Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title Altmetric
2011 Refracting the k-function: Stavroudis's solution to the eikonal equation for multielement optical systems 2011
2008 Wavefront and caustics of a plane wave refracted by an arbitrary surface 2008
2006 Laser beam shaping profiles and propagation.  Applied Optics.  45:5118-5131. 2006
2003 Geometric optics-based design of laser beam shapers.  Optical Engineering.  42:3123-3138. 2003
2003 Laser Beam Shaping.  Optical Engineering.  42:3077-3079. 2003
1998 Design and optimization of an irradiance profile-shaping system with a genetic algorithm method.  Applied Optics.  37:5216-5221. 1998
1996 Development and testing of a holographic projection system.  Applied Optics.  35:5994-5998. 1996
1995 Introduction.  Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation.  5:5-6. 1995
1995 Optical analysis of an ultra-high resolution two-mirror soft X-ray microscope.  Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology.  5:1-19. 1995
1993 Design of gradient-index lens systems for laser beam reshaping.  Applied Optics.  32:4763-4769. 1993
1993 Differential equation design of finite-conjugate reflective systems.  Applied Optics.  32:1179-1188. 1993
1991 Design and analysis of aspherical multilayer imaging x-ray microscope.  Optical Engineering.  30:1094-1099. 1991
1991 Development of the water window imaging x-ray microscope utilizing normal incidence multilayer optics.  Optical Engineering.  30:1086-1093. 1991
1990 Formula for the rms blur circle radius of Wolter telescope based on aberration theory..  Applied Optics.  29:2432. 1990
1990 Design and analysis of a Schwarzschild imaging multilayer X-ray microscope.  Optical Engineering.  29:721-727. 1990
1990 Formula for the rms blur circle radius of Wolter telescope based on aberration theory.  Applied Optics.  29:2433-2439. 1990
1990 Optical analysis of grazing incidence ring resonators for free-electron lasers.  Optical Engineering.  29:641-648. 1990
1990 Optimization of three-and four-element lens systems by minimizing the caustic surfaces.  Applied Optics.  29:4551-4559. 1990
1989 Caustic merit function for optical design.  Applied Optics.  28:601-606. 1989
1989 Design of a normal incidence multilayer imaging x-ray microscope.  Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology.  1:190-206. 1989
1988 Wave front equation, caustics, and wave aberration function of simple lenses and mirrors.  Applied Optics.  27:516-522. 1988
1988 Theoretical analysis of stable and unstable aspherical laser cavities.  Applied Optics.  27:75-79. 1988
1986 Application of the flux flow equation to the wolter i x-ray telescope and thin-film multilayered optics.  Applied Optics.  25:1997-2002. 1986
1986 Coupling of domed light-emitting diodes with a multimode step-index optical fiber.  Applied Optics.  25:3435-3442. 1986
1986 SPECTRAL SLICING X-RAY TELESCOPE..  Optical Engineering.  25:970-978. 1986
1984 Design and analysis of a two-channel three-mirror x-ray telescope.  Applied Optics.  23:2697-2701. 1984
1984 Design and analysis of a two-channel three-mirror x-ray telescope: Errata.  Applied Optics.  23:3482-3486. 1984
1984 Theoretical analysis of infrared radiation shields of spacecraft.  Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets.  21:293-300. 1984
1983 Simulation of optical coupling from surface emitting LEDs..  Applied Optics.  22:1722. 1983
1983 Optical Coupling in Fiber Optics Packages with Surface Emitting LED’s.  IEEE Transactions on Components, Hybrids and Manufacturing Technology.  6:334-342. 1983
1983 SIMULATION OF OPTICAL COUPLING FROM SURFACE EMITTING LEDs..  Applied Optics.  11:1722-1730. 1983
1983 TRANSMISSION LINE MODEL OF A VLSI PACKAGE..  Solid State Technology.  26:127-131. 1983
1982 Imaging characteristics of a conical primary, aspheric secondary x-ray telescope.  Applied Optics.  21:3713-3718. 1982
1982 Formula for the density of tangent rays over a caustic surface.  Applied Optics.  21:3299-3306. 1982
1982 Formula for the density of tangent rays over a caustic surface..  Applied Optics.  21:3299-3306. 1982
1981 Simplified formula for the illuminance in an optical system..  Applied Optics.  20:897-909. 1981
1981 Simplified formula for the illuminance in an optical system.  Applied Optics.  20:897-909. 1981
1980 Refractive optical systems for irradiance redistribution of collimated radiation: Their design and analysis.  Applied Optics.  19:3545-3553. 1980
1980 CAUSTIC SURFACE ANALYSIS FOR A GRADIENT-INDEX LENS..  Journal of the Optical Society of America.  70:1264-1269. 1980
1979 Astronomical applications of grazing incidence telescopes with polynomial surfaces.  Proceedings of SPIE.  184:228-233. 1979
1979 Caustic analysis of intraocular lens implants in humans.  Contact and intraocular lens medical journal.  5:136-140. 1979
1978 Solar concentrating properties of truncated hexagonal, pyramidal and circular cones.  Applied Optics.  17:2431-2449. 1978
1977 Comparison of the solar concentrating properties of truncated hexagonal, pyramidal and circular cones.  Proceedings of SPIE.  114:67-94. 1977
1976 Analytical illuminance and caustic surface calculations in geometrical optics.  Applied Optics.  15:2588-2596. 1976
1976 CAUSTIC SURFACE AND THE CODDINGTON EQUATIONS..  Journal of the Optical Society of America.  66:76-77. 1976
1975 Analytical illuminance calculation in a multi-interface optical system.  Journal of Modern Optics.  22:485-501. 1975
1975 CAUSTIC AND ANALYTICAL ILLUMINANCE CALCULATIONS FOR A MODEL OF THE HUMAN EYE..  Optical Engineering.  14:237-240. 1975
1975 Computerized analysis of the image quality of the human eye with optical aids.  Optometry and Vision Science.  52:561-566. 1975
1975 Computerized analysis of the image quality of the human eye with optical aids.  Optometry and Vision Science.  52:561-566. 1975
1975 Design of reflectors which will distribute sunlight in a specified manner.  Solar Energy.  17:221-227. 1975
1975 Specular aspheric surface to obtain a specified irradiance from discrete or continuous line source radiation: Design..  Applied Optics.  14:1279-1284. 1975
1974 Equation for the intensity of acoustic rays deflected by an object in a variable velocity medium 1974
1973 Caustic surfaces and irradiance for reflection and refraction from an ellipsoid, elliptic paraboloid, and elliptic cone.  Applied Optics.  12:2955-2959. 1973
1973 FLUX DENSITY FOR RAY PROPAGATION IN GEOMETRICAL OPTICS..  Journal of the Optical Society of America.  63:299-304. 1973
1973 Flux density for ray propagation in discrete index media expressed in terms of the intrinsic geometry of the deflecting surface.  Journal of Modern Optics.  20:287-301. 1973
1973 Heat flux contours on a plane for parallel radiation specularly reflected from a cone, a hemisphere and a paraboloid.  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.  16:281-291. 1973
1973 Specular reflection of heat radiation from an arbitrary reflector surface to an arbitrary receiver surface.  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.  16:271-280. 1973
1973 View function in generalized curvilinear coordinates for specular reflection of radiation from a curved surface.  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.  16:1492-1496. 1973
1969 Infrared emission from a V-shaped metal groove compared with that from a flat surface of the same metal.  Review of Scientific Instruments.  40:927-929. 1969

Chapter

Year Title Altmetric
2014 Classical (Nonlaser) Methods.  525-558. 2014
2014 Geometrical Methods.  195-282. 2014
2014 Optimization-Based Designs.  283-332. 2014

Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Georgia 1973

    • Full Name

  • David Shealy