Syed Azer Reza
Dr. Reza's teaching interests include optical systems, optical devices and optical measurements. His research has focused on metrology, imaging systems, photonic signal processing and optical interferometry.

Academic Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 2010
University of Central Florida

Master of Science (M.S) 2007
University of Central Florida
 
Master of Science (M.S) 2005
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
 
Bachelor of Science (B.S) 2003
Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology

Publications & Presentations

A. Imeri, and S. A. Reza, “Robust, motion-free optical characterization of samples using actively-tunable Twyman–Green interferometry,” Nature Scientific Reports 13(1), 5678, 2023.

S. A. Reza, and A. Imeri, “Simultaneous thickness and phase index measurements with a motion-free actively tunable Twyman–Green interferometer,” OSA Applied Optics 62(15), 3948-3958, 2023.

A. Imeri, and S. A. Reza, “A low-loss tunable beam collimator and expander assembly with no moving parts using an engineered diffuser and varifocal lenses,” OSA Journal of Optical Society of America A (JOSA A) 40(7), 2023.

M. La Manna, J. H. Nam, S. A. Reza, and A. Velten, “Non-line-of-sight imaging using dynamic relay surfaces,” OSA Optics Express, 28(4), 5331-5339, 2020.

X. Liu, I. Guillen, M. La Manna, J. H. Nam, S. A. Reza, T. H. Le, D. Gutierrez, A. Jarabo and A. Velten, “Non-line-of-sight imaging using phasor-field virtual wave optics,” Nature 572(7771), 620-623, 2019.

S. A. Reza, M. La Manna, S. Bauer and A. Velten, “Phasor field waves: Experimental validation of wave-like properties,” OSA Optics Express, 22(28), 32587-32608, 2019.

S. A. Reza, M. La Manna, and A. Velten, “Phasor field waves: A Huygens-like light transport model for non-line-of-sight imaging applications,” OSA Optics Express, 27(20), 29380-29400, 2019.

Research Experiences

  • Metrology
  • Imaging Systems
  • Photonic Signal Processing
  • Optical Interferometry

Teaching Interests

  • Optical Systems
  • Optical Devices
  • Optical Measurements