Publications

Book Chapters

  1. R. Tsu, T. LaFave Jr., “Role of symmetry in conductance, capacitance, and doping of quantum dots,” in The Wonder of Nanotechnology: Quantum Optoelectronic Devices and Applications, M. Razeghi, L. Esaki, and K. von Klitzing, eds., (SPIE Press, 2013) pp. 3-38.

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. T. LaFave Jr., “The Snowflake Problem: An introduction to energy minimization problems,” The Physics Teacher, 63 252 (2025). doi: 10.1119/5.0168597
  2. D. L. MacFarlane, A. Helmy, H. Shahoei, T. LaFave Jr., M. A. Thornton, E. Stewart, and W. Oxford "Towards the on-chip realization of polarization encoded qubits", Proc. SPIE 13028, Quantum Information Science, Sensing, and Computation XVI, 130280E (7 June 2024). doi:10.1117/12.3016742.
  3. K. N. Smith, T. P. LaFave Jr., D. L. MacFarlane, M. A. Thornton, “Higher-radix Chrestenson gates for photonic quantum computation,” Journal of Applied Logics: The IfCoLog Journal of Logics and Their Applications, 5(9) 1781-1798 (2018). ISBN: 978-1-84890-294-7.
  4. S. Sakpal, G. Milione, M.-J. Li, M. Nouri, H. Shahoei, T. LaFave Jr., S. Ashrafi, D. MacFarlane, "Stability of Ince-Gaussian beams in elliptical core few-mode fibers" Opt. Lett. 43(11) 2657-2659 (2018). doi: 10.1364/OL.43.002656
  5. N. Aflakian, T. LaFave Jr., K. K. O, S. Ashrafi, D. MacFarlane, “Design, fabrication and demonstration of a dielectric vortex waveguide in the sub-terahertz region,” Appl. Opt. 56 7123 (2017).
  6. N. Aflakian, N. Yang, T. LaFave Jr., K. 0, D. MacFarlane, “Square dielectric THz waveguides,” Opt. Exp. 24 14951 (2016). doi: 10.1364/OE.24.014951
  7. T. LaFave Jr., “Discrete transformations in the Thomson problem,” J. Electrostat. 72 39 (2014). doi: 10.1016/j.elstat.2013.11.007
  8. T. LaFave Jr., “Correspondences between the classical electrostatic Thomson problem and atomic electronic structure,” J. Electrostat. 71 1029 (2013). doi: 10.1016/j.elstat.2013.10.001
  9. B. Cheek, M. Dabkowski, A. El Nagdi, L. R. Hunt, T. P. LaFave Jr., K. Liu, D. L. MacFarlane, V. Ramakrishna, "Analysis of a polynomial system arising in the design of an optical lattice filter useful in channelization," Acta Appl. Math. 118 107 (2012). doi: 10.1007/s10440-012-9680-8
  10. D. L. MacFarlane, M. P. Christensen, K. Liu, T. LaFave Jr., G.A. Evans, N. Sultana, T. W. Kim, J. Kim, J. B. Kirk, N. Huntoon, M. Dabkowski, L. R. Hunt, V. Ramakrishna, “Four-port nanophotonic frustrated total internal reflection coupler,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 24 58 (2012). doi: 10.1109/LPT.2011.2172204
  11. D. L. MacFarlane, M. P. Christensen, A. E. Nagdi, G. A. Evans, L. R. Hunt, N. Huntoon, J. Kim, T. W. Kim, J. Kirk, T. LaFave Jr., K. Liu, V. Ramakrishna, M. Dabkowski, N. Sultana, “Experiment and theory of an active optical filter,” J. Quant. Electron. 48 307 (2012). doi: 10.1109/JQE.2011.2174615
  12. T. LaFave Jr., “Discrete charge dielectric model of electrostatic energy,” J. Electrostat. 69 414 (2011). doi: 10.1016/j.elstat.2011.06.006.
  13. A. El Nagdi, K. Liu, T. P. LaFave Jr., L. R. Hunt, V. Ramakrishna, M. Dabkowski, D. L. MacFarlane, M. P. Christensen, “Active integrated filters for RF-photonic channelizers,” Sensors 11 1297 (2011). doi: 10.3390/s110201297.
  14. N. Sultana, W. Zhou, T. LaFave Jr., D. L. MacFarlane, “HBr based inductively coupled plasma etching of high aspect ratio nanoscale trenches in InP: Considerations for photonic applications,” J. Vac. Sci. B 27 2351 (2009). doi: 10.1116/1.3250263
  15. T. LaFave Jr., R. Tsu, “The value of monophasic capacitance of few-electron systems” Microelectron. J. 40 791 (2009). doi: 10.1016/j.mejo.2008.11.035
  16. T. LaFave Jr., R. Tsu, “Capacitance: A property of nanoscale materials based on spatial symmetry of discrete electrons,” Microelectron. J. 39 617 (2008). doi: 10.1016/j.mejo.2007.07.105
  17. J. Zhu, T. LaFave Jr., R. Tsu, "Capacitance of few electron dielectric spheres," Microelectron. J. 37 1293 (2006). doi: 10.1016/j.mejo.2006.07.013

Conference Proceedings

  1. T. LaFave, J. Cerne, H. Hui, H. Zeng, & A. Markelz, “THz studies of optoelectronic chalcogenide perovskite thin films,” 49th Intl. Conf. on Infrared, Millimeter and THz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Sept. 2024. doi: 10.1109/IRMMW-THz60956.2024.10697556
  2. D. MacFarlane, A. Helmy, H. Shahoei, T. LaFave Jr., M. Thornton, E. Stewart, & W. Oxford, “Towards the On-Chip Realization of Polarization Encoded Qubits,” SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2024, National Harbor, MD, Apr. 2024.
  3. T. LaFave, A. W. M. Lee, T.-Y. Kao, A. Markelz, "THz Transmission through Submillimeter Apertures,” IRMMW-THz, Buffalo, NY, Nov 2020. doi: 10.1109/IRMMW-THz46771.2020.9370923
  4. T. LaFave, D. K. George, A. G. Markelz, I. McNee, V. Kozlov, P. Schunemann, "Stationary Sample Anisotropic THz Spectroscopy Using Discretely Tunable THz Sources," IRMMW-THz, Paris, pp 1-2 (2019). doi: 10.1109/irmmw-thz.2019.8874234
  5. D. K. George, T. J. LaFave, A. G. Markelz, I. McNee, P. Tekavec, V. Kozlov, P. Schunemann, "Tunable compact narrow band THz sources for frequency domain THz anisotropic spectroscopy," Proc. SPIE 10983, Next-Generation Spectroscopic Technologies XII, 1098311 2019. doi: 10.1117/12.2519878
  6. M. Nouri, S. Sakpal, H. Shahoei, T. LaFave, S. Ashrafi, D. MacFarlane, “Assessing the ability to demultiplex co-propagating orthogonal modes,” 2017 Euro. Conf. Opt. Comm. 1-3.
  7. N. Aflakian, T. LaFave, R. M. Henderson, D. L. MacFarlane, "Square dielectric interconnect for chip-to-chip THz communication," Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS), Symposium, Waco, 1-3 TX (2017).
  8. M. Nouri, H. Shahoie, T. LaFave, S. Ashrafi, D. MacFarlane, “Orbital angular momentum multiplexing using Low-Cost VCSELs for Datacenter applications,” Frontiers in Optics, FW5D.5 (2016).
  9. H. Kumar, H. Yao, T. Ei, N. Ashrafi, T. LaFave Jr., S. Ashrafi, D. L. MacFarlane, R. Henderson, “Physical phaseplate for the generation of a millimeter-wave Hermite-Gaussian beam,” 2016 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symp. (RWS) 234 (2016).
  10. D. L. MacFarlane, M. P. Christensen, A. E. Nagdi, G. A. Evans, L. R. Hunt, N. Huntoon, J. Kim, T. W. Kim, J. Kirk, T. P. LaFave, K. Liu, V. Ramakrishna, M. Dabkowski, N. Sultana, “Two dimensional optical lattice filters with gain: Fabrication and experimental results,” Quant. Electronics Conf. & Lasers and Electro-optics (CLEO) 1018 (2011).
  11. D. L. MacFarlane, M. P. Christensen, L. R. Hunt, J. Kim, T. W. Kim, T. P. LaFave Jr., K. Liu, A. E. Nagdi, N. Sultana, V. Ramakrishna, M. Dabkowski, “Active Optical Lattice Filters with Nanophotonics Four-Port Couplers,” 15th OptoElectron. and Comm. Conf. (OECC2010) Tech. Dig. July 2010 7D3-4 (2010).
  12. M. P. Christensen, D. L. MacFarlane, L. R. Hunt, J. Kim, T. W. Kim, T. P. LaFave, K. Liu, A. El Nagdi, N. Sultana, V. Ramakrishna, N. Huntoon, M. Dabkowski, “Active lattice filter with nanophotonic FTIR-couplers for integrated photonic channelizer,” Photon. Global Conf. (PGC) 1 (2010).
  13. D. L. MacFarlane, L. R. Hunt, V. Ramakrishna, T. J. LaFave, W. Zhou, N. Sultana, A. Stark, “Chip-scale analog optical signal processing,” Conf. Proc. LEOS 437 (2008).
  14. T. LaFave Jr. R. Tsu “A new definition of capacitance of few electron systems,” PIERS Proc. Hangzhou, China, March 24-28, 1269 (2008).

Other Publications

  1. T. LaFave Jr., "'Quantum physics' doesn't make the Sun shine," Physics Today 76(7) 12 (2023). doi: 10.1063/PT.3.5263
  2. T. LaFave Jr., “Pseudoscience versus science,” Physics Today, 69(11) 10-11, (2016).

Talks

Invited

  1. “Discovering the geometric nature of the periodic table of atoms,” LeMoyne College, 2018.
  2. “Discovering the geometric nature of the periodic table of atoms,” Roanoke College, 2018.
  3. “Interaction of electrons in a nanosphere,” Superlattice Workshop, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, May 5-7, 2013.
  4. “Capacitance of dielectric spheres in the absence of metal contacts: A classical model of discrete electrons for nanoscale materials and devices,” NIST, Boulder, CO, Dec. 15, 2006.

Conferences

  1. "THz and Mid-Infrared Linear Dichroism in the High Tc Superconductor La2-xSrxCu04, THz IRMMW, 48th Conf. on Infrared Millimeter and THz Waves, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2023. doi: 10.1109/IRMMW-THz57677.2023.10298921
  2. "Crystal Symmetry Effects on Protein Structural Vibrational Signatures," THz IRMMW, 48th Conf. on Infrared Millimeter and THz Waves, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2023
  3. "Multivalued electro optic response in near-field THz polarimetry," APS March Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2023.
  4. "Intramolecular structural vibrations of triose phosphate isomerase," APS March Meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2023.
  5. "Photo-switching in crystalline OCP," APS March Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2022.
  6. "Terahertz microspectroscopy: far-field fidelity degradation and recovery," APS March Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2022.
  7. “A Radix-4 Chrestenson Gate for Optical Quantum Computation,” IEEE International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic (ISMVL), Linz Austria (May 16-18, 2018).
  8. “Single Qubit Quantum Ring Structures and Applications,” Southwest Quantum Information and Technology, 20th Annual SQuInT Workshop, (2018).
  9. “Single qubit quantum ring oscillator and applications for storage and true random number generation,” Intl. Workshop on Quant. Sim. & Comp., Bilbao, Spain, 2018.
  10. "Assessing the ability to demultiplex co-propagating orthogonal modes," European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC), Gothenburg, Sweden, 2017.
  11. “Square dielectric interconnect for chip-to-chip THz communication,” IEEE Texas Symp. Wireless and MW. Circ. & Sys. 2017.
  12. “Design and implementation of a photonic quantum storage device,” IBM ThinkQ Conf., 2017.
  13. “Single photon quantum state oscillator, “Single Photon Workshop, Boulder CO, 2017
  14. “Fabrication and demonstration of vortex dielectric THz waveguide,” OSA Design Fabrication Conference, Denver, CO 2017.
  15. “Orbital angular momentum multiplexing using low-Cost VCSELs for datacenter applications,” FIO/LS, Rochester, NY Oct 17-21, 2016.
  16. “Square holey cladding dielectric THz waveguides for chip-to-chip communication,” FiO/LS, Rochester, NY Oct. 17-21, 2016.
  17. “Physical phaseplate for the generation of a millimeter-wave Hermite-Gaussian beam,” IEEE Radio and Wireless Week, Austin, TX, Jan. 24-27, 2016.
  18. “Aryl Ether Fluoropolymers: Materials for Hole Transport and Electro-optic Applications,” Energy Summit 2013: Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS), Jan. 29-31, Richardson, TX, 2013.
  19. "Active optical lattice filters with nanophotonic four-port couplers,” 15th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, July 5-9, Sapporo, Japan, 2010.
  20. “Chip-scale analog optical signal processing,” 21st Annual Meeting of the IEEE, LEOS 2008, Nov. 9-13, Newport Beach, CA, 2008.
  21. "Lateral epitaxial overgrowth of Si and SiGe on SiO2 using buried low-temperature (Ts < 500 °C ) solid metal mediated epitaxy," MRS Symp. A, Nov. 26-28, Boston, 2001.
  22. "Fabrication of buried oxide structures at low temperature (Ts < 500 °C ) using solid-metal-mediated molecular beam epitaxy,” Presentation, AVS 1st Intl. Conf. on Microelectronics and Interfaces, Feb. 7-11, Santa Clara, CA, 2000.
  23. "Integrated shallow-junction p-type doping and epitaxial metallization of Si at low-temperatures (Ts < 500 °C ) using solid-metal mediated molecular beam epitaxy," AVS 2nd Intl. Conf. Adv. Mat. And Proc. Microelectron., Feb. 7-11, Santa Clara, CA, 2000.
  24. "Buried low-temperature (Ts < 500 °C ) lateral epitaxial overgrowth of Si on SiO2 using solid metal mediated epitaxy," AVS 47th Intl. Symp., Oct. 2-6, 2000, Boston, 2000.

Departmental Talks

  1. “Classical atoms and quantum dots: When size doesn’t matter,” SMU, Oct. 22-23, 2015.
  2. “A new classical electrostatic approach to ground state energy, capacitance and atomic structure,” University of Texas at Dallas, EE Seminar Series, Nov. 7, 2008.