Optical Filters and Their Applications (2021)

Mr. Casey White
Senior Engineering Project Manager Viavi Solutions, Santa Rosa, CA

Cerent Engineering Science Complex, Salazar Hall 2009A
4:00 PM

Abstract – Founded in the 1940s in Santa Rosa, CA, Optical Coating Laboratories (OCLI) has been designing and building optical interference filters for applications from security features in currency notes to satellite optics. OCLI, now known as VIAVI Solutions, continues to service the needs of customers in the Aerospace, Document Security, Telecommunications, and Consumer Electronics industries. In this talk we will review interference filter technology: how they are used to create bandpass, lo and hi-pass, and other filter types for wavelengths ranging from Ultraviolet to Far Infrared, how these filters are created using specialized materials at the nanoscale, and some examples of products created that include optical filters.

Mr. Casey White is a Senior Engineering Project Manager in R&D at VIAVI Solutions Optical Security and Performance Products division in Santa Rosa, CA. He has over 20 years of industry experience at all levels of the organization. Casey has a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from Sonoma State University and Licensed Project Management Professional. Casey has been involved with multiple space missions delivering hardware for the International Space Station, GOES-16, Joint Polar Satellite System, Europa Clipper, and many others.