Background
Kwon, Young K. Naturalized. Son of Tae Young Kwon and Ki Ouk Lee.
lasers and optics engineering fellow
Kwon, Young K. Naturalized. Son of Tae Young Kwon and Ki Ouk Lee.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 2002.
Optical engineering manager SpectRx, Norcross, Georgia, 2001—2003. Principal engineer Alcon, Orlando, Florida, since 2003. Consultant Guided Therapeutics, Norcross, since 2005.
Achievements include patents pending for eye tracker. Patents for variable resolution wand. Patents for method and apparatus for cylindrical coordinate laser engraving.
Patents for hand-held marker with dual output laser. Development of laser beam shaper. Patents for diode-pumped laser drive.
Development of infrared counter measurement laser systems/defence laser systems/laser rangefinders/non-invasive glucose monitoring system and non-invasive cancer detection system. Development of eye tracker for laser surgery. Development of Carbon dioxide laser cutting system and Nd YAG laser marking system.
Development of portable diode pumped laser marker and high speed laser bar code scanner.
Member steering committee Project BGAN, Aurora, Colorado, 2003. Member of International Society Optical Engineering, Optical Society of America.
Married Kate K Hahn, September 22, 1990. Children: Michelle, Andrew.