Dr. Matthew Reid

Contact Information

• Office: 5-468
• Phone: 960-6622
• Fax: 960-5545
• e-mail: mreid@unbc.ca

Background

• PhD - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta (2005).
• BSc - Mathematics and Physics, University of Northern British Columbia (1999).

Research interests

• Nonlinear optics at semiconductor surfaces
  • Optical rectification
  • Second-harmonic generation
  • Nonlinear optics of nanostructured surfaces
  • Characterization of surface nonlinear optical response
• Terahertz Generation and detection
  • Optical rectification
  • Photoconductive switches
  • Industrial applications

Publications

• M. Reid and R. Fedosejevs, "Terahertz birefringence and attenuation properties of wood and paper," Applied Optics , 45 , p. 2766 (2006). PDF
• M. Reid, I.V. Cravetchi, and R. Fedosejevs, "Terahertz radiation and second-harmonic generation from InAs: Bulk vs. surface-electric-field induced contributions," Physical Review B , 72 , p. 035201 (2005). PDF
• M. Reid, I.V. Cravetchi, R. Fedosejevs, I.M. Tiginyanu, L. Sirbu and Robert W. Boyd, "Enhanced nonlinear optical response of InP (100) membranes," Physical Review B , 77, p. 081306 (2005). PDF
• M. Reid and R. Fedosejevs, "Quantitative comparison of THz emission from (100) InAs surfaces and GaAs large-aperture photoconductive switch at high excitation fluence," Applied Optics , 44, p. 149 (2005). PDF
• M. Reid, I.V. Cravetchi, R. Fedosejevs, I.M. Tiginyanu and L. Sirbu, "Enhanced terahertz emission from porous InP (111) membranes," Applied Physics Letters, 86, p. 021904 (2005). PDF
• M. Reid and R. Fedosejevs, "Terahertz emission from (100) InAs surfaces at high excitation fluences," Applied Physics Letters, 86, p. 011906 (2005). PDF
• M.R.A. Shegelski, G.L. Goodvin, R. Booth, P. Begnall and M. Reid, "Exact normal forces and trajectories for a rotating tripod sliding on a smooth surface," Canadian Journal of Physics, 82, p. 875 (2004). PDF
• M.R.A. Shegelski, M. Reid, and R. Holenstein, "Exact vs. quasi-classical tunneling times for idealized potentials," Canadian Journal of Physics, 79, p. 1105 (2001). PDF
• M.R.A. Shegelski, M. Reid, and L. Pow, "Multiple scattering in low-energy electron holography," Ultramicroscopy, 84, p. 159 (2000). PDF
• M.R.A. Shegelski, M. Reid, and R. Niebergall, "The motion of rotating cylinders sliding on pebbled ice," Canadian Journal of Physics, 77, p. 847 (1999). PDF
• M.R.A. Shegelski and M. Reid, "The motion of a curling rock: Inertial vs. noninertial reference frames," Canadian Journal of Physics, 77, p. 903 (1999). PDF
• M.R.A. Shegelski, T. CLark, M. Reid and S. Faltus, "Improvements in the reconstruction of in-line holograms by energy sampling and tomography: II," Ultramicroscopy, 77, p. 129 (1999). PDF

Conference Proceedings

• M. Reid, I.V. Cravetchi, R. Fedosejevs, I.M. Tiginyanu, L. Sirbu and Robert W. Boyd, "Enhanced terahertz emission from porous InP," in Optical Terahertz Science and Technology Topical Meeting on CD-ROM (The Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, 2005), WA4.
• M. Reid and R. Fedosejevs, "Terahertz emission from surface optical rectification in n-InAs," Proceedings of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), 5577, p. 659 (2004). PDF

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