Technology and Applications Center

Newport's Technology and Applications Center (TAC) develops application-specific solutions for our customers in the research and scientific market. Using our own in-house expertise and collaborative relationships with key educational institutions, the members of this team develop complete solutions and systems that help our customers remain on the cutting edge. They collect data, conduct experiments and publish technical articles, application notes and tutorials.

Technology and Applications Center Staff
Zadoyan Baldachini Kuo
Dr. Ruben Zadoyan
Director
Dr. Tommaso Baldacchini
Staff Scientist
Dr. Chun-Hung Kuo
Senior Scientist
Ph.D. in Physics from Moscow State University, Russia
Expertise: Nonlinear spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, ultrafast lasers, laser-matter interaction, ultrafast biomedical applications
Ph.D. in Chemistry from Boston College, Massachusetts Postdoc in Professor E. Mazur’s group, Harvard University
Expertise: Nano-machining, nonlinear optics, nonlinear microscopy, ultrafast lasers
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from University of Pennsylvania
Expertise: Two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy, nonlinear spectroscopy, ultrafast lasers systems, solvation dynamics, ultrafast chemical physics
ODonnell Snider Jeff
Matthew O'Donnell
Senior Applications Engineer
Scott Snider
Test Engineer II
Jeffrey Tseng
Senior Mechanical Engineer
M.S. in Physics from California State University, Long Beach
Expertise: Characterization of novel research photovoltaic devices and indoor calibration of solar reference cells, irradiance sensors, and photodiodes
B.S. Optical Science and Engineering & B.S. Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Davis
Expertise: Optoelectronic Systems Testing
M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California
Expertise: Opto-Mechanical Design and Automation
Clench Carter
Bill Clench
Software Engineer
John Carter
Senior Test Engineer

B.S. in Computer Science from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Expertise: Test Software, LabVIEW programming language.
TAC Product Line Management;
Engineering Support