Contact Dr Thomas Kissinger
Areas of expertise
- Instrumentation, Sensors and Measurement Science
- Sensor Technologies
- Ultraprecision & Nano-engineering
- Welding and Laser Processing
Background
Thomas is a Lecturer in Optical Instrumentation at the Centre for Engineering Photonics at Cranfield University and holder of a 5-year Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship (2018-2023) with a project entitled "Doppler-enhanced lidar system using range-resolved interferometry". Thomas is a trained physicist (Dipl.-Phys.) and electrical engineer (B.Sc) and has previously worked in the optical metrology industry. He has been with the Centre for Engineering Photonics, first as a PhD student and then as a Research Fellow since 2011. His PhD in area of range-resolved interferometric signal processing for fibre sensing applications won the 2016 Lord Kings Norton prize for the best overall PhD thesis across Cranfield University.
Current activities
Thomas's main research areas are the applications of interferometric and other optical measurement techniques to engineering problems in areas such as:
- 3D Imaging and Lidar
- Precision Optical Interferometry and Vibrometry
- Optical Fibre Sensing, in particular Fibre Optic Shape Sensing
- Manufacturing Instrumentation
- Optical Gas Sensing
He has recently been awarded a 5-year Royal Academy of Engineering
Research Fellowship (2018-2023), which investigates a new type of interferometric 'Doppler-enhanced' 3D imaging (lidar) system that can simultaneously measure high-quality velocity and acceleration data in addition to 3D images and could be of great benefit for many applications, including manufacturing,
robotics, autonomous vehicles and healthcare.
He was a Researcher Co-Investigator on the three year Engineering and Physical Research Council (EPSRC) grant 'Novel optical instrumentation for robotic manufacturing' (2015-2018) and he is heavily involved with the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) funded project BladeSense (2015-2019). Both projects are partially based on applying the range-resolved interferometry technique developed developed during his PhD project to real-world problems in manufacturing and aerospace.Also his Royal Society Paul Instrument Fund project (2016-2019) "Self-referencing multi-surface precision interferometer" is looking to extend the usefulness of the range-reselved interferometry technique to precision optical meterology.
In addition to this he works with Oxford Instruments Nanoscience on the application of displacement and vibration measurements to their products and is collaborates with Cranfield University's Welding Engineering Research Centre on the application of novel interferometric sensors to laser based welding and additive manufacturing.
Clients
- Cranfield Welding and Laser Processing Centre
- National Physical Laboratory (External supervision of PhD student)
- Oxford Instruments Nanoscience
- Airbus Helicopters UK
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Barrington JH, James SW, Kissinger T, Staines SE, Prince S, Alcusa-Saez E, Lawson NJ & Tatam RP (2023) Optical fibre pressure sensing using a frequency modulated laser-based signal processing technique, Measurement Science and Technology, 34 Article No. 075202. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.21444807
- Aime LFJ, Kissinger T, James SW, Chehura E, Verzeletti A & Tatam RP (2021) High sensitivity pressure measurement using optical fibre sensors mounted on a composite diaphragm, Optics Express, 29 (3) 4105-4123. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.13118306
- Wiseman KB, Kissinger T & Tatam RP (2021) Three-dimensional interferometric stage encoder using a single access port, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 137 (February) Article No. 106342. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.11777853
- Weber S, Kissinger T, Chehura E, Staines S, Barrington J, Mullaney K, Zanotti Fragonara L, Petrunin I, James S, Lone M & Tatam R (2021) Application of fibre optic sensing systems to measure rotor blade structural dynamics, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 158 (September) Article No. 107758. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.13806794
- Bremner J, Kissinger T, Hodgkinson J & Tatam RP (2021) Fibre-coupled, multiplexed methane detection using range-resolved interferometry, Journal of Physics: Photonics, 3 (2) Article No. 02LT01. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.11829723.v1
- Bridges A, Yacoot A, Kissinger T, Humphreys DA & Tatam RP (2021) Correction of periodic displacement non-linearities by two-wavelength interferometry, Measurement Science and Technology, 32 (12) Article No. 125202. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.14381993
- Bridges A, Yacoot A, Kissinger T & Tatam RP (2020) Polarization-sensitive transfer matrix modelling for displacement measuring interferometry, Applied Optics, 59 (25) 7694-7704. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.12001236
- Charrett T, Kissinger T & Tatam R (2019) Workpiece positioning sensor (wPOS): A three-degree-of-freedom relative end-effector positioning sensor for robotic manufacturing, Procedia CIRP, 79 620-625.
- Kissinger T, Chehura E, Staines SE, James SW & Tatam RP (2018) Dynamic fiber-optic shape sensing using fiber segment interferometry, Journal of Lightwave Technology, 36 (4) 917-925. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.5209120.v1
- Kissinger T, Correia R, Charrett T, James S & Tatam R (2016) Fiber segment interferometry for dynamic strain measurements, Journal of Lightwave Technology, 34 (19) 4620-4626.
- Kissinger T, Charrett TOH & Tatam RP (2015) Range-resolved interferometric signal processing using sinusoidal optical frequency modulation, Optics Express, 23 (7) 9415-9431.
- Kissinger T, Charrett TOH & Tatam RP (2013) Fibre segment interferometry using code-division multiplexed optical signal processing for strain sensing applications, Measurement Science and Technology, 24 (9) Article No. 094011.
Conference Papers
- Wiseman KB, Kissinger T & Tatam RP (2021) Optical fibre-coupled displacement and angle measurements using range-resolved interferometry. In: 21st International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (euspen), Copenhagen (Virtual), 7-10 June 2021.
- Kissinger T, Wiseman KB & Tatam RP (2021) Highly linear, compact and cost-effective sensor probes for displacement measurements using range-resolved interferometry. In: 21st International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (euspen), Copenhagen (Virtual), 7-10 June 2021.
- Bremner JA, Kissinger T, Hodgkinson J & Tatam R (2020) A comparison of topologies used in an interferometric gas detection technique. In: Optical Sensing and Detection VI, France - Online event, 6-10 April 2020.
- Kissinger T, Weber S, Chehura E, Barrington J, Staines S, James S, Lone M & Tatam R (2019) Ground vibration testing of a helicopter rotor blade using optical fibre sensors. In: Seventh European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, Limassol, 1-4 October 2019.
- Kissinger T, Gomis B, Ding J, Williams SW & Tatam RP (2019) Measurements of wire + arc additive manufacturing layer heights during arc operation using coherent range-resolved interferometry (CO-RRI). In: Joint Special Interest Group meeting between euspen and ASPE Advancing Precision in Additive Manufacturing, 2019, Nantes, 16-18 September 2019.
- Wiseman KB, Kissinger T & Tatam RP (2019) Two-dimensional remote interferometric stage encoder through a single access port using range-resolved interferometry. In: SPIE Optical Metrology: Optical Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection XI, 2019, Munich, 24-27 June 2019.
- Weber S, Southgate D, Mullaney K, James S, Rutherford R, Sharma A, Lone M, Kissinger T, Chehura E, Staines S, Pekmezci H, Fragonara LZ, Petrunin I, Williams D, Moulitsas I, Cooke A, Lawson N, Rosales W, Tatam R, Morrish P, Fairhurst M, Atack R, Bailey G & Morley S (2018) Bladesense – a novel approach for measuring dynamic helicopter rotor blade deformation. In: 44th European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF 2018), Delft, 18-21 September 2018.
- Kissinger T, Chehura E, James SW & Tatam RP (2017) Multiplexing curvature sensors using fibre segment interferometry for lateral vibration measurements. In: 25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, OFS 2017, Jeju, 24-28 April 2017.
- Kissinger T, Chehura E, James SW & Tatam RP (2017) Interferometric fibre-optic curvature sensing for structural, directional vibration measurements. In: Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection X 2017, Munich, 26-29 June 2017.
- Kissinger T, James S & Tatam R (2017) Simultaneous optical interrogation of multiple tuning fork resonators using range-resolved interferometry. In: IEEE Sensors Conference 2017, Glasgow, 29 October - 1 November 2017.
- Kissinger T, Charrett TO, James SW, Adams A, Twin A & Tatam RP (2016) Characterisation of a cryostat using simultaneous, single-beam multiple-surface laser vibrometry. In: 12th International AI VE. LA. Conference on Vibration By Laser and Noncontact Techniques: Advances and Applications, Ancona, 29 June - 1 July 2016.
- Kissinger T, Charrett TOH, James SW, Adams A, Twin A & Tatam RP (2015) Simultaneous laser vibrometry on multiple surfaces with a single beam system using range-resolved interferometry. In: SPIE Optical Metrology 2015, Munich, 22-25 June 2015.
- Kissinger T, Charrett TOH, James SW & Tatam RP (2015) Cost-effective vibration and displacement measurement using range-resolved interferometry. In: 10th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Edinburgh, 1-3 September 2015.
- Kissinger T, Correia R, Charrett TOH, James SW & Tatam RP (2015) Range-resolved signal processing for fibre segment interferometry applied to dynamic long-gauge length strain sensing. In: 24th international conference on optical fibre sensors (OFS-24), Curitiba, 28 September - 2 October 2015.
- Kissinger T, Goncalves Correia R, Charrett T, James S & Tatam R (2015) Multiplexing of long-gauge length fibre optic dynamic strain sensors using range-resolved interferometry. In: 10th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Heriott-Watt University, Edinburgh, 1-3 September 2015.
- Kissinger T, Charrett TOH & Tatam RP (2012) Range-resolved single-sideband optical fibre interferometry for quasi-distributed dynamic strain sensing. In: 22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 2012 (OFS 2012), Beijing, 15-19 October 2012.
