This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines. Active years: 2018.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2018
Title: Amanda K. Meier: Inventor in Ultrafast Optics
Introduction
Amanda K. Meier is an inventor associated with Longmont, Colorado, and the Colorado School of Mines. Her patent work concerns methods for characterizing spatial chirp in ultrafast laser beams.
Latest Patents
Meier is named on 1 patent, titled “Interferometer for Spatial Chirp Characterization.” The patent describes spectral interferometric systems and methods for measuring lateral and angular spatial chirp, with the goal of optimizing intensity localization in spatiotemporally focused ultrafast beams.
The disclosed techniques analyze interference between spatially sheared beams. Delaying one beam relative to the other produces reference fringes, whose rotation in a spatially resolved spectral interferogram can be measured to determine frequency-resolved divergence using Fourier analysis. An alternative arrangement spatially flips one beam to measure frequency-dependent beamlet direction, while blocking one beam reveals how beamlet position varies with frequency.
Career Highlights
Meier’s documented patent contribution applies interferometry and spectral analysis to the characterization of ultrafast optical beams. The patent lists the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines as the assignee.
Collaborations
Charles G. Durfee is identified as Meier’s coworker and a collaborator associated with the patent work.
Conclusion
Amanda K. Meier’s patent highlights an optical measurement approach for identifying spatial chirp and improving the characterization of ultrafast beams.
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