Mustafa Goksu Ozlu

Title: Mustafa Goksu Ozlu: Inventor of an All-Optical Streak Camera

Introduction

Mustafa Goksu Ozlu is an inventor associated with West Lafayette, Indiana, and Purdue Research Foundation. His patent work describes an optical approach to streak-camera imaging.

Latest Patents

Ozlu is associated with 1 patent: “All-optical epsilon-near-zero enabled streak camera.” The invention describes a streak camera with an entrance slit, an image-capture device, and an epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) slab. A witness beam enters through the slit at an angle, while a delayed trigger beam reaches the ENZ slab at approximately normal incidence. The trigger beam applies energy below the slab’s bandgap energy, changing its refractive index. This change produces a time-varying exit angle for the modified witness beam, which is directed onto the image-capture device.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects work at the intersection of optical imaging and materials with tunable refractive properties. The disclosed design uses an optical trigger to alter the path of a witness beam, enabling time-dependent image capture.

Collaborations

Ozlu’s listed coworkers include Vladimir M. Shalaev and Alexandra Boltasseva. His company affiliation is Purdue Research Foundation.

Conclusion

Mustafa Goksu Ozlu’s patent presents an all-optical method for controlling a streak camera’s imaging beam through an epsilon-near-zero material.