 3272-3274, (2011) [3 pages] https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.36.003272
[25] Paul S. Hsu, George R. Welch, James R. Gord and Anil K. Patnaik, "Propagation dynamics of controlled cross-talk in double ladder system", Physical Review A 83, 053819, (2011) [8 pages] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.83.053819
[24] Paul S. Hsu, Anil K. Patnaik, James R. Gord, Terrence R. Meyer, Waruna D. Kulatilaka, and Sukesh Roy, "Investigation of Optical Fibers for Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Spectroscopy in Reacting Flows", Experiments in Fluids 49, 969-984, (2010) [16 pages] https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-010-0961-6
[23] Paul S. Hsu, Sukesh Roy, James R. Gord, and Anil K. Patnaik, "Magneto-optical control of the group velocity of light in an inhomogeneously broadened medium", Journal of Modern Optics 57, 1388-1396, (2010) [9 pages] https://doi.org/10.1080/09500341003692997
[22] Luqi Yuan, Gombojav O. Ariunbold, Robert K. Murawski, Dmitry Pestov, Xi Wang, Anil K. Patnaik, Vladimir A. Sautenkov, Alexei V. Sokolov, Yuri V.Rostovtsev and Marlan O. Scully, "Femtosecond wave-packet dynamics in cesium dimers studied through controlled stimulated emission", Physical Review A 81, 053405, (2010) [8 pages] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.81.053405
[21] Sukesh Roy, James R. Gord, and Anil K. Patnaik, "Recent advances in coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering: Fundamental developments and applications in reacting flows" [Review Article], Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 36, 280-306, (2010) [27 pages] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2009.11.001
[20] Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, James R. Gord, Robert P. Lucht, and Thomas B. Settersten, "Effects of collision on electronic-resonance-enhanced CARS of nitric oxide", Journal of Chemical Physics 130, 214304, (2009) [11 pages] https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3137106
[19] Ling Zhou, Guo Hui Yang and Anil K. Patnaik, "Spontaneously generated atomic entanglement in free space: reinforced by incoherent pumping", Physical Review A 79, 062102, (2009) [8 pages] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.79.062102
[18] Paul Hsu, Anil K. Patnaik, and George Welch, "Controlled parametric generation in double ladder system via all resonant four-wave mixing", Optics Letter 33, 381-383, (2008) [3 pages] https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.33.000381
[17] Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, Robert P. Lucht and James R. Gord, "Collisional effects on molecular dynamics in electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent antiStokes Raman scattering", Journal of Modern Optics 55, 3263-3272, (2008) [10 pages] https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340802450581
[16] Paul Hsu, Anil K. Patnaik, and George Welch, "Non-linear magneto-optical rotation with intense laser field", Physical Review. A 78, 053817, (2008) [6 pages] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.78.053817
[15] Joel P. Kuehner, Sameer V. Naik, Warua D. Kulatika, Ning Chai, Normand M. Laurendeau, Robert P. Lucht, Anil K. Patnaik, Marlan O. Scully, Sukesh Roy, James R. Gord, "Perturbative theory and modeling of electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering spectroscopy of nitric oxide", Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 174308, (2008) [12 pages] https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2909554
[14] Paul Hsu, Anil K. Patnaik, and George Welch, "Study of resonant \chi(3) process in a double ladder system", Journal of Modern Optics 55, 3109-3119, (2008) [11 pages] https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340802419602
[13] Anil K. Patnaik, Paul Hsu, Girish S. Agarwal, George Welch and Marlan O. Scully, "Measurement of ground state decoherence via interruption of coherent population trapping", Physical Review A 75, 023807, (2007) [6 pages] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.75.023807
[12] Roy J. Glauber, Manfred Kleber, Anil K. Patnaik, Marlan O. Scully, and Herbert Walther, "A simple study of photon correlations from Hanbury-Brown and Twiss to Einstein, Podolsky, Rosen and beyond", Journal of Physics B 38, S521-S534, (2005) [14 pages] https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/38/9/005
[11] Anil K. Patnaik, Girish S. Agarwal, C. H. Raymond Ooi, and Marlan O. Scully, "Quantum correlation between a pair of Raman photon from single atom under arbitrary excitation condition", Physical Review A 72, 043811, (2005) [5 pages] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.72.043811
[10] Anil K. Patnaik, C. H. Raymond Ooi and Marlan O. Scully, "Injection time effects on LWI with microwave driven non-degenerate ground state", Physica E 29, 111-118, (2005) [8 pages] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2005.05.008
[9] Anil K. Patnaik, Fam Le Kien, and K. Hakuta, "Manipulating the retrieval of stored light pulses", Physical Review A 69, 035803, (2004) [4 pages] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.69.035803
[8] Fam Le Kien, Anil K. Patnaik, and K. Hakuta, "Multiorder coherent Raman scattering of a quantum probe field", Physical Review A 68, 063803, (2003) [13 pages] [quant-ph/0305186] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.68.063803
[7] Anil K. Patnaik, J. Q. Liang, and K. Hakuta, "Engineering the dispersion of a fiber mode via molecular coherence", Journal of Modern Optics 50, 2595-2604, (2003) [10 pages] https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340308233587
[6] Anil K. Patnaik, J. Q. Liang, and K. Hakuta, "Slow Light propagation in a thin optical fiber via electromagnetically induced transparency", Physical Review A 66, 063808, (2002) [10 pages] [quant-ph/0207123] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.66.063808
[5] Anil K. Patnaik and G. S. Agarwal, "Coherent control of magneto-optical rotation in inhomogeneously broadened medium", Optics Communications 199, 109-124, (2001) [16 pages] [quant-ph/0109031] https://doi.org/10.1016/s0030-4018(01)01534-6
[4] G. S. Agarwal and Anil K. Patnaik, "Vacuum induced coherences in radiatively coupled multilevel systems", Phys. Rev. A 63, 043805, (2001).[8 pages] [quant-ph/0010066] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.63.043805
[3] Anil K. Patnaik and G. S. Agarwal, "Laser field induced birefringence and enhancement of magneto-optical rotation", Optics Communication 179, 97-106, (2000) [10 pages] [quant-ph/9908020] https://doi.org/10.1016/s0030-4018(99)00530-1
[2] Anil K. Patnaik and G. S. Agarwal, "Cavity-induced coherence effects in spontaneous emissions from pre-selection of polarization", Physical Review A 59, 3015-3020, (1999) [6 pages] [quant-ph/9810051] https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.59.3015
[1] Anil K. Patnaik and G. S. Agarwal, "Laser-field-induced quantum beats in correlations in cascade emission", Journal of Modern Optics, 45, 2131-2138, (1998) [8 pages] https://doi.org/10.1080/09500349808231749
ARTICLES IN EDITED BOOKS
[10] Hans U. Stauffer, Anil K. Patnaik, S. Alexander Schumaker and Sukesh Roy, A Pedagogical Overview of Gas-Phase Four-Wave Mixing, in Optical Diagnostics for Reacting and Non- Reacting Flows: Theory and Practice (Ed. Adam Steinberg and Sukesh Roy), pp. 305 - 430 (AIAA, 2023) https://doi.org/10.2514/5.9781624106330.0305.0430
[9] Adam Steinberg and Anil K. Patnaik, Light-Matter Interactions and Their Measurements: A Primer for Optical Diagnostics, in Optical Diagnostics for Reacting and Non- Reacting Flows: Theory and Practice (Ed. Adam Steinberg and Sukesh Roy), pp. 15 - 74 (AIAA, 2023) https://doi.org/10.2514/5.9781624106330.0015.0074
[8] Measurement of Electron Density and Temperature from Laser-Induced Nitrogen Plasma at Elevated Pressure (1–6 bar), Ashwin P. Rao, Mark Gragston, Anil K. Patnaik, Paul S. Hsu, and Michael B. Shattan in Handbook of Scholarly Publications from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) 2000-2020, Volume 1, Eds. A. B. Badiru, F. W. Ciarallo and E. G. Mbonimpa (2022). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003220978-31
[7] Yuri Rostovtsev, Billie DeLuca, Colin Roy, and Anil Patnaik, "Refractive index of a single atom experienced by a single photon", in Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology, Ed. S. Shahriar and J. Scheuer, 1170028 (2021).
[6] Paul S. Hsu, Anil K. Patnaik, and George R. Welch, "Nonlinear magneto-optic polarization rotation with intense laser field", Noise and Fluctuations in Photonics, Quantum Optics, and Communications Eds. Leon Cohen, 66031G (SPIE 2007)
[5] Anil K. Patnaik, Yu Huang and Marlan O. Scully, "Photon correlation: A new method to measure coherence dephasing", Agarwal Fest (Narosa Publishing House, 2006)
[4] Roy J. Glauber, Manfred Kleber, Anil K. Patnaik, Marlan O. Scully, and Herbert Walther, "A simple study of photon correlations from Hanbury-Brown and Twiss to Einstein, Podolsky, Rosen and beyond", Atoms, Quanta and Relativity – A Century after Einstein’s Miraculous Year Eds. T. W. Hänsch, H. Schmidt-Böcking and H. Walther, Pg. S521-S534 (IOP Publishing Ltd. 2005)
[3] C. H. Raymond Ooi, Anil K. Patnaik, and Marlan O. Scully, "Two-photon correlation of photon pairs: near field and polarization effects", Noise and Information in Nanoelectronics, Sensors, and Standards III, Eds. Janos A. Bergou, Janusz M. Smulko, Mark I. Dykman, Lijun Wang, Pg. 1-10 (SPIE, 2005)
[2] Anil K. Patnaik and G. S. Agarwal, "Controlling Magneto Optical Rotation via Quantum Coherences", Frontiers of Laser Physics and Quantum Optics, Eds. Z. Xu, S. Xie, S.-Y. Zhu, M. O. Scully, pp. 403-407 (Springer, Berlin, 2000), [quant-ph/9911034]
[1] Anil K. Patnaik and G. S. Agarwal, "Laser Field Induced Birefringence and Enhancement of Magneto-Optical Rotation", Ode To a Quantum Physicist, Eds. W. E. Lamb, W. Schleich, and H. Walther , pp. 97-106 (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000)
RECENT PROCEEDINGS PAPERS
[38] Keith Wyman Noah Everett, Anil Patnaik, Interference of photons and polarization-based quantum state tomography through emulated atmospheric turbulence, SPIE Photonics for Quantum, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 17-21 June (2024).
[27] Keith A. Wyman, Noah S. Everett, Robert J. Von-Holle, Viswanathan I. Ramesh, Milo W. Hyde, Anil K. Patnaik, Atmospheric turbulence effects on quantum statistics and interference of photons, Proc SPIE Photonics West, Quantum Computing, Communication, and Simulation IV, PC1291108 (Jan, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3005350
[36] Jackson Piechowski, Juan J. Manfredi, Jesse Foster, Michael Dexter, and Anil Patnaik, Effect of Ordering of Radiation Exposure on MOSFET Damage, HEART Conference, Huntsville (April, 2024).
[35] Keith A Wyman and Anil K Patnaik, Atmospheric Turbulence Simulator to Study Photon Pair Indistinguishability in Free-Space Optical Networks, Optica Quantum 2.0, QW2A.3, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, (June 18-22, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1364/QUANTUM.2023.QW2A.3
[34] Keith A Wyman, Robert J Von-Holle, Milo W Hyde, and Anil K Patnaik, Atmospheric Turbulence Simulator to Test Entanglement Quality During Propagation of Photonic Qubits, Proc SPIE Photonics West (2023). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2663397
[33] Benjamin Knight, Kyle Frische, Enam Chowdhury, Michael Dexter, and Anil Patnaik, Laser-Driven Table-Top Accelerator Facility to Gerate kHz-Rate Mixed Radiation at AFIT, HEART Conference, LaVista Conference Center, Omaha, NE (April 24 -28, 2023).
[32] Colton Stoner, Benjamin Knight, Kyle Frische, Connor Gautam, Juan Manfredi, Michael Dexter, and Anil Patnaik, Isotropy of neutron generation from a high-intensity laser, HEART Conference, LaVista Conference Center, Omaha, NE (April 24 -28, 2023).
[31] Keith A. Wyman, Milo W. Hyde, and Anil K. Patnaik "Qubit propagation through lab simulated atmospheric turbulence", Proc. SPIE 12243, Photonics for Quantum 2022, 122430B (19 July 2022). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2635337
[30] R. E. Pinson, P. R. Jenkin, A. V. Giminaro, and A. K. Patnaik, "Evaluating Spectroscopic Data Fusion for Environmental Conditioning of Lithium Hydride Using Machine Learning," in Optical Sensors and Sensing Congress 2022 (AIS, LACSEA, Sensors, ES), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 2022), paper LF1C.4.
[29] A. K. Patnaik, D. Lauriola, E. Braun, P. Hsu, T. R Meyer, and S. Roy, High-Pressure Femtosecond Laser Induced Plasma Spectroscopy (FLIPS) for Combustion Diagnostics, LACSEA, OSA Imaging and Applied Optics, Vancouver/Online, (2020), pp. LM2A.3.
[28] A.K. Patnaik, H. U. Stauffer, P. S. Hsu, N. Jiang, P. J. Wrzesinski, J. R. Gord, and S. Roy, "Ultrafast Diagnostics of Reacting Flows and Plasmas", International Conference on Thermal Engineering, BUET, (Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5115844
[27] A.K. Patnaik, P. S. Hsu, A. J. Stolt, J. Estevadeordal, J. R. Gord, and S. Roy, "Advantages of Ultrafast LIBS for High-Pressure Diagnostics", LACSEA, OSA Imaging and Applied Optics pp. LW5C.4, (Orlando, FL, 2018),
[26] A.K. Patnaik, P. S. Hsu, S. Roy, Y. Wu, M. Gragston, Z. Zhang, and J. R. Gord, "Ultrafast Laser-Induced-Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for F/A-Ratio Measurement of Hydrocarbon Flames", AIAA SciTech pp. AIAA 2018-1776, (Kissimmee, FL, 2018)
[25] Y. Wu, M. Gragston, Z. Zhang, P. S. Hsu, N. Jiang, A.K. Patnaik, S. Roy, and J. R. Gord, "1D Nanosecond-LIBS Measurements of Fuel/Air Ratios", AIAA SciTech (Kissimmee, FL, 2018)
[24] A.K. Patnaik, P. S. Hsu, Y. Wu, M. Gragston, Z. Zhang, J. R. Gord, and S. Roy, "Time-Resolved Correlated Measurement of Laser-Induced-Breakdown Spectroscopy and Electron Number Density: Application to High-Pressure Hydrocarbon Flames", Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications XVII (SPIE LASE, Photonics West) San Francisco, p. 10094-52, (2017)
[23] M. Gragston, Y. Wu, Z. Zhang, P. S. Hsu, A. K. Patnaik, S. Roy, J. R. Gord, "Sensitivity, Stability, and Precision of Quantitative ns-LIBS-Based Fuel-Air Ratio Measurements for High-Pressure Methane-Air Flames", 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. Grapevine, Texas: AIAA; p. AIAA 2017-0384, (2017)
[22] Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord, "Pulse-Duration-Dependent Saturation of Raman coherence and Electronic-Resonance-Enhanced CARS", LACSEA Heidelberg, Germany, (2016)
[21] Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord, "Role of saturation of rotational Raman transition on femtosecond vibrational CARS", CLEO/QELS, CTu2H.4 San Jose, CA, June 9-14, (2013).
[20] Pual S. Hsu, Sukesh Roy, Naibo Jiang, Anil K. Patnaik, James R. Gord, "Advances in fiber-coupled pulsed-laser diagnostics for simultaneous species-concentration and velocity measurements in practical combustors", CLEO/QELS, CTu2H.7 San Jose, CA, June 9-14, (2013)
[19] Anil K. Patnaik, S. Roy, and J. R. Gord [Invited Talk], "Realization of opposite dispersion slopes for two probes: Concurrent slow-fast light", 43rd Winter Colloquium on Physics of Quantum Electronics Snowbird, UT Jan 6-11, p. 192, (2013) [1 page]
[18] Anil K. Patnaik, S. Roy, and J. R. Gord [Poster], "Saturation of Vibrational Femtosecond CARS via Saturation of Rotational Raman Transition", 43rd Winter Colloquium on Physics of Quantum Electronics Snowbird, UT Jan 6-11, p. 193, (2013) [1 page]
[17] Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord [Poster], "Saturation of Vibrational Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering via Saturation of Rotational Coherence", ICORS 23rd International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy Bangalore (India), 12-17 August (2012) [2 pages].
[16] Paul S. Hsu, Waruna D. Kulatilaka, Naibo Jiang, Stan Kotska, Sukesh Roy, Anil K. Patnaik, and James R. Gord, "Fiber-Coupled High-Speed OH-PLIF Imaging in Turbulent Flames", 28th Aerodynamic Measurement Technology,Ground Testing, and Flight Testing Conference, New Orleans, LA (USA), AIAA-2012-2881, (2012) [5 pages]
[15] Anil K. Patnaik, S. Roy, and J. R. Gord, "Concurrent Slow-Fast Light Pair with Controllable X-Type Dispersion", QELS/CLEO, San Jose, CA (USA), JW4A.34, (2012) [2 pages]
[14] Paul S. Hsu, George R. Welch, James R. Gord, and Anil K. Patnaik, "Interplay of c(1) and c(3) Processes in Double-Ladder System", QELS/CLEO, San Jose, CA May (USA), QF3E.2, (2012) [2 pages]
[13] Paul S. Hsu, Waruna D. Kulatilaka, Stan Kotska, Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord, "High-Speed OH Fluorescence Imaging Using Fiber-Coupled UV-PLIF", CLEO, San Jose, CA (USA), CM1F.3, (2012) [2 pages]
[12] Anil K. Patnaik, S. Roy, and J. R. Gord, "Simultaneous Two Beams of Slow-Fast and Slow-Slow Light: Diagnostics Perspectives", Central State Section Spring Technical Meeting of The Combustion Institute, Dayton, OH, 12S-115, (2012) [8 pages]
[11] Paul S. Hsu, Waruna D. Kulatilaka, Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord, "Fiber-Coupled Laser Diagnostics for Gas-Phase Measurements in Practical Turbine Engine Hardware", Central State Section Spring Technical Meeting of The Combustion Institute, Dayton, OH, 12S-117, (2012) [4 pages]
[10] Paul S. Hsu, Waruna D. Kulatilaka, Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord, "Development of of an All-Fiber-Coupled, Pulsed, Ultraviolet Laser-Induced-Fluorescence (UV-LIF) Detection System for OH Radicals in Practical Combustion Devices" 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Nashville, TN, AIAA-2012-1058, (2012) [9 pages]
[9] Paul S. Hsu, Waruna D. Kulatilaka, Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord, "Advances in fiber-coupled laser diagnostics for practical combustion measurements", LACSEA, San Diego, CA (USA), p. LW3B.3, (2012) [2 pages]
[8] Anil K. Patnaik, S. Roy, and J. R. Gord, "Ultra-fast thermometry using quantum coherence", Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics, Prague (Czech Republic), p. T80, (2011) [1 page]
[7] Anil K. Patnaik, P. S. Hsu, S. Roy, and J. R. Gord, "Simultaneous Two-Channel Slow Light", Advanced Photonics Congress: Slow and Fast Light, Torornto (Canada), p. SLMC4, (2011) [2 pages]
[6] Anil K. Patnaik, Paul S. Hsu, Sukesh Roy and James R. Gord, "Simultaneous two-channel control of light speed in a single delay element", Frontiers in Optics 2010/Laser Science XXVI, Rochester, NY (USA), p. FThN6, (2010) [2 pages]
[5] Paul S. Hsu, George W. Welch, and Anil K. Patnaik, "Propagation Dynamics of Controllable Cross-Talk in Double-Ladder System", CLEO/QELS 2010 (San Jose, CA), p. QFJ5, (2010) [2 pages]
[4] Paul S. Hsu, Anil K. Patnaik, James R. Gord, Terrence R. Meyer, and Sukesh Roy, "Picosecond laser-based fiber-coupled CARS spectroscopy for gas phase thermometry", 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting (Orlando, FL),p. AIAA-2010-1399, (2010) [7 pages]
[3] Anil K. Patnaik, Paul S. Hsu, Sukesh Roy, and James R. Gord, "Controlling speed of polarized light in birefringent media", OSA optics and photonic congress: Slow and fast light (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA), p. SWA3, (2009)
[2] Anil K. Patnaik, Sukesh Roy, James R. Gord, Robert P. Lucht, and Thomas B. Settersten, "Parametric Study of the Effects of Collisions on Electronic-Resonance-Enhanced Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (ERE-CARS) of NO", OSA optics and photonics congress: Nonlinear optics (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA), p. NFB1, (2009)
[1] James R. Gord, Paul S. Hsu, Anil K. Patnaik, Terrence R. Meyer, and Sukesh Roy, "Gas-phase temperature measurement in reacting flows using fiber-coupled picoseconds CARS spectroscopy", 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting AIAA 2009-1444, (2009) [12 pages]