Kristin Lewotsky

Associate Editor (1994-1997)

Kristin Lewotsky was an associate editor for Laser Focus World from December 1994 through November 1997.

Component technology upgrades for the future

Dec. 1, 1997

Performance requirements imposed on fiberoptic systems grow more stringent all the time. As a result, engineers are constantly revising the technology, from the component level...

Optics

Curved gratings eliminate DBR laser mode hopping

Kristin Lewotsky

Dec. 1, 1997

Distributed-Bragg-reflector (DBR) lasers with curved surface gratings produce stable, single-mode output.

Fiber Optics

New fiber draw tower designed for flexibility

Kristin Lewotsky

Dec. 1, 1997

A furnace heats fiberoptic preform to the melting point in newly constructed draw towers at SpecTran Specialty Optics (Avon, CT).