Dr. Christopher S. Baird Profile

Dr. Christopher S. Baird

Associate Professor of Physics at West Texas A&M University

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Photonics , Electromagnetics , Lasers , CEM

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Dr. Baird is the author of the book "The Top 50 Science Questions with Surprising Answers" and is an Associate Professor of Physics at West Texas A&M University. He is also the author of the popular series of online articles titled "Science Questions with Surprising Answers." Dr. Baird received his doctorate in theoretical physics from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2007. His fields of research are optics, quantum devices, electromagnetic scattering, and education methodology.

Proceedings Article | 1 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

Analysis of approximations used in terahertz quantum cascade laser doping calculations

Christopher Baird, Marissa Lafferty

Proceedings Volume 10917, 109171W (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506643

KEYWORDS: Doping, Ionization, Quantum cascade lasers, Electrons, Gallium arsenide, Solids, Semiconductor lasers, Quantum wells, Chemistry, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2018 Presentation + Paper

The effects of a common approximation used in the polarizability calculations of electron-electron subband screening in quantum well devices

Christopher Baird, Marissa Lafferty, Philip Slingerland

Proceedings Volume 10725, 107250E (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2323523

KEYWORDS: Polarizability, Quantum wells, Scattering, Quantum cascade lasers, Gallium arsenide, Electromagnetic scattering, Physics, Transistors, Error analysis, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2016 Paper

Terahertz ISAR and x-ray imaging of wind turbine blade structures

Robert Martin, Christopher Baird, Robert Giles, Christopher Niezrecki

Proceedings Volume 9806, 98060I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218616

KEYWORDS: Nondestructive evaluation, Radar, X-rays, X-ray imaging, Manufacturing, Polarimetry, Defect detection, Composites, Synthetic aperture radar, Wind turbine technology, Terahertz radiation, Polarization, Photography, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2012 Paper

One-half milliwatt 2.31 THz continuous-wave QCL operating at 77K

Xifeng Qian, Neelima Chandrayan, Shivashankar Vangala, William Goodhue, Andriy Danylov, Jerry Waldman, Christopher Baird, Robert Giles, William Nixon

Proceedings Volume 8261, 82610K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906732

KEYWORDS: Terahertz radiation, Waveguides, Metals, Quantum cascade lasers, Continuous wave operation, Annealing, Liquids, Heterodyning, Surface plasmons

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2011 Paper

The effects of various approximations on electron-electron scattering calculations in QCLs

Philip Slingerland, Christopher Baird, Robert Giles

Proceedings Volume 7938, 793809 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873292

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Quantum cascade lasers, Nickel, Laser scattering, Quantum wells, Phonons, Heterojunctions, Electron transport, Terahertz radiation, Semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2010 Paper

The effects of electron temperature in terahertz quantum cascade laser predictions

Philip Slingerland, Christopher Baird, Bryan Crompton, Robert Giles, William Nixon

Proceedings Volume 7705, 77050C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.855703

KEYWORDS: Tellurium, Quantum cascade lasers, Scattering, Thallium, Phonons, Mid-IR, Electron transport, Epitaxial lateral overgrowth, Optical simulations, Laser scattering

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2010 Paper

Optimization of semi-insulating surface-plasmon waveguides within terahertz QCL's using computational models

Christopher Baird, Bryan Crompton, Philip Slingerland, Robert Giles, William Nixon

Proceedings Volume 7671, 767109 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.855819

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Terahertz radiation, Quantum cascade lasers, Optimization (mathematics), Defense and security, Physics, Current controlled current source, Semiconductors, Heterojunctions, Medical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2007 Paper

Development and assessment of a complete ATR algorithm based on ISAR Euler imagery

C. Baird, R. Giles, W. Nixon

Proceedings Volume 6547, 65470N (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.724457

KEYWORDS: Automatic target recognition, Scattering, Algorithm development, Detection and tracking algorithms, Target recognition, Radar, Avalanche photodetectors, Polarization, Polarimetry, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 8 May 2006 Paper

Classification of targets using optimized ISAR Euler imagery

C. Baird, W. Kersey, R. Giles, W. Nixon

Proceedings Volume 6210, 62100A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.664964

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Image resolution, Image classification, Radar, Matrices, Polarimetry, Reflectivity, Terahertz technology, Ka band, Polarizability

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2005 Paper

Exploitation of ISAR imagery in Euler parameter space

C. Baird, W. Kersey, R. Giles, W. Nixon

Proceedings Volume 5788, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604844

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Polarimetry, Radar sensor technology, Radar

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