• Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Distinguished Lecturer in the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
  • Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering (IQSE) at Texas A&M Affiliate
  • Phone: 217-377-7552
J. Gary Eden headshot.

Research Interests

    • Rare gas-halide excimer lasers for laser fusion energy
    • UV/VUV lamp development for air and water disinfection and VUV photolithography
    • Coupled optical coherences in atoms
    • Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS)
    • Atomic clocks and quantum memories
    • Interactions of electrons with intense optical fields
    • VUV radiation-driven solid-state and liquid photochemistry for optical, electronic and biomedical device fabrication

Selected Publications

  • W. Huang, Z. Yang, M. D. Kraman, Q. Wang, Z. Ou, M. M. Rojo, A. S. Yalamarthy, V. Chen, F. Lian, J. H. Ni, S. Liu, H. Yu, L. Sang, J. Michaels, D. J. Sievers, J. G. Eden, P. V. Braun, Q. Chen, S. Gong, D. G. Senesky, E. Pop, and X. Li, “Monolithic mtesla-level magnetic induction by self-rolled-up membrane technology,” Science Advances, vol.6, eaay4508 (January 17, 2020); doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aay4508
  • J. Kim, A. E. Mironov, S.-J. Park, and J. G. Eden, “Atomic layer deposition and patterning of 15-185 nm thick Al2O3 films with microplasma arrays for low-temperature growth and sub-300 nm lateral feature resolution,” ACS Nano Mater., vol. 3, pp. 4025-4036 (2020).
  • A. E. Mironov, J. Kim, Y. Huang, A. W. Steinforth, D. J. Sievers, and J. G. Eden, “Photolithography in the vacuum ultraviolet (172 nm) with sub-400 nm resolution: Photoablative patterning of nanostructures and optical components in bulk polymers and thin films on semiconductors,” Nanoscale (July 31,2020); doi:10.1039/d0nr04142d.
  • P. P. Sun, J. Won, G. Choo-Kang, S. Li, W. Chen, G. L. Monroy, E. J. Chaney, S. A. Boppart, J. G. Eden, and T. H. Nguyen, “Inactivation and sensitization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by microplasma jet array for treating otitis media,” npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, vol. 7, 48 (2021); doi: 10.1038/s41522-021-00219-2 (published online June 2, 2021).
  • T. M. Hoang, S. K. Chung, T. Le, J. D. Prestage, L. Yi, R. L. Tjoelker, S. Park, S.-J. Park, J. G. Eden, C. Holland, and N. Yu, “Integrated physics package of micromercury trapped ion clock with 10-14 – level frequency stability,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 119, 044001 (2021); doi: 10.1063/5.0049734 (Editor’s Choice).
  • W. Goldshlag, R. Su, S. Park, T. O. Reboli, and J. G. Eden, “Interference between atomic Rb (5d5/2 – 5p3/2) and (5p3/2 – 5s1/2) coherences: observation of an exceptional point by quantum beating at ~2.1 THz,” J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., vol. 54, 165001 (2021).
  • N. Yu, K. V. Desai, A. E. Mironov, M. Xiong, M. Cavillon, T. Hawkins, J. Ballato, J. G. Eden, and P. D. Dragic, “Reduced quantum defect in a Yb-doped fiber laser by balanced dual-wavelength excitation,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 119, 141105 (2021); doi: 10.1063/5.0063276 (Editor’s Choice).
  • A. E. Mironov, S. Park, J. Kim, D. J. Sievers, S.-J. Park, S. Spirk, and J. G. Eden, “Photoablative lithography of cellulose acetate at 172 nm: Subtractive 3D printing of biodegradable optical microstructures and molds for polydimethylsiloxane patterning,” APL Materials, vol. 9, 111115 (2021); doi: 10.1063/5.0065511 (Editors’ Featured Article and Scilight).
  • J. A. Rivera, K. V. Desai, and J. G. Eden, “Fluorophore-gold nanoparticle FRET/plasmonic lasers with the streptavidin-biotin complex as the acceptor-donor linkage,” AIP Advances, vol. 11, 125033 (2021); doi: 10.1063/5.0068168 (Editors’ Featured Article and Scilight [doi:10.1063/10.0009185]).
  • K. Y. Choi, Md. T. Sultan, O. Ajiteru, H. Hong, Y. J. Lee, J. S. Lee, H. Lee, O. J. Lee, S. H. Kim, J. S. Lee, S.-J. Park, J. G. Eden, and C. H. Park, “Treatment of fungal-infected diabetic wounds with low temperature plasma,” Biomedicines, vol. 10, 27 (2022); doi:10.3390/biomedicines10010027
  • A. W. Steinforth, J. A. Rivera, and J. G. Eden, “Imaging of transient phenomena with low coherence lasers comprising arrays of independent microbeams: A laser version of Harold Edgerton’s stroboscope,” APL Photonics, vol. 7, 016104 (2022); doi: 10.1063/5.0076899
  • S. Park, A. E. Mironov, J. Kim, S.-J. Park, and J. G. Eden, “194 nm microplasma lamps driven by excitation transfer: Optical sources for the 199Hg ion atomic clock and photochemistry,” Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., vol. 31, no. 4, 045007 (April 2022).
  • J. Kim, A. E. Mironov, J. H. Cho, D. J. Sievers, C. M. Herring, S. Park, P. P. Sun, Z. Liang, W. Chen, S.-J. Park, and J. G. Eden, “Commercialization of microcavity plasma devices and arrays: Systems for VUV photolithography and nanopatterning, disinfection of drinking water and air, and biofilm deactivation for medical therapeutics,” Plasma Processes Polym. e2200075 (2022); doi:10.1002/ppap.202200075 (cover image).
  • S. Nijdam, K. V. Desai, S.-J. Park, P. P. Sun, O. Sakai, G. Lister, and J. G. Eden, “Foundations of plasma photonics: lamps, lasers, and electromagnetic devices,” Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., vol. 31, 123001 (2022); doi: 10.1088/1361-6595/ac8448.
  • J. D. Hewitt, C. Campbell, K. T. Raymond, S. Park, K. V. Desai, A. E. Mironov, and J. G. Eden, “CsAr, CsXe, and RbXe B2Σ1/2+ interatomic potentials determined from absorption spectra and calculations of Franck-Condon factors for free-free optical transitions of atomic collision pairs,” J. Phys. Chem. A, vol. 127, no. 16, pp. 3675-3683 (April 12, 2023); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.2c07274 .
  • J. A. Michaels, N. Delegan, Y. Tsaturyan, J. R. Renzas, D. D. Awschalom, J. G. Eden, and F. J. Heremans, “Bias-pulsed atomic layer etching of 4H-silicon carbide producing subangstrom surface roughness,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, vol. 41, no. 3, 032607 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1116/6.002447 (Editor’s Pick, cover image).
  • J. Kim, A. Mironov, S. Park, C. Kim, S.-J. Park and J. G. Eden, “Ultrasound harmonic generation and atomic layer deposition of multilayer, deep-UV mirrors and filters with microcavity plasma arrays,” Eur. Phys. J. D, vol. 77, 73 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-023-00651-3 (cover image)
  • T. M. Hoang, S. K. Chung, T. Le, S. Park, S.-J. Park, J. G. Eden, C. Holland, H. Wang, O. Momeni, R. Bradley, S. Crane, J. D. Prestage, and N. Yu, “Micro mercury trapped ion clock prototypes with 10-14 frequency stability in 1 – liter packages,” Sci. Reports, vol. 13, 10629 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36411-x
  • Y. Dubowski, S. Subburaj, Y. Alfiya, J. G. Eden, S.-J. Park, D. Barki, and E. Friedler, “Photodegradation of carbamazepine and acridine with 165-200 nm radiation from a microcavity-plasma VUV phosphor lamp,” ACS ES&T Water, vol. 3, no. 9, pp. 2919- 2926 (August 15, 2023); https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00167
  • J. Kim, D. J. Sievers, A. E. Mironov, S.-J. Park, and J. G. Eden, “Uniform broad-area deposition and patterning of SiO2 nanofilms by 172 nm photochemical conversion of liquid tetraethoxysilane layers at 300 K,” APL Mater., vol. 12, 011103 (January 4, 2024); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0177086 (Featured Article)
  • A. W. Steinforth and J. G. Eden, “Higher-order fractal transverse modes observed in microlasers,” Optics Express, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 6848-6864 (February 26, 2024); https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.509533
  • A. M. Zheltikov, A. V. Sokolov, Z. Yi, G. S. Agarwal, J. G. Eden, and M. O. Scully, “Beam instability of broadband stochastic laser fields,” Appl. Phys. B, vol. 130, 191 (2024).
  • A. E. Mironov, S. A. Messing, T. O. Reboli, J. M. Gjevre, R. Fedosejevs, A. W. Steinforth, K. Desai Kabelitz, C. D. Galloway, and J. G. Eden, “Stimulated Brillouin scattering spectral profiles and gain coefficients for laser fusion optical drivers,” APL Photonics, vol. 10, 126123 (December 31, 2025); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0288904
  • K. Desai Kabelitz, A. E. Mironov, and J. G. Eden, “Near-infrared (769–770 nm) K atomic laser optically pumped through KXe excimer intermediate states,” Opt. Express, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 3391-3401 (2026).
  • A. M. Zheltikov, C. S. Menoni, A. V. Sokolov, Z. Yi, A. Dharmasiri, J. J. Rocca, J. G. Eden, and M. O. Scully, “Laser-damage risk assessment with extreme-event statistics,” Opt. Express, vol. 34, no. 5, 9044-9061 (March 9, 2026); https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.585723