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Kulatilaka, Waruna Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
My research focuses on Combustion and Energy Conversion, Optical Diagnostics and Imaging, Laser Spectroscopy, Ultrafast Lasers, Chemical Kinetics, Fluid Flow and Plasma Diagnostics, Supersonic and Hypersonic Propulsion, Gas Turbine Combustion and IC Engines.
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Thomas, J. C., Lukasik, G. D., Rodriguez, F. A., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2024).
Combustion of Iron Particles in Solid Propellants at Elevated Pressure
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Hardaya, A. P., Kulatilaka, W. D., Soriano, B. S., & Chen, J. H.
(2024).
Heat release surrogates for NH3/H2/N2air premixed flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
40(1-4), 105432-105432.
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Parajuli, P., Wang, Y., Hay, M., Katta, V. R., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2023).
Femtosecond two-photon LIF imaging of atomic hydrogen in high-pressure methane-air flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
39(1), 1445-1454.
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Hay, M., Parajuli, P., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2023).
Simultaneous detection of three chemical species (NO, O, O2) using a single broadband femtosecond laser. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
39(1), 1435-1444.
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Fan, Y., Wang, Z., Wang, Y., Lee, M., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Suzuki, Y.
(2023).
Species structures in preheated ammonia micro flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
39(4), 4427-4436.
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Schweizer, C., V. Mashuga, C., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2022).
Investigation of aluminum dust cloud dispersion characteristics in an explosion hazard testing device using laser-based particle and flow diagnostics. Process Safety and Environmental Protection: Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part B.
166, 310-319.
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Schweizer, C., Mashuga, C. V., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2022).
Investigation of niacin and aluminum dust cloud ignition characteristics in an explosion hazard testing device using high-speed imaging. Process Safety and Environmental Protection: Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part B.
166, 320-327.
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Rogers, J. A., Bass, N., Mead, P. T., Mote, A., Lukasik, G. D., Intardonato, M., ... Lacy, T. E.
(2022).
The Texas A&M University Hypervelocity Impact Laboratory: A modern aeroballistic range facility. Review of Scientific Instruments.
93(8), 085106-085106.
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Turner, M. A., Parajuli, P., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2022).
Emission Spectra of Hydrocarbon Flames Doped with Phosphorus-Containing Compounds. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer.
36(3), 685-693.
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Rogers, J. A., Mote, A., Mead, P. T., Harrison, K., Lukasik, G. D., Kota, K. R., ... Lacy, T.
(2022).
Hypervelocity impact response of monolithic UHMWPE and HDPE plates. International Journal of Impact Engineering.
161, 104081-104081.
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Falconieri, M., Tedeschi, D., Gagliardi, S., Rondino, F., Marrocco, M., & Kulatilaka, W.
(2022).
Toward Gas-Phase Thermometry Using Pure-Rotational Impulsive Stimulated Raman Scattering Spectroscopy with a Low-Energy Femtosecond Oscillator. Applied Sciences (Switzerland).
12(24), 12710-12710.
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Falconieri, M., Gagliardi, S., Rondino, F., Marrocco, M., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2021).
Study of Impulsive Stimulated Raman Scattering Effects Using the Femtosecond Pump-Probe Z-Scan Technique. Applied Sciences (Switzerland).
11(24), 11667-11667.
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Turner, M. A., Paschal, T. T., Parajuli, P., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
Application of high-speed, species-specific chemiluminescence imaging for laminar flame speed and Markstein length measurements in spherically expanding flames. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science.
129, 110477-110477.
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Wang, Y., Jain, A., Schweizer, C., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2021).
OH, PAH, and sooting imaging in piloted liquid-spray flames of diesel and diesel surrogate. Combustion and Flame.
231, 111479-111479.
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Falconieri, M., Gagliardi, S., Rondino, F., Marrocco, M., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2021).
High-sensitivity impulsive stimulated Raman spectrometer with fast data acquisition. 52(3), 664-669.
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Prasad, S., Schweizer, C., Bagaria, P., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Mashuga, C. V.
(2021).
Effect of particle morphology on dust cloud dynamics. Powder Technology.
379, 89-95.
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Prasad, S., Schweizer, C., Bagaria, P., Saini, A., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Mashuga, C. V.
(2021).
Investigation of particle density on dust cloud dynamics in a minimum ignition energy apparatus using digital in-line holography. Powder Technology.
384, 297-303.
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Parajuli, P., Paschal, T. T., Turner, M. A., Wang, Y., Petersen, E. L., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2021).
High-Speed Hydroxyl and Methylidyne Chemiluminescence Imaging Diagnostics in Spherically Expanding Flames. AIAA Journal.
59(8), 3118-3126.
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Turner, M. A., Paschal, T. T., Parajuli, P., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2021).
Resolving flame thickness using high-speed chemiluminescence imaging of OH* and CH* in spherically expanding methane-air flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
38(2), 2101-2108.
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Jain, A., Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2021).
Simultaneous imaging of H and OH in flames using a single broadband femtosecond laser source. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
38(1), 1813-1821.
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Jain, A., Parajuli, P., Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2020).
Hydroxyl radical planar laser-induced fluorescence imaging in flames using frequency-tripled femtosecond laser pulses. Optics Letters.
45(17), 4690-4693.
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Wang, K., Wang, Y., Wang, J., Yi, Z., Kulatilaka, W. D., Sokolov, A. V., & Scully, M. O.
(2020).
Femtosecond pump-probe studies of atomic hydrogen superfluorescence in flames. Applied Physics Letters.
116(20), 201102-201102.
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Mathieu, O., Sikes, T., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Ignition delay time and laminar flame speed measurements of mixtures containing diisopropyl-methylphosphonate (DIMP). Combustion and Flame.
215, 66-77.
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Wang, Y., Jain, A., & Kulatilaka, W.
(2020).
Simultaneous measurement of CO and OH in flames using a single broadband, femtosecond laser pulse. Combustion and Flame.
214, 358-360.
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Schweizer, C., Prasad, S., Saini, A., Mashuga, C. V., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2020).
High-speed digital in-line holography for in-situ dust cloud characterization in a minimum ignition energy device. Powder Technology.
376, 612-621.
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Wang, Y., Taghizadeh, S., Karichedu, A. S., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Jarrahbashi, D.
(2020).
Piloted Liquid Spray Flames: A Numerical and Experimental Study. COMBUSTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
192(10), 1887-1909.
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Jain, A., Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2019).
Three-photon-excited laser-induced fluorescence detection of atomic hydrogen in flames. Optics Letters.
44(24), 5945-5948.
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Wang, Y., Jain, A., & Kulatilaka, W.
(2019).
Hydroxyl radical planar imaging in flames using femtosecond laser pulses. 125(6), 90.
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Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2019).
Spectroscopic investigation of high-pressure femtosecond two-photon laser-induced fluorescence of carbon monoxide up to 20bar. 58(10), C23-C29.
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O'Neil, M., Demko, A., Petersen, E. L., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2019).
Ultrashort-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for detecting airborne metals during energetic reactions. 58(10), C79-C83.
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Wang, Y., Jain, A., & Kulatilaka, W.
(2019).
CO Imaging in piloted liquid-spray flames using femtosecond two-photon LIF. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
37(2), 1305-1312.
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Jain, A., Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2019).
Effect of H-atom concentration on soot formation in premixed ethylene/air flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
37(2), 1289-1296.
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Sikes, T., Mathieu, O., Kulatilaka, W. D., Mannan, M. S., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Laminar flame speeds of DEMP, DMMP, and TEP added to H2- and CH4-air mixtures. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
37(3), 3775-3781.
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Mathieu, O., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2018).
Experimental and modeling study on the effects of dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) addition on H2, CH4, and C2H4 ignition. 191, 320-334.
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O'Neil, M., Niemiec, N. A., Demko, A. R., Petersen, E. L., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2018).
Laser-induced-breakdown-spectroscopy-based detection of metal particles released into the air during combustion of solid propellants. 57(8), 1910-1917.
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Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2018).
Detection of carbon monoxide (CO) in sooting hydrocarbon flames using femtosecond two-photon laser-induced fluorescence (fs-TPLIF). 124(1), 8.
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DeLuca, N. J., Miles, R. B., Jiang, N., Kulatilaka, W. D., Patnaik, A. K., & Gord, J. R.
(2017).
FLEET velocimetry for combustion and flow diagnostics. 56(31), 8632-8638.
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Seeger, T., Dreier, T., Chen, W., Kearny, S., & Kulatilaka, W.
(2017).
Laser applications to chemical, security, and environmental analysis: introduction to the feature issue. 56(11), LAC1-LAC3.
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Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2017).
Optical ray tracing method for simulating beam-steering effects during laser diagnostics in turbulent media. 56(11), E106-E115.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., & Lucht, R. P.
(2017).
Two-photon-absorption line strengths for nitric oxide: Comparison of theory and sub-Doppler, laser-induced fluorescence measurements. Journal of Chemical Physics.
146(12), 124311-124311.
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Wang, Y., Capps, C., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2017).
Femtosecond two-photon laser-induced fluorescence of krypton for high-speed flow imaging. Optics Letters.
42(4), 711-714.
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Schmidt, J. B., Roy, S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Shkurenkov, I., Adamovich, I. V., Lempert, W. R., & Gord, J. R.
(2017).
Femtosecond, two-photon-absorption, laser-induced-fluorescence (fs-TALIF) imaging of atomic hydrogen and oxygen in non-equilibrium plasmas. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics.
50(1), 015204-015204.
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Stauffer, H. U., Wrzesinski, P. J., Roy, S., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Gord, J. R.
(2016).
Collision-independent detection of molecular two-photon excitation by time-resolved parametric four-wave mixing. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy.
47(9), 1124-1129.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., Jiang, N., & Gord, J. R.
(2016).
Photolytic-interference-free, femtosecond, two-photon laser-induced fluorescence imaging of atomic oxygen in flames. 122(2), 26-7.
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Schmidt, J. B., Sands, B. L., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., Scofield, J., & Gord, J. R.
(2015).
Femtosecond, two-photon laser-induced-fluorescence imaging of atomic oxygen in an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet. Plasma Sources Science and Technology.
24(3), 032004-032004.
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Hall, C. A., Kulatilaka, W. D., Jiang, N., Gord, J. R., & Pitz, R. W.
(2015).
Minor-species structure of premixed cellular tubular flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
35(1), 1107-1114.
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Hall, C. A., Kulatilaka, W. D., Gord, J. R., & Pitz, R. W.
(2014).
Quantitative atomic hydrogen measurements in premixed hydrogen tubular flames. Combustion and Flame.
161(11), 2924-2932.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Gord, J. R., & Roy, S.
(2014).
Femtosecond two-photon LIF imaging of atomic species using a frequency-quadrupled Ti:sapphire laser. 116(1), 7-13.
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Hsu, P. S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2013).
Investigation of optical fibers for high-repetition-rate, ultraviolet planar laser-induced fluorescence of OH. 52(13), 3108-3115.
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Roy, S., Jiang, N., Stauffer, H. U., Schmidt, J. B., Kulatilaka, W. D., Meyer, T. R., Bunker, C. E., & Gord, J. R.
(2013).
Spatially and temporally resolved temperature and shock-speed measurements behind a laser-induced blast wave of energetic nanoparticles. Journal of Applied Physics.
113(18), 184310-184310.
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Richardson, D. R., Lucht, R. P., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2013).
Chirped-probe-pulse femtosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering concentration measurements. Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics.
30(1), 188-196.
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Roy, S., Hsu, P. S., Jiang, N., Gord, J. R., Kulatilaka, W. D., Stauffer, H. U., & Gord, J. R.
(2013).
Direct measurements of collisionally broadened Raman linewidths of CO2 S-branch transitions. Journal of Chemical Physics.
138(2), 024201-024201.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Gord, J. R., Katta, V. R., & Roy, S.
(2012).
Photolytic-interference-free, femtosecond two-photon fluorescence imaging of atomic hydrogen. Optics Letters.
37(15), 3051-3053.
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Hsu, P. S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Jiang, N., Gord, J. R., & Roy, S.
(2012).
Investigation of optical fibers for gas-phase, ultraviolet laser-induced-fluorescence (UV-LIF) spectroscopy. 51(18), 4047-4057.
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Stauffer, H. U., Roy, S., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Gord, J. R.
(2012).
Detailed calculation of hydroxyl (OH) radical two-photon absorption via broadband ultrafast excitation. Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics.
29(1), 40-52.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Stauffer, H. U., Gord, J. R., & Roy, S.
(2011).
One-dimensional single-shot thermometry in flames using femtosecond-CARS line imaging. Optics Letters.
36(21), 4182-4184.
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Richardson, D. R., Lucht, R. P., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2011).
Theoretical modeling of single-laser-shot, chirped-probe-pulse femtosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering thermometry. 104(3), 699-714.
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Stauffer, H. U., Kulatilaka, W. D., Gord, J. R., & Roy, S.
(2011).
Laser-induced fluorescence detection of hydroxyl (OH) radical by femtosecond excitation. Optics Letters.
36(10), 1776-1778.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Hsu, P. S., Gord, J. R., & Roy, S.
(2011).
Point and planar ultraviolet excitation/detection of hydroxyl-radical laser-induced fluorescence through long optical fibers. Optics Letters.
36(10), 1818-1820.
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Stauffer, H. U., Kulatilaka, W. D., Hsu, P. S., Gord, J. R., & Roy, S.
(2011).
Gas-phase thermometry using delayed-probe-pulse picosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering spectra of H2. 50(4), A38-A48.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Gord, J. R., & Roy, S.
(2011).
Effects of O-2-CO2 polarization beating on femtosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (fs-CARS) spectroscopy of O-2. 102(1), 141-147.
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Richardson, D. R., Lucht, R. P., Roy, S., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Gord, J. R.
(2011).
Single-laser-shot femtosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering thermometry at 1000 Hz in unsteady flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
33(1), 839-845.
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Hsu, P. S., Patnaik, A. K., Gord, J. R., Meyer, T. R., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Roy, S.
(2010).
Investigation of optical fibers for coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) spectroscopy in reacting flows. Experiments in Fluids.
49(4), 969-984.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Hsu, P. S., Stauffer, H. U., Gord, J. R., & Roy, S.
(2010).
Direct measurement of rotationally resolved H-2 Q-branch Raman coherence lifetimes using time-resolved picosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering. Applied Physics Letters.
97(8), 081112-081112.
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Chai, N., Lucht, R. P., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2010).
Electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering of nitric oxide: saturation and Stark effects. Journal of Chemical Physics.
133(8), 084310-084310.
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Roy, S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Richardson, D. R., Lucht, R. P., & Gord, J. R.
(2009).
Gas-phase single-shot thermometry at 1 kHz using fs-CARS spectroscopy. Optics Letters.
34(24), 3857-3859.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Frank, J. H., Patterson, B. D., & Settersten, T. B.
(2009).
Analysis of 205-nm photolytic production of atomic hydrogen in methane flames. 97(1), 227-242.
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Schefer, R. W., Kulatilaka, W. D., Patterson, B. D., & Settersten, T. B.
(2009).
Visible emission of hydrogen flames. Combustion and Flame.
156(6), 1234-1241.
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Naik, S. V., Kulatilaka, W. D., Venkatesan, K. K., & Lucht, R. P.
(2009).
Pressure, Temperature, and Velocity Measurements in Underexpanded Jets Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence Imaging. AIAA Journal.
47(4), 839-849.
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Tseng, C. C., Voytovych, D. M., Kulatilaka, W. D., Bhuiyan, A. H., Lucht, R. P., Merkle, C. L., Hulka, J. R., & Jones, G. W.
(2009).
Structure and mixing of a transient flow of helium injected into an established flow of nitrogen: two dimensional measurement and simulation. Experiments in Fluids.
46(4), 559-575.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Frank, J. H., & Settersten, T. B.
(2009).
Interference-free two-photon LIF imaging of atomic hydrogen in flames using picosecond excitation. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
32(1), 955-962.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Patterson, B. D., Frank, J. H., & Settersten, T. B.
(2008).
Comparison of nanosecond and picosecond excitation for interference-free two-photon laser-induced fluorescence detection of atomic hydrogen in flames. 47(26), 4672-4683.
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Kuehner, J. P., Naik, S. V., Kulatilaka, W. D., Chai, N., Laurendeau, N. M., Lucht, R. P., ... Gord, J. R.
(2008).
Perturbative theory and modeling of electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering spectroscopy of nitric oxide. Journal of Chemical Physics.
128(17), 174308-174308.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Naik, S. V., & Lucht, R. P.
(2008).
Development of high-spectral-resolution planar laser-induced fluorescence imaging diagnostics for high-speed gas flows. AIAA Journal.
46(1), 17-20.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Lucht, R. P., Roy, S., Gord, J. R., & Settersten, T. B.
(2007).
Detection of atomic hydrogen in flames using picosecond two-color two-photon-resonant six-wave-mixing spectroscopy. 46(19), 3921-3927.
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Chai, N., Naik, S. V., Kulatilaka, W. D., Laurendeau, N. M., Lucht, R. P., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2007).
Detection of acetylene by electronic resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering. 87(4), 731-737.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Chai, N., Naik, S. V., Roy, S., Laurendeau, N. M., Lucht, R. P., Kuehner, J. P., & Gord, J. R.
(2007).
Effects of pressure variations on electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering of nitric oxide. Optics Communications.
274(2), 441-446.
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Chai, N., Kulatilaka, W. D., Naik, S. V., Laurendeau, N. M., Lucht, R. P., Kuehner, J. P., ... Gord, J. R.
(2007).
Nitric oxide concentration measurements in atmospheric pressure flames using electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering. 88(1), 141-150.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Chai, N., Naik, S. V., Laurendeau, N. M., Lucht, R. P., Kuehner, J. P., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2006).
Measurement of nitric oxide concentrations in flames by using electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering. Optics Letters.
31(22), 3357-3359.
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Roy, S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Naik, S. V., Laurendeau, N. M., Lucht, R. P., & Gord, J. R.
(2006).
Effects of quenching on electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering of nitric oxide. Applied Physics Letters.
89(10), 104105-104105.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Anderson, T. N., Bougher, T. L., & Lucht, R. P.
(2005).
Development of injection-seeded, pulsed optical parametric generator/oscillator systems for high-resolution spectroscopy. 80(6), 669-680.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Lucht, R. P., Hanna, S. F., & Katta, V. R.
(2004).
Two-color, two-photon laser-induced polarization spectroscopy (LIPS) measurements of atomic hydrogen in near-adiabatic, atmospheric pressure hydrogen/air flames. Combustion and Flame.
137(4), 523-537.
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Hanna, S. F., Kulatilaka, W. D., Arp, Z., Opatrny, T., Scully, M. O., Kuehner, J. P., & Lucht, R. P.
(2003).
Electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy of nitric oxide. Applied Physics Letters.
83(9), 1887-1889.
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Roy, S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Lucht, R. P., Glumac, N. G., & Hu, T. L.
(2002).
Temperature profile measurements in the near-substrate region of low-pressure diamond-forming flames. Combustion and Flame.
130(3), 261-276.
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Abulail, M., Intardonato, M., Hay, M., Cooper, S. P., Mathieu, O., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
Evaluation of high-pressure syngas ignition under high-CO2 dilution in shock tubes
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Kim, K., Hay, M., Meng, Q., Wooldridge, M. S., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Tranter, R. S.
Hexamethyldisiloxane pyrolysis: Probing H-atom initiation by femtosecond two-photon LIF. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
40(1-4), 105640-105640.
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Hariharan, S. B., Anderson, P. M., Wang, Y., Kulatilaka, W. D., Gollner, M. J., & Oran, E. S.
The chemical structure of triple flames in laminar blue whirls. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
40(1-4), 105756-105756.
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Thomas, J. C., Lukasik, G. D., Rodriguez, F. A., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2024).
Combustion of Iron Particles in Solid Propellants at Elevated Pressure
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chapter
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Mathieu, O., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Effect of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate (DMMP) Addition on H2, CH4, and C2H4 Ignition Behind Reflected Shock Waves. 31st International Symposium on Shock Waves 1.
(pp. 177-184).
Springer Nature.
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Mathieu, O., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Effect of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate (DMMP) Addition on H2, CH4, and C2H4 Ignition Behind Reflected Shock Waves. 31st International Symposium on Shock Waves 1.
(pp. 177-184).
Springer Nature.
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conference paper
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Lukasik, G., Schweizer, C., Rogers, J., Lacy, T. E., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2023).
Three-Dimensional Characterization of Hypervelocity Shock-Droplet Interactions Using Digital In-Line Holography
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Hay, M. K., Parajuli, P., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2023).
Simultaneous Detection of OH and CH Using a Single Femtosecond Pulsed Laser
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Turner, M. A., Parajuli, P., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2022).
Emission Spectra of Hydrocarbon Flames Doped with Phosphorus-Containing Compounds
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Lukasik, G., Rogers, J., Kota, K. R., Bowersox, R. D., Lacy, T. E., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2022).
Ultra-Highspeed Optical Diagnostics of Water Droplet Impact, Breakup and Shock Boundary Layer Interactions of Hypervelocity Projectiles
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Schweizer, C., Mashuga, C. V., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2022).
Combined Digital In-Line Holography and Particle Image Velocimetry Diagnostics of Dust Clouds Prior to Ignition. lw1d.4.
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HARRISON, K., KOTA, K. R., ROGERS, J. A., MEAD, P. T., MOTE, A., KULATILAKA, W. D., & LACY, JR., T. E.
(2021).
HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT RESPONSE OF STITCHED CFRP LAMINATES
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Lukasik, G., Rogers, J., Kota, K. R., Wilkerson, J. W., Lacy, T. E., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2021).
Application of Digital Particle Tracking and Schlieren Imaging to Study Debris Cloud and Shockwave Formation During Hypervelocity Impacts
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Rogers, J., Mead, P. T., Harrison, K., Kota, K. R., Leaverton, J. D., Lukasik, G., ... Lacy, T. E.
(2021).
Hypervelocity Impact Response of Polyethylene Plates
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Schweizer, C., Wang, Y., Mashuga, C. V., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2021).
Progress Toward Combustible Dust Cloud Characterization Using Multiple Laser Diagnostic Methods
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Jain, A., Parajuli, P., Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2021).
High-Speed OH PLIF Imaging in Flames Using Third Harmonic of an Amplified Femtosecond Laser
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Turner, M. A., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Laminar Flame Speeds of Oxy-Methane Flames With CO2 Dilution at Elevated Pressures
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Parajuli, P., Jain, A., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2020).
CO and OH Imaging in Flames Using a Single Broadband Femtosecond Laser Pulse
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Turner, M. A., Paschal, T. T., Parajulli, P., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2020).
Progress Toward Flame Thickness Measurements from Chemiluminescence of Spherical Flames
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Wang, Y., Parajuli, P., Jain, A., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2020).
Chemical Species Imaging in Flames Using Frequency-Tripled Tunable Amplified Femtosecond Laser Pulses. m4a.7.
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Wang, K., Wang, Y., Wang, J., Yi, Z., Shen, Y., Kulatilaka, W. D., Sokolov, A. V., & Scully, M. O.
(2020).
Forward and Backward Emission of Two-Photon Laser Induced Fluorescence. tu4a.42.
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Jain, A., Wang, Y., Schweizer, C., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2020).
Investigation of Flow-Flame Interactions in Kerosene Piloted Liquid-Spray Flames Using Simultaneous OH and PAH PLIF
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Wang, Y., Paschal, T., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2019).
COMBUSTION CHARACTERIZATION OF A FUEL-FLEXIBLE PILOTED LIQUID-SPRAY FLAME APPARATUS USING ADVANCED LASER DIAGNOSTICS
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Parajuli, P., Paschal, T., Turner, M. A., Petersen, E. L., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2019).
HIGH-SPEED SPECTRALLY RESOLVED IMAGING STUDIES OF SPHERICALLY EXPANDING NATURAL GAS FLAMES UNDER GAS TURBINE OPERATING CONDITIONS
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Mathieu, O., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Shock-tube studies of Sarin surrogates. Shock Waves.
441-449.
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Turner, M. A., Parajuli, P., Paschal, T., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Correction: Laminar Flame Speed Measurements from Chemiluminescence of OH* and CH* in CH4-Air Flames
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Paschal, T., Parajuli, P., Turner, M. A., Petersen, E. L., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2019).
High-Speed OH* and CH* Chemiluminescence Imaging and OH Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) in Spherically Expanding Flames
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Turner, M. A., Parajuli, P., Paschal, T., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2019).
Laminar Flame Speed Measurements from Chemiluminescence of OH* and CH* in CH4-, H2-, and C2H2-Air Flames
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Jain, A., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2018).
Investigation of Multi-Photon Excitation Schemes for Detecting Atomic Hydrogen in Flames
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Oaneil, M., Niemiec, N., Demko, A., Petersen, E., & Kulatilaka, W.
(2018).
Ultrashort-Pulse LIBS for Detecting Airborne Metal Particles from Energetic Material Reactions
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Jain, A., Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2018).
Investigation of Soot Formation Near Flame-Wall Interaction Region in Rich Ethylene/Air Flames
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Wang, Y., Paschal, T., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2018).
Structure and Dynamics of Liquid-Fueled Piloted Spray Flames
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Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2018).
Investigation of Femtosecond Two-Photon LIF of CO at Elevated Pressures. lw5c.2.
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Jain, A., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2018).
Investigation of Multi-Photon Excitation Schemes for Detecting Atomic Hydrogen in Flames. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
sth4l.2.
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Jain, A., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2018).
Two- and Three-Photon LIF Detection of Atomic Hydrogen Using Femtosecond Laser Pulses. lw5c.3.
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O'Neil, M., Niemiec, N., Demko, A., Petersen, E., & Kulatilaka, W.
(2018).
Ultrashort-Pulse LIBS for Detecting Airborne Metal Particles from Energetic Material Reactions. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
stu3n.3.
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Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2017).
Two-photon laser induced fluorescence of krypton using femtosecond pulses. 1-2.
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Jain, A., Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2017).
Spatially Resolved Atomic Hydrogen Concentration Measurements in Sooting Hydrocarbon Flames Using Femtosecond Two-Photon LIF
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Mathieu, O. E., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2017).
Shock-Tube Studies of Tri-Ethyl-Phosphate (TEP) Kinetics at High Temperatures
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O'Neil, M., Niemiec, N., Demko, A., Petersen, E. L., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2017).
Characterization of Emissions from Metalized Energetic Formulations Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
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Sikes, T., Niemiec, N., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Petersen, E. L.
(2017).
Laminar Flame Speeds of Dilute Triethyl Phosphate in H 2- and CH 4-Air Mixtures
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Sikes, T., Niemiec, N., Kulatilaka, W., & Petersen, E. L.
(2017).
Laminar flame speeds of dilute sarin simulants in H
2 -CH4 -air mixtures
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Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W.
(2017).
Measurement of Carbon Monoxide (CO) in sooting flames using femtosecond two-photon laser-induced fluorescence (fs-TPLIF)
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Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2017).
Mixture Fraction Imaging Using Femtosecond TPLIF of Krypton
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Niemiec, N., Campbell, K., Sikes, T., Petersen, E. L., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2017).
Spectroscopic Characterization of Reactions Involving Counter-WMD Simulants
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Wang, Y., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2017).
Two-Photon Laser Induced Fluorescence of Krypton Using Femtosecond Pulses. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
sf2m.6.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., & Wang, Y.
(2016).
An Optical Ray Tracing Method for Analyzing Beam-Steering Effects During Laser Diagnostics in Turbulent Media. 1-9.
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Hall, C. A., Kulatilaka, W. D., Jiang, N., Gord, J. R., & Pitz, R. W.
(2015).
Minor-species structure of premixed cellular tubular flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
1107-1114.
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DeLuca, N. J., Miles, R. B., Kulatilaka, W. D., Jiang, N., & Gord, J. R.
(2014).
Femtosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging (FLEET) Fundamental Pulse Energy and Spectral Response
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Schmidt, J. B., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., Frederickson, K., Lempert, W. R., & Gord, J. R.
(2014).
Femtosecond TALIF Imaging of Atomic Hydrogen in Pulsed, Non-Equilibrium Plasmas
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Schmidt, J. B., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., Frederickson, K. A., Lempert, W. R., & Gord, J. R.
(2014).
Femtosecond TALIF imaging of atomic hydrogen in pulsed, non-equilibrium plasmas
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Schmidt, J. B., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., Frederickson, K. A., Lempert, W. R., & Gord, J. R.
(2014).
Fs-TALIF imaging of atomic species in non-equilibrium plasmas at moderate pressures. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
lm3d.3.
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Hall, C., Kulatilaka, W. D., Jiang, N., Gord, J. R., & Pitz, R. W.
(2014).
Minor Species Measurements in Premixed Cellular Tubular Flames
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Schmidt, J. B., Roy, S., Frederickson, K. A., Lempert, W. R., & Gord, J. R.
(2014).
Noninvasive Ultrafast Imaging Diagnostics in Low-Temperature Plasmas. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
1-2.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Schmidt, J. B., Roy, S., Frederickson, K. A., Lempert, W. R., & Gord, J. R.
(2014).
Noninvasive ultrafast imaging diagnostics in low-temperature plasmas. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
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Bunce, M., Blaxill, H., Kulatilaka, W., & Jiang, N.
(2014).
The Effects of Turbulent Jet Characteristics on Engine Performance Using a Pre-Chamber Combustor. SAE Technical Papers.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2013).
An efficient frequency-quadrupling scheme for generating femtosecond UV radiation near 200 nm
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Hsu, P. S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Gord, J. R., & Roy, S.
(2013).
Single-shot thermometry using fiber-based picosecond coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering (CARS) spectroscopy. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy.
1330-1335.
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Wrzesinski, P. J., Stauffer, H. U., Kulatilaka, W. D., Gord, J. R., & Roy, S.
(2013).
Time-resolved femtosecond CARS from 10 to 50 Bar: collisional sensitivity. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy.
1344-1348.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2013).
An Efficient Frequency-Quadrupling Scheme for Generating Femtosecond UV Radiation Near 200 nm. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
1-2.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Jiang, N., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2013).
High-repetition-rate imaging of atomic oxygen in flames. 1039-1044.
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Hsu, P. S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Jiang, N., Kostka, S., Roy, S., Patnaik, A. K., & Gord, J. R.
(2012).
Fiber-coupled high-speed OH-PLIF imaging in turbulent flames
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Gord, J. R., Kulatilaka, W. D., Stauffer, H. U., & Roy, S.
(2012).
High-data-rate one-dimensional thermometry using femtosecond CARS
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Hsu, P. S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Kostka, S., Patnaik, A. K., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2012).
High-speed imaging of OH radicals in flames using fiber-coupled UV-PLIF. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
1-2.
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Hsu, P. S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Kostka, S., Patnaik, A. K., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2012).
High-speed imaging of OH radicals in flames using fiber-coupled UV-PLIF
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2012).
Kilohertz-Rate Femtosecond-Multi-Photon-Excited Fluorescence Imaging of Atomic Species in Gas-Phase Reacting Flows. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
1-2.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2012).
Kilohertz-rate femtosecond-multi-photon-excited fluorescence imaging of atomic species in gas-phase reacting flows
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., Katta, V. R., & Gord, J. R.
(2012).
Multi-photon fluorescence imaging of flame species using femtosecond excitation
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Stauffer, H. U., Roy, S., Jiang, N., Schmidt, J. B., Kulatilaka, W. D., Meyer, T. R., ... Gord, J. R.
(2012).
Space- and Time-Resolved Temperature Measurement Behind a Blast Wave Produced by Laser Ignition of Energetic Nanomaterials. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
cm1f.1.
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Stauffer, H. U., Roy, S., Jiang, N., Schmidt, J. B., Kulatilaka, W. D., Meyer, T. R., ... Gord, J. R.
(2012).
Space- and time-resolved temperature measurement behind a blast wave produced by laser ignition of energetic nanomaterials
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Hsu, P. S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Patnaik, A. K., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2012).
Advances in Fiber-Coupled Laser Diagnostics for Practical Combustion Measurements. lw3b.3.
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Lucht, R., Richardson, D., Kulatilaka, W., Roy, S., & Gord, J.
(2012).
Advances in Single-Laser-Shot Femtosecond Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Concentration and Temperature Measurements
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Hsu, P., Kulatilaka, W., Roy, S., Patnaik, A., & Gord, J.
(2012).
Development of an All-Fiber-Coupled, Pulsed, Ultraviolet Laser-Induced-Fluorescence (UV-LIF) Detection System for OH Radicals in Practical Combustion Devices
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2012).
Interference-Free, High-Repetition-Rate Imaging of Atomic-Hydrogen in Flames Using Femtosecond, Two-Photon-Excited, Laser-Induced Fluorescence (fs-TPLIF). lt3b.1.
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Hsu, P. S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Patnaik, A. K., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2011).
Advances in Fiber-Based Picosecond Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Thermometry in Reacting Flows. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
1-2.
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Lucht, R. P., Richardson, D. R., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2011).
Concentration measurements in CO/N 2 and Ar/N 2 gas mixtures using femtosecond coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2011).
High-Bandwidth, Spatially Resolved Thermometry in Reacting Flows Using Femtosecond-CARS Line Imaging. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
1-2.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Stauffer, H. U., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2011).
Kilohertz-Rate, One-Dimensional Thermometry in Reacting Flows Using Femtosecond-CARS Line Imaging. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
ethc4.
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Hsu, P. S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Patnaik, A. K., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2011).
Advances in fiber-based picosecond coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering thermometry in reacting flows
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2011).
High-bandwidth, spatially resolved thermometry in reacting flows using femtosecond-CARS line imaging
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Richardson, D. R., Lucht, R. P., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2010).
Chirped-Probe-Pulse Femtosecond Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering for Single-Laser-Pulse Flame Temperature Measurements. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
me3.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., Lucht, R. P., & Gord, J. R.
(2010).
Effects of Molecular Interference on Femtosecond-CARS Spectroscopy. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
ltub4.
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Chai, N., Lucht, R. P., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2010).
Electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering of nitric oxide: Non-perturbative time-dependent modeling
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Hsu, P. S., Patnaik, A. K., Gord, J. R., Meyer, T. R., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Roy, S.
(2010).
Picosecond laser-based fiber-coupled CARS spectroscopy for gas-phase thermometry
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Richardson, D. R., Lucht, R. P., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2010).
Temperature measurements in flames at 1000 Hz using femtosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy
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Richardson, D. R., Lucht, R. P., Kulatilaka, W. D., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2010).
Theory of Chirped-Probe Pulse Single-Shot Femtosecond Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Thermometry in Flames at 1000 Hz. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
ltub5.
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Naik, S. V., Kulatilaka, W. D., & Lucht, R. P.
(2008).
Development of high-spectral-resolution planar laser-induced fluorescence imaging diagnostics for high-speed gas flow
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Patterson, B. D., Frank, J. H., & Settersten, T. B.
(2008).
Interference-Free Laser-Induced Fluorescence Imaging of Atomic Hydrogen in Flames. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
lwb3.
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Tseng, C. C., Kulatilaka, W. D., Bhuiyan, A. H., Merkle, C. L., & Lucht, R. P.
(2007).
Laser imaging of transient injection and mixing in a simulated rocket chamber. 5696-5711.
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Naik, S. V., Chai, N., Kulatilaka, W. D., Laurendeau, N. M., Lucht, R. P., Roy, S., & Gord, J. R.
(2007).
Electronic-Resonance-Enhanced (ERE) Coherent Anti-stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) detection of minor species in reacting flows. 5657-5677.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., & Lucht, R. P.
(2007).
High-Resolution two-photon laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy of nitric oxide. 2863-2873.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., & Lucht, R. P.
(2007).
Investigation of laser-induced polarization spectroscopy of nitric oxide. 3655-3661.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Patterson, B. D., Frank, J. H., & Settersten, T. B.
(2007).
Investigation of photolytic interferences in nanosecond and picosecond excitation schemes for two-photon laser-induced fluorescence imaging of atomic hydrogen in flames. 892-903.
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Chai, N., Naik, S. V., Kulatilaka, W. D., Lucht, R. P., Laurendeau, N. M., Roy, S., ... Gord, J. R.
(2007).
Nitric oxide concentration profiles in atmospheric-pressure flames using electronic-resonance-enhanced coherent anti- Stokes Raman scattering (ERE-CARS). 2840-2851.
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Tseng, C. C., Kulatilaka, W. D., Robinson, G. A., Meyer, S. E., Merkle, C. L., & Lucht, R. P.
(2006).
Laser imaging of transient mixing in simulated rocket chambers. 2225-2247.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Anderson, T. N., & Lucht, R. P.
(2006).
Development and application of an injection-seeded, nano-second, pulsed, optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for high resolution spectroscopy. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Lucht, R. P., & Settersten, T. B.
(2006).
Investigation of Two-Color Laser-Induced Fluorescence (TC-LIF) and Two-Color Six-Wave Mixing Spectroscopy (TC-SWM) for Detection of Atomic Hydrogen. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
thc5.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Anderson, T. N., & Lucht, R. P.
(2005).
Development and application of an injection-seeded, nano-second, pulsed, Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO) for high resolution spectroscopy. 1975-1977.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Anderson, T. N., & Lucht, R. P.
(2005).
Development and application of an injection-seeded, nano-second, pulsed, optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for high resolution spectroscopy. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
1975-1977.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Lucht, R. P., & Settersten, T. B.
(2005).
Investigation of two-color polarization spectroscopy (TCPS) and two-color six-wave mixing (TC-SWM) for detection of atomic hydrogen. 31-36.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Anderson, T. N., Bougher, T. L., & Lucht, R. P.
(2004).
Development of an injection-seeded, pulsed optical parametric generator for high-resolution combustion diagnostic spectroscopy. 302.
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Kulatilaka, W. D., Anderson, T. N., & Lucht, R. P.
(2004).
Developments in the two-color, two-photon, Laser-Induced Polarization Spectroscopy (LIPS) of atomic hydrogen. 304.
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Roy, S., Kulatilaka, W. D., Lucht, R. P., & Glumac, N. G.
(2001).
Investigation of low-pressure diamond-forming flames using hydrogen CARS temperature measurements. Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion.
440.
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Lukasik, G., Schweizer, C., Rogers, J., Lacy, T. E., & Kulatilaka, W. D.
(2023).
Three-Dimensional Characterization of Hypervelocity Shock-Droplet Interactions Using Digital In-Line Holography
Research
principal investigator on
- New Directions in Ultrashort Pulse Laser Diagnostics: Towards Collision-Independent Multi-Species Detection and Imaging in Harsh Chemical Environments awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2016 - 2020
- Novel Laser Diagnostic Approaches for Evaluating Emissions from Metal-Based Energetic Formulations awarded by United States Army - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2017
co-principal investigator on
- ARL: Materials awarded by United States Army - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2024
- High-Temperature Chemical Kinetics and Combustion of Chemical Agents in a Counter-WMD Environment awarded by United States Department of Defense - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2020
- Ultrafast Spectroscopy for Stand-off Detection of Explosive Devices awarded by United States Department of the Navy - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2016 - 2020
Teaching
teaching activities
- MEEN315 Prin Of Thermodynamics Instructor
- MEEN404 Engineering Laboratory Instructor
- MEEN461 Heat Transfer Instructor
- MEEN485 Directed Studies Instructor
- MEEN489 Sptp: Opt Tech For Engr Instructor
- MEEN489 Sptp: Opt Techn For Engineers Instructor
- MEEN489 Sptp:opt Tech For Engr Instructor
- MEEN489 Sptp:opt Techniques Engineers Instructor
- MEEN491 Hnr-research Instructor
- MEEN680 Opt Techniques Engineers Instructor
- MEEN684 Professional Internship Instructor
- MEEN684 Professional Internship Instructor
- MEEN684 Professional Internship Instructor
- MEEN685 Directed Studies Instructor
- MEEN691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Niemiec, Nicholas Anthony (2018-08). Advanced Laser Diagnostics for Characterization of Particle Flow Field and Chemical Species During Energetic Material Reactions.
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O'Neil, Morgan Patrick (2017-05). Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for Detecting Metal Particles Released from Energetic Reactions.
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Wang, Yejun (2018-07). ULTRASHORT-PULSE LASER TECHNIQUES FOR UNRAVELING CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN NEXT-GENERATION COMBUSTION SYSTEMS.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University - (West Lafayette, Indiana, United States) 2006
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2002
- B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa - (Moratuwa, Sri Lanka) 2000
awards and honors
- Senior Member, conferred by Optical Society - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2015
- Fellow, conferred by American Society of Mechanical Engineers - (New York, New York, United States), 2013
- Associate Fellow, conferred by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - (Reston, Virginia, United States), 2012
- Outstanding Technical Contribution Award, conferred by American Society of Mechanical Engineers - (New York, New York, United States), 2012
Contact
first name
- Waruna
has last name
- Kulatilaka
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Mechanical Engineering
3123 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3123
USA
Other
- waruna.kulatilaka@tamu.edu