Archival Refereed Journals
[1] V.V. Alexander, Z. Shi, F. Iftekhar, M. J. Welsh, H. Gurm, G. Rising, A. Yanovich, K. Walacavage, M.N. Islam, “Renal Denervation Using Focused Infrared Fiber Lasers: A Potential Treatment for Hypertension”, Lasers Surg. Med, 46, 689-702, 2014. Article featured on journal issue cover. Abstract
[2] V.V. Alexander, Z. Shi, M.N. Islam, K. Ke, G. Kalinchenko, M.J. Freeman, A. Ifarraguerri, J. Meola, A. Absi, J. Leonard, J.A. Zadnik, A.S. Szalkowski, and G.J. Boer,” Field Trial of Active Remote Sensing Using A High Power Short Wave Infrared Supercontinuum Laser,” Appl. Opt, 52, 6813-6823, 2013. Abstract
[3] V.V. Alexander, Z. Shi, M.N. Islam, K. Ke, M.J. Freeman, A. Ifarraguerri, J. Meola, A. Absi, J. Leonard, J. Zadnik, A.S. Szalkowski, and G.J. Boer,” Power scalable >25W supercontinuum laser from 2-2.5 µm with near diffraction limited beam and low output variability,” Opt. Lett., 38, 2292-2294, 2013, Selected for Spotlight on Optics issue by the OSA. Abstract
[4] V.V. Alexander, O.P. Kulkarni, M. Kumar, C. Xia, M.N. Islam, F.L. Terry Jr., M.J. Welsh, K. Ke, M.J. Freeman, “Invited Paper: Modulation Instability Initiated High Power All-Fiber Supercontinuum Lasers and Their Applications,” Optical Fiber Technol,18, 5, 349-374, 2012, Invited Paper. Abstract
[5] V.V. Alexander, K. Ke, Z. Xu, M.N. Islam, M.J. Freeman, B. Pitt, M.J. Welsh, and J.S. Orringer, “Photothermolysis of Sebaceous Glands in Human Skin Ex Vivo with a 1,708 nm Raman Fiber Laser and Contact Cooling,” Lasers Surg. Med, 43, 470-480, 2011. Article and image featured on journal issue cover. Abstract
[6] V.V. Alexander, H. Deng, M.N. Islam, J.F.L. Terry, R.B. Pittman, and T. Valen, “Surface roughness measurement of flat and curved machined metal parts using a near infrared super-continuum laser,” Opt. Eng, 50, 113602, 2011.Abstract
[7] O.P. Kulkarni, V.V. Alexander, M. Kumar, M.J. Freeman, M.N. Islam, J.F.L. Terry, M. Neelakandan, and A. Chan, Supercontinuum generation from ~1.9 to 4:5 μm in ZBLAN fiber with high average power generation beyond 3:8 μm using a thulium-doped fiber amplifier. J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 28, 2486-2498, 2011. Abstract
[8] M. Kumar, C. Xia, X. Ma, V.V. Alexander, M.N. Islam, F.L. Terry Jr., C.C. Aleksoff, A. Klooster, D. Davidson, “Power Adjustable Visible Supercontinuum Generation using Amplified Nanosecond Gain Switched Laser Diode,” Opt. Exp, 16, 6194-6201, 2008. Abstract
Conference Presentations
[1] J. Meola, A. Absi, J.D. Leonard, A. Ifarraguerri, M.N. Islam, V.V. Alexander, Jerome Zadnik, “Modeling, development, and testing of a shortwave infrared supercontinuum laser source for use in active hyperspectral imaging, SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8743, 2013.
[2] O.P. Kulkarni, V.V. Alexander, M. Kumar, M.J. Freeman, M.N. Islam, F.L. Terry Jr., M. Neelakandan, A. Chan, “Mid-IR Supercontinuum (SC) Generation in ZBLAN fiber pumped by Tm-doped Amplifier with Fused Silica SC Input,” CLEO, CThD2, 2011.
[3] V.V Alexander, H. Deng, M.N. Islam, F.L. Terry Jr., “Non-Contact Surface Roughness Measurement of Crankshaft Journals Using a Supercontinuum Laser,” CLEO, AFA3, 2010.
[4] M. Kumar, C. Xia, X. Ma, V.V. Alexander, M.N. Islam, F.L. Terry Jr., C.C. Aleksoff, A. Klooster, D. Davidson, “ Power Scalable Visible Supercontinuum Generation Using Amplifier Nanosecond Gain-switched Laser Diode,” CLEO, JTUA77, 2008.
[5] C.Xia, M.Kumar, M.Y. Cheng, O.P. Kulkarni, V.V. Alexander, M.N. Islam, A. Galvanauskas, F. L. Terry Jr., M.J. Freeman, M. Poulain, G. Maze, “0.8-4.5 Microns Supercontinuum Generation in ZBLAN Fibers Scaled up to 1.25 W Power,” CLEO, CPDA10, 2006.
[6] E. Cagin, J. Siddiqui, D. Chen, S. Chua, V. Alexander, and J. Phillips. “Electrical properties of ferroelectric/ZnO heterojunctions”. Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (Boston, Massachusetts, 2005).
PhD Dissertation
V.V. Alexander, “Fiber Based Infrared Lasers and Their Applications in Medicine, Spectroscopy and Metrology,”2013. pdf