{"id":7206,"date":"2022-09-25T23:12:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T03:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/?page_id=7206"},"modified":"2023-09-15T15:52:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:52:13","slug":"thorlabs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research\/business-innovation-center\/thorlabs\/","title":{"rendered":"ThorLabs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Accelerating scientific discovery using a comprehensive portfolio of optical components for customers to create custom solutions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thorlabs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2023\/09\/ThorLabs-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"91\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8990\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Members<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Ben Potsaid<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2023\/01\/BIC_PotsaidPhoto_BP_7_27_2022-518x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"196\" class=\"wp-image-7410 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2023\/01\/BIC_PotsaidPhoto_BP_7_27_2022-518x636.jpg 518w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2023\/01\/BIC_PotsaidPhoto_BP_7_27_2022-834x1024.jpg 834w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2023\/01\/BIC_PotsaidPhoto_BP_7_27_2022-768x943.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2023\/01\/BIC_PotsaidPhoto_BP_7_27_2022-1251x1536.jpg 1251w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2023\/01\/BIC_PotsaidPhoto_BP_7_27_2022-1668x2048.jpg 1668w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2023\/01\/BIC_PotsaidPhoto_BP_7_27_2022.jpg 1730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Research Scientist at ThorLabs<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:bpotsaid@thorlabs.com\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;bpotsaid@thorlabs.com&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:11982760},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">bpotsaid@thorlabs.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Ben Potsaid is a Research Scientist at ThorLabs in Boston. Since 2008, Ben has been a Visiting Scientist at the Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT. Previously, he was at the Center for Automation Technologies and Systems (CATS) at RPI and worked for one year at NASA&#8217;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a COOP student. Currently, Ben is working in Thorlabs research space located on the 6th floor of the Photonics Center at Boston University with a goal of reaching out to the Boston research community. Ben has one royalty-paying patent from RPI and MIT and more than 5 patents with Thorlabs, as well as approximately 100 combined journal and conference publications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>My research interests are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Optical System and Lens Design<\/li>\n<li>Precision and High-Performance Motion Control<\/li>\n<li>Robotics, Automation, and Image Processing<\/li>\n<li>Design Optimization including Multi-objective, Multidisciplinary, Robust, and Pareto<\/li>\n<li>Mechatronics and Opto-Mechatronics<\/li>\n<li>High Performance and Realtime Numerical Computing<\/li>\n<li>Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Multiphoton microscopy imaging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ask Me About:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The difference between \u201cresearch\u201d or \u201cresearch and development\u201d in industry and \u201cresearch\u201d in academia.<\/li>\n<li>Pursuing a patent from start to finish: an engineer\u2019s perspective, international challenges, the role of the patent lawyer, and how to do it efficiently.<\/li>\n<li>What is a research \u201ccontribution\u201d and how to maximize the impact of your research in engineering?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Photo credit: Greg Hren Photography\/Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accelerating scientific discovery using a comprehensive portfolio of optical components for customers to create custom solutions. Members Ben Potsaid Research Scientist at ThorLabs bpotsaid@thorlabs.com Ben Potsaid is a Research Scientist at ThorLabs in Boston. Since 2008, Ben has been a Visiting Scientist at the Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT. 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