By Emeritus Professor Colin Pask

Journal articles

Pask C, 2014, 'Newton's Principia', PHYSICS WORLD, 27, pp. 20 - +, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000343279500037&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

McIntyre PD; Pask C, 2013, 'The Stiles-Crawford effect: A theoretical revisit', Journal of Modern Optics, 60, pp. 266 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2013.770575

Pask C, 2003, 'Mathematics and the science of analogies', American Journal of Physics, 71, pp. 526 - 534, http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1545761

Pask C, 2002, 'Answering junior ant`s `why` for Phythagoras` Theorem', International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 33, pp. 661 - 669

Ansari NA; Pask C, 2001, 'Energy balance in linear and nonlinear waves', Journal of the Optical Society of America B - Optical Physics, 18, pp. 36 - 44

Pask C, 2000, 'Discussing a Puzzle as an Introduction to Ideas in Mathematics and its Applications', Australian Mathematical Society Gazette, pp. 96 - 103

Ansari NA; Pask C; Rowland DR, 2000, 'Momentum in nonlinear optics', Journal of Modern Optics, pp. 993 - 1011

Rowland DR; Pask C, 1999, 'The missing wave momentum mystery', American Journal of Physics, 67, pp. 378 - 388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.19272

Pask C; Rowland DR; Samir W, 1998, 'Constant of motion for modal interactions in nonlinear dielectric waveguides', Journal of the Optical Society of America B - Optical Physics, 15, pp. 1871 - 1879, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.15.001871

Pask C; Stacey A, 1998, 'Optical properties of retinal photoreceptors and the Campbell effect', Vision Research, 38, pp. 953 - 961, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0042-6989(97)00291-5

Pask C, 1998, 'The monkey and the coconuts puzzle: exploring mathematical approaches', Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 17, pp. 123 - 131

Stacey A; Pask C, 1997, 'Spatial-frequency response of a photoreceptor and its wavelength dependence. II. Partially coherent sources', J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 14, pp. 2893 - 2899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.14.002893

Samir W; Pask C; Garth SJ, 1994, 'Design parameters for two-mode-interference couplers with varying nonlinearity', Optical and Quantum Electronics, 26, pp. 405 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00304245

Tran HT; Sammut RA; Pask C, 1994, 'TE01 waves in nonlinear optical fibers and their device implications', Optics Communications, 106, pp. 278 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(94)90336-0

Samir W; Pask C; Garth SJ, 1994, 'Nonlinear optical switching in birefringent gratings', Optics Letters, 19, pp. 338 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.19.000338

PASK C, 1994, 'OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDE MODELING', OPTICAL AND QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, 26, pp. R5 - R5, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1994ND76500001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Samir W; Garth SJ; Pask C, 1994, 'Interplay of grating and nonlinearity in mode coupling', Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 11, pp. 64 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.11.000064

Tran HT; Sammut RA; Pask C, 1994, 'Polarization stability of TE and TM waves in nonlinear planar waveguides', Physical Review E, 49, pp. 3524 - 3527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.49.3524

Samir W; Pask C; Garth SJ, 1994, 'Signal switching by a control beam in a nonlinear coupler', Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 11, pp. 2193 - 2205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.11.002193

Stacey A; Pask C, 1994, 'Spatial-frequency response of a photoreceptor and its wavelength dependence. I. coherent sources', Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision, 11, pp. 1193 - 1198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.11.001193

Samir W; Garth SJ; Pask C, 1993, 'Theory of fused-tapered nonlinear optical fiber couplers', Applied Optics, 32, pp. 4513 - 4516, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.32.004513

Sammut RA; Pask C, 1993, 'Analysis of planar waveguides formed by nonuniform nonlinearity', Electronics Letters, 29, pp. 266 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19930182

Sammut RA; Pask C, 1993, 'Erratum: Analysis of planar waveguides formed by nonuniform nonlinearity: (Electron. Lett. (1993) 29(3) (266–268) (10.1049/el:19930182))', Electronics Letters, 29, pp. 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19930383

Sammut RA; Pask C; Li QY, 1993, 'Theoretical study of spatial solitons in planar waveguides', Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 10, pp. 485 - 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.10.000485

Li QY; Sammut RA; Pask C, 1992, 'Variational and finite element analyses of nonlinear strip optical waveguides', Optics Communications, 94, pp. 37 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(92)90402-D

Garth SJ; Pask C, 1992, 'Nonlinear effects in elliptical-core few-mode optical fibers', Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 9, pp. 243 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.9.000243

Sammut RA; Li QY; Pask C, 1992, 'Variational approximations and mode stability in planar nonlinear waveguides', Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 9, pp. 884 - 890, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.9.000884

Li QY; Pask C; Sammut RA, 1991, 'Simple model for spatial optical solitons in planar waveguides', Optics Letters, 16, pp. 1083 - 1085, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.16.001083

Sammut RA; Pask C, 1991, 'Group velocity and dispersion in nonlinear-optical fibers', Optics Letters, 16, pp. 70 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.16.000070

Sammut R; Pask C, 1991, 'Gaussian and equivalent-step-index approximations for nonlinear waveguides', Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 8, pp. 395 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.8.000395

Sammut RA; Pask C, 1990, 'Variational Approach to Nonlinear Waveguides-Gaussian Approximations', Electronics Letters, 26, pp. 1131 - 1132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19900731

Garth SJ; Pask C, 1990, 'Polarization behaviour in lossy non-linear birefringent optical fibres', Optical and Quantum Electronics, 22, pp. 37 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02189710

Garth SJ; Pask C, 1990, 'Polarization Rotation in Nonlinear Bimodal Optical Fibers', Journal of Lightwave Technology, 8, pp. 129 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.47861

Garth SJ; Pask C, 1989, 'Nonlinear polarisation behaviour on circular core bimodal optical fibres', Electronics Letters, 25, pp. 182 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19890132

Pask C; Bertilone D, 1989, 'Evidence for a new optical element in insect visual systems', Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision, 6, pp. 139 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.6.000139

Bertilone D; Love J; Pask C, 1988, 'Splicing of optical waveguides with lossless graded-index tapers', Optical and Quantum Electronics, 20, pp. 501 - 514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00635751

Garth SJ; Pask C; Sammut RA, 1988, 'Single-mode fibres operating at few-mode wavelengths', Optical and Quantum Electronics, 20, pp. 301 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00620247

Pask C; Garth SJ, 1988, 'Comparison of focal and afocal optics in insect eyes', Biological Cybernetics, 58, pp. 337 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00363943

Pask C; Stacey A, 1988, 'Optical coherence and Wolf’s theory for electromagnetic waves', Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision, 5, pp. 1688 - 1693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.5.001688

Skinner IM; Pask C, 1988, 'Simple Bounds On Modal Propagation Constant For Arbitrarily Shaped Optical Fibres', Electronics Letters, 24, pp. 1435 - 1436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19880980

Garth SJ; Pask C; Rosman GE, 1988, 'Stimulated four-photon mixing in bent few-mode optical fibres', Optical and Quantum Electronics, 20, pp. 79 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02069697

Bertilone D; Pask C, 1987, 'Exact ray paths in a graded-index taper', Applied Optics, 26, pp. 1189 - 1194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.26.001189

Bertilone D; Ankiewicz A; Pask C, 1987, 'Wave propagation in a graded-index taper', Applied Optics, 26, pp. 2213 - 2221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.26.002213

Pask C, 1986, 'Application of Wolf’s theory of coherence', Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision, 3, pp. 1097 - 1100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.3.001097

Garth SJ; Pask C, 1986, 'Four-photon mixing and dispersion in single-mode fibers', Optics Letters, 11, pp. 380 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.11.000380

Garth SJ; Pask C, 1986, 'Properties Of Modes On Perturbed Fibres', Electronics Letters, 22, pp. 27 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19860019

Pask C; Vatarescu A, 1986, 'Spectral approach to pulse propagation in a dispersive nonlinear medium', Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 3, pp. 1018 - 1024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.3.001018

Black RJ; Pask C, 1984, 'Developments in the theory of equivalent-step-index fibers', Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision, 1, pp. 1129 - 1131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.1.001129

Ankiewicz A; Pask C, 1984, 'Potential symmetry in dynamics and the onset of chaos', Physics Letters A, 101, pp. 239 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(84)90860-0

Pask C, 1984, 'Physical interpretation of Petermann's strange spot size for single-mode fibres', Electronics Letters, 20, pp. 144 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19840097

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