Kevin Birnbaum

Menlo School — United States

Computer Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Quantum Information and Cryptography(16), Optical Wireless Communication Technologies(16), Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics(12), Optical Network Technologies(11), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies(11)

Publications71 total

Fine pointing and tracking concepts for optical intersatellite links
2017· 3 cited
Pointing, acquisition, and tracking architecture tools for deep-space optical communications
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE·2014· 7 cited
LLCD operations using the Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory (OCTL)
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE·2014· 35 cited
100  Tbit/s free-space data link enabled by three-dimensional multiplexing of orbital angular momentum, polarization, and wavelength
Optics Letters·2014· 527 cited
A Receiver for the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration Using the Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory
2014· 8 cited
Electro-Optic Time-to-Space Converter for Optical Detector Jitter Mitigation
NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)·2013
Phase-shift interference-based wavefront characterization for orbital angular momentum modes
Optics Letters·2013· 70 cited
Active laser ranging over planetary distances with millimeter accuracy
Applied Physics Letters·2013· 18 cited
12-Pixel WSi SNSPD Arrays for the Lunar Lasercomm OCTL Terminal
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics·2013
A post-processing receiver for the lunar laser communications demonstration project
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE·2013· 5 cited
A Post-Processing Receiver for the Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration Project
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)·2013
100 Tbit/s Free-Space Data Link using Orbital Angular Momentum Mode Division Multiplexing Combined with Wavelength Division Multiplexing
2013· 34 cited
Tungsten Silicide Superconducting Nanowire Arrays for the Lunar Laser OCTL Terminal
2013· 8 cited
Approaching the Ultimate Limits of Communication Efficiency with a Photon-Counting Detector
International Symposium on Information Theory·2012
The ultimate limits of optical communication efficiency with photon-counting receivers
2012· 9 cited
Mode Properties and Propagation Effects of Optical Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) Modes in a Ring Fiber
IEEE photonics journal·2012· 237 citedOpen Access
Limits on achievable dimensional and photon efficiencies with intensity-modulation and photon-counting due to non-ideal photon-counter behavior
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE·2012· 3 cited
On approaching the ultimate limits of communication using a photon-counting detector
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE·2012· 9 cited
Approaching the ultimate limits of communication efficiency with a photon-counting detector
2012· 1 cited
Limits on Achievable Dimensional and Photon Efficiencies with Intensity-Modulation and Photon-Counting Due to Non-Ideal Photon-Counter Behavior
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)·2012
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Frequent Co-authors

Baris I. Erkmen(17), William H. Farr(14), Kevin Quirk(11), Alan E. Willner(10), Sam Dolinar(9), Bruce Moision(9), Jeng-Yuan Yang(8), Hamid Hemmati(8), S. Dolinar(7), Moshe Tur(7), Abhijit Biswas(7), Hao Huang(6), Yongxiong Ren(6), Yang Yue(6), John M. Choi(6), H. J. Kimble(5), Yan Yan(5), Nisar Ahmed(5), Jian Wang(5), Irfan Fazal(5)