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I've got a BS in Physics from the University of Rochester, and I'm over half-way through my masters in optical engineering. I work at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, where I develop and maintain technology for the Omega EP laser.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratory_for_Laser_Energetics

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How can airplanes fly upside down?
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What makes some laser beams visible and other laser beams invisible?
Jan 30, 2012
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Are human eyes the best possible camera?
Apr 14, 2011
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Newton's rings: What causes the other rings?
Jan 31, 2011
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Does it contradict special relativity that an electron beam in a television picture tube can move across the screen faster than the speed of light?
Dec 29, 2010
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Interference of polarized light
Feb 9, 2011
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Aspherical lenses - perfect analytical shape
Jan 10, 2011
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Optical explanation of images of stars?
Jan 19, 2011
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Helicopter in an Elevator
May 6, 2011
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Are electromagnetic "plane" waves measurable or just a virtual concept?
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