James R Leger

Professor

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9319-7196

Emailleger@umn.edu

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My research group is studying a wide variety of optical techniques, including laser mode control and beam shaping techniques, spectral and coherent laser beam combining, optical metrology, design of nonclassical imaging systems, and microoptical engineering.

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Fundamental Analyses and Techniques of Plenoptic Imaging
Leger, J. R., Haupt, J. D., Meyer, G. W. & Talghader, J. J.
USDOD DEFENSE ADV RES PROJECTS
1/18/16 → 5/12/21
Project: Research project
Fibers and pulse combination for super-linear power scal
Leger, J. R.
University of Southampton
9/30/14 → 9/29/19
Project: Research project
Applications of Graded Index Optics to Coherent Laser Sy
Leger, J. R.
University of Rochester
6/16/12 → 8/15/15
Project: Research project
High Brightness Laser Beam Additional: Assessing Physica
Leger, J. R. & Talghader, J. J.
USDOD AIR FORCE
8/15/10 → 2/14/14
Project: Research project
Seeing Threads and Skins: Novel Imaging Systems with Ext
Leger, J. R.
National Science Foundation
7/9/09 → 9/30/12
Project: Research project

86 Article
65 Conference contribution
15 Conference article
5 Paper
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Analysis and experimental demonstration of spatial mode selection in a coherently combined fiber laser
Tilseth, E., Minster Kunkel, W. & Leger, J. R., Jan 20 2020, In: Optics Express. 28, 2, p. 1854-1867 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A novel design for beamforming the Breakthrough Starshot laser array
Leger, J. R., 2020, Laser Beam Shaping XX. Dudley, A. & Laskin, A. V. (eds.). SPIE, 114860D. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 11486).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Light field reconstruction from scattered light using plenoptic data
Sasaki, T. & Leger, J. R., Apr 1 2020, In: Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision. 37, 4, p. 653-670 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Numerical design of three-dimensional gradient refractive index structures for beam shaping
Minster Kunkel, W. & Leger, J. R., Oct 12 2020, In: Optics Express. 28, 21, p. 32061-32076 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Passive non-line-of-sight imaging using plenoptic information
Lin, D., Hashemi, C. & Leger, J. R., Apr 1 2020, In: Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision. 37, 4, p. 540-551 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations