James B. Johnson
449A N Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Cell: 408-829-7827
jjohnson@optics.arizona.edu
U.S. Citizenship
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Optical Sciences and Engineering Expected Date December 2011
College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Dissertation: Characterization of the behavior of deterministic intermediate stage grinding materials
M.S., Optical Sciences and Engineering 2008
College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
GPA: 3.60
B.S., Applied Physics 2005
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Minors: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics
GPA: 3.29
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Large Optics Fabrication & Testing Group, College of Optical Sciences,
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
May 2008-Present
Advisors: Jim Burge, Jose Sasian and Robert Parks
• Study of sub-surface damage and scattering on mirror surfaces
• Stress lap grinding material development for LSST, ATST projects
• Development of SCOTS optical tests for fast aspheric optical systems and solar concentrators
• Optical system design and integration
Graduate Summer Intern, MIT-Lincoln Laboratory, Group 82: Laser Technology and Applications
Lexington, MA
June 2009-August 2009
• Built high energy mode-locked laser system
Research Assistant, College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
September 2006-December 2007
• Built mode-locked lasers
• Built pulse characterization system
• Performed dielectric mirror characterization
Research Assistant, Physics Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Various 2003-2005
• Designed and built vacuum-grade equipment for metal deposition onto semiconductors
• Small parts machinist for laboratory
Research Technician Intern, Photonics Technology Lab, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
January 2004-August 2004
• Optical polishing of silicon waveguides
• Conducted passive and active fiber attachment experiments to waveguides
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Various 2008-2011
• Graduate level optical thin films design (OPTI 585)
• Laboratory assistant for graduate-level laser laboratory (OPTI 511L)
• Graduate/Undergraduate optical fabrication and testing (OPTI 415R/515R)
• Laboratory assistant for senior-level optics laboratories (OPTI 471A/B)
• Summer teaching assistant for Hooked on Photonics program
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Physics Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
September 2002-December 2003
• Recitation assistant for freshmen physics
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Optical Mirror Fabrication
• MATLAB, Zemax, FRED, LabView, SolidWorks, Maple, Origin, Office
• Machine Shop
• Interferometer, AFM and SEM Operation
• Low temperature and vacuum systems
SHORT COURSES
Stray Light Short Course 2011 – Photon Engineering
Computer Generated Holography Short Course 2011– University of Arizona
HONORS AND AWARDS
Royln Optics Outstanding Teaching Assistant
ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Optical Society of America
SPIE
Optics Ambassador – College of Optical Sciences
Graduate and Professional Student Council – Assembly Chair
PUBLICATIONS
Justin Paul, James Johnson, Jane Lee and R. J. Jones, “High average power femtosecond frequency comb from an optically injection locked amplification cavity,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-optics (CLEO 08), Technical Digest, San Jose, CA 2008.
Justin Paul, James Johnson, Jane Lee and R. J. Jones, “High average power femtosecond frequency comb from an optically injection locked amplification cavity,” Optics Letters, Vol 33, No 21. November 1, 2008
James Johnson, Dae Wook Kim, Robert E. Parks and James H. Burge, “New approach for pre-polish grinding with low subsurface damage,” Proc. Of SPIE, Vol 8126. San Diego, CA 2011.