Bradley Duncan

Associate Dean, Graduate School, Professional & Continuing Education and Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Electro-Optics Graduate Program

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Selected Publications

  • Jameson, D.F., M.P. Dierking, and B.D. Duncan. 2007. Effects of spatial modes on ladar vibration signature estimation. Applied Optics 46, no. 30 (October 20): 7365-7373.
  • Greiner, M.A., B.D. Duncan, and M.P. Dierking. 2007. Bidirectional scattering distribution functions of maple and cottonwood leaves. Applied Optics 46, no. 25 (September 1): 6485-6494.
  • Miller, N.J., M.P. Dierking, and B.D. Duncan. 2007. Optical Sparse Aperture Imaging. Applied Optics 46, no. 23 (August 10): 5933-5943.
  • Binford III, J.L., B.D. Duncan, J.H. Parker, Jr., M.L. Delong, and E. Beecher. 2007. Imaging diffractometer with holographic enoding enhancements for laser sensing and characterization. Applied Optics 46, no. 17 (June 10): 3518-3527.
  • Schmidt, J.D., M.E. Goda, and B.D. Duncan. 2007. Aberration production using a high-resolution liquid-crystal spatial light modulator. Applied Optics 46, no. 12 (May 1): 2423-2433.
  • Widiker, J.J., S.R. Harris, and B.D. Duncan. 2006. High-speed Shack-Hartmann wave-front sensor design utilizing commercial-off-the-shelf optics. Applied Optics 45, no. 2 (January 10): 383-395.
  • Gibson, J.L., B.D. Duncan, E.A. Watson, and J.S. Loomis. 2004. Wide angle decentered lens beam steering for infrared countermeasures applications. Optical Engineering 43, no. 10 (October): 2312-2321.
  • Blackshire, J.L. and B.D. Duncan. 2004. Interferometric and holographic imaging of surface-breaking cracks. Optical Engineering 43, no. 6 (June): 1366-1374.
  • Duncan, B.D., P.J. Bos, and V. Sergan. 2003. Wide angle achromatic prism beam steering for infrared countermeasures applications. Optical Engineering 42, no. 4 (April): 1038-1047.
  • Parker, Jr., J.H., and B.D. Duncan. 2003. Index-matched boundary techniques for the elimination of acoustical resonances. AIAA Journal 41, no. 2 (February): 176-181.
Honors and Awards
  • Epsilon Delta Tau Engineering Professor of the Year, 1998
  • University of Dayton Teaching Fellow, 1992-93 academic year
  • Lifetime member of Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical engineering honor society (vice president, Beta Lambda Chapter, Virginia Tech, 1986)
  • Honorary member of Tau Alpha Pi, the national engineering technology honor society
  • University of Dayton IFC Outstanding Advisor (Epsilon Delta Tau), 2001-02 academic year

Courses Taught

  • EOP 513, Linear Systems & Fourier Optics
  • EOP 514, Guided Wave Optics
  • ECE 340, Engineering Probability, Statistics and Random Processes

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986

Professional Activities

  • American Society for Engineering Education
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • Optical Society of America
  • Society of Photo Industrial Engineers

Research Interests

  • Ladar system analysis and design
  • RF digital and free space optical communications
  • Fiber optic sensing/communications
  • Optical waveguide transmission applications
  • Scanning and nonlinear optical image processing
  • Non-destructive evaluation and holography