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Accessibility & LanguageNatural Sciences
Dr Fiona Kenny
B.Sc., PhD
Contact Details
Post Doctoral Researcher
SCHOOL OF PHYSICS
NUI GALWAY
E: FIONA.KENNY@nuigalway.ie
SCHOOL OF PHYSICS
NUI GALWAY
E: FIONA.KENNY@nuigalway.ie
Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
| Project | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEMS based nanoparticle storage and release system for Quantum Physics Platform | 05-OCT-20 | ||
| Beam propagation simulations for the laser interferometer space antenna (LISA) | 25-JAN-19 | ||
| Active optics for future large space telescopes | 10-OCT-16 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | 'Development of a prototype active optics system for future space telescopes'
Nicholas Devaney and Fiona Kenny and Alexander V. Goncharov and Matthias Goy and Claudia Reinlein (2018) 'Development of a prototype active optics system for future space telescopes'. Appl. Opt, 57 :E101-E106 [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Adaptive optimisation of a generalised phase contrast beam shaping system'
Kenny, F;Choi, FS;Gluckstad, J;Booth, MJ (2015) 'Adaptive optimisation of a generalised phase contrast beam shaping system'. Optics Communications, 342 :109-114 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Complete polarization and phase control for focus-shaping in high-NA microscopy'
Kenny, F;Lara, D;Rodriguez-Herrera, OG;Dainty, C (2012) 'Complete polarization and phase control for focus-shaping in high-NA microscopy'. Optics Express, 20 :14015-14029 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Fast vectorial calculation of the volumetric focused field distribution by using a three-dimensional Fourier transform'
Lin, J;Rodriguez-Herrera, OG;Kenny, F;Lara, D;Dainty, JC (2012) 'Fast vectorial calculation of the volumetric focused field distribution by using a three-dimensional Fourier transform'. Optics Express, 20 :1060-1069 [DOI] [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2019) | 'Introduction to Polarisation and Polarimetry'
Kenny, Fiona (2019) 'Introduction to Polarisation and Polarimetry' In: Astronomical Polarisation from the Infrared to Gamma Rays. Springer International Publishing. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
Fiona Kenny and Nicholas Devaney and Alexander Goncharov and Matthias Goy and Claudia Reinlein (2018) An active optics system for large UVOIR space telescopes . In: Makenzie Lystrup and Howard A. MacEwen and Giovanni G. Fazio and Natalie Batalha and Nicholas Siegler and Edward C. Tong eds. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave , pp.1789-1795 [Details] |
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| (2018) | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
Fiona Kenny and Nicholas Devaney and Alexander Goncharov and Matthias Goy and Claudia Reinlein (2018) An active optics system for large UVOIR space telescopes . In: Makenzie Lystrup and Howard A. MacEwen and Giovanni G. Fazio and Natalie Batalha and Nicholas Siegler and Edward C. Tong eds. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave , pp.1789-1795 [Details] |
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| (2016) | Multimodal Biomedical Imaging XI
Mariana T. Carvalho and Amrit S. Lotay and Fiona M. Kenny and John M. Girkin and Anderson S. L. Gomes (2016) Random laser illumination: an ideal source for biomedical polarization imaging? . In: Fred S. Azar and Xavier Intes eds. Multimodal Biomedical Imaging XI , pp.79-84 [Details] |
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| (2013) | Imaging and Applied Optics
Daniel Burke and Fiona Kenny and Brian Patton and Martin J. Booth (2013) Optimal Sensorless Adaptive Optics Schemes for Super-Resolution Microscopy Imaging and Applied Optics [Details] |
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| (2011) | Frontiers in Optics 2011/Laser Science XXVII
F. Kenny and O. G. Rodr\'iguez Herrera and D. Lara and C. Dainty (2011) Vectorial polarimeter using an inhomogeneous polarization state generator Frontiers in Optics 2011/Laser Science XXVII [Details] |
Modules Taught
| Term/Year | Module Title | Module Code | Subject / Desc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 2018/2019 | Quantum Mechanics | PH421 |
