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James Zavislan
Associate Professor of Optics
Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
Department of Institute Of Optics
Areas of expertise: biomedical imaging, material science, and remote sensing
Press contact:
Peter Iglinski
585.273.4726
Related Links:
http://www.optics.rochester.edu/people/faculty_students_staff/faculty/zavislan.html
Biography
Research areas include improving the performance of optical imaging systems by modeling and measuring the coherence properties of light returned from objects of interest and adjacent objects not of interest. Applications for this research include biomedical imaging, material science, and remote sensing; optical design, optical fabrication, optical design using anisotropic optical materials, tolerancing of optical systems, and optical design for manufacturing.