Dana Anderson

Optical Science and Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder


Dana Anderson PI, Optical Science and Engineering IGERT, University of Colorado, works on research is directed primarily in three areas: Real-time holographic systems, optical sensing and precision measurement, and atom optics. Real-time holographic systems rely on photorefractive materials and research looks at experimental and theoretical aspects of dynamics in these media leading to phase-conjugation, pattern formation, self-focusing and other nonlinear phenomena. His research group seeks to tailor the dynamics of holographic systems to perform information processing tasks such as associative memory and acoustic signal processing. His current research in optical sensing uses optical fibers with internal Bragg gratings produced by exposure to ultra-violet laser light. This technology has applications in distributed sensing in civil structures such as bridges and dams, for example, in communications, and in stable lasers and precision measurement. Dana has been a Presidential Young Investigator Award and a Sloan Research Fellowship.

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