Center for Ultrafast Optical Science

科学技术中心将开发激光器， 产生用于探测的超快光脉冲的技术 各种科学学科的基本过程。 的 中心将有3个主要研究方向：（1）世代， 超短脉冲的放大、操纵和测量 （飞秒），峰值功率的光脉冲; 这些脉冲随后应用于 原子、分子、等离子体和凝聚态等学科 物质物理学;（3）光子学的进展， electronics. 将研究各种新的激光技术， 产生更短、更高的峰值功率脉冲， 光谱 超短光脉冲将用于时域 研究超快现象和电磁场物理。 超快电子过程将在量子- 受限半导体、高温超导体和 表面物理学 超短光脉冲将产生 皮秒电子爆发，用于研究地表结构事件 皮秒时间尺度上的物理学 光子学计划将包括发电，调制， 和探测频率接近1太赫兹的光。 此外，还介绍了对非线性效应的研究， 导波可能会引领集成光学的发展 装置. 这项研究有希望为 科学在许多不同的领域，以及贡献， 技术-高速数据传输，光学计算， 高速摄影 该中心将促进增强 学前教育和人的发展活动 资源

The Science & Technology Center will develop lasers and techniques to generate ultrafast optical pulses for probing fundamental processes in various scientific disciplines. The Center will have 3 main research thrusts: (1) Generation, amplification, manipulation, and measurement of ultrashort (femtosecond), ultrahigh peak power optical pulses; (2) Subsequent application of these pulses to research in disciplines such as atomic, molecular, plasma, and condensed matter physics; and (3) Advancements in photonics and electronics. A variety of new laser techniques will be investigated to produce even shorter, higher peak power pulses across the entire optical spectrum. Ultrashort optical pulses will be used in time-domain studies of ultrafast phenomena and ultrahigh field physics. Ultrafast electronic processes will be studied in quantum- confined semiconductors, high-temperature superconductors, and surface physics. Ultrashort optical pulses will generate picosecond electron bursts to study structural events in surface physics on the picosecond time scale. The photonics program will include generation, modulation, and detection of light at frequencies approaching one terahertz. In addition, the study of propagation and nonlinear effects in guided waves may lead the way to advancing integrated-optic devices. The research has the promise of making contributions to science in many different areas as well as contributions to technology--high-speed data transmission, optical computing, and high-speed photography. This Center will stimulate enhanced activity in precollege education and in the development of human resources.