Center for Ultrafast Optical Science

超快光学科学中心

• 批准号: 8920108
• 负责人: Gerard Mourou
• 金额: $ 2324.84万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-02-01 至 2002-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8920108&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Center; Ultrafast; Optical; Science

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.

科学技术中心将开发激光器和技术来产生超快光脉冲，用于探测各个科学学科的基本过程。 该中心将有3个主要研究方向：（1）超短（飞秒）、超高峰值功率光脉冲的产生、放大、操纵和测量； （2）后续将这些脉冲应用于原子、分子、等离子体、凝聚态物理等学科的研究； (3) 光子学和电子学的进步。 将研究各种新的激光技术，以在整个光谱范围内产生更短、更高峰值功率的脉冲。 超短光脉冲将用于超快现象和超高场物理的时域研究。 超快电子过程将在量子限制半导体、高温超导体和表面物理领域进行研究。 超短光脉冲将产生皮秒电子爆发，以研究皮秒时间尺度上的表面物理结构事件。 光子学项目将包括频率接近一太赫兹的光的产生、调制和检测。 此外，导波传播和非线性效应的研究可能会为推进集成光学器件指明道路。 这项研究有望为许多不同领域的科学以及高速数据传输、光学计算和高速摄影等技术做出贡献。 该中心将促进加强大学前教育和人力资源开发方面的活动。