Modern Optics and Laser Equipment for Physics Laboratories

该项目为物理实验室引进了三种多功能激光系统，包括电子仪器和优质光学元件。该设备(I)使中级实验室学生熟悉激光的重要方面；(Ii)允许高级实验室学生使用激光作为研究工具进行重要的现代物理实验；(Iii)促进现代光学原理和实验技术的教学；以及(Iv)极大地扩大光学高级论文研究的可能性。由Ar离子激光泵浦的可调谐染料激光器允许在非线性光学和拉曼散射方面进行新的实验室实验，同时重振现有的几个实验室。半导体激光系统用于光谱学和二极管行为的研究。组成高质量椭偏仪的偏振组件有助于薄膜光学和散射的各种实验。对半导体激光器中的混沌和光纤耦合球体的散射的高级研究有望产生可发表质量的重要结果。该学院正在将等额的奖金与之匹配。

The project introduces into the physics laboratories three versatile laser systems, with electronic instrumentation and quality optical components. The equipment (i) familiarizes intermediate lab students with important aspects of laser light; (ii) permits advanced lab students to perform significant experiments in modern physics using lasers as research tools; (iii) facilitates the teaching of modern optics principles and experimental techniques; and (iv) greatly expands the possibilities for senior thesis research in optics. A tunable dye laser pumped by an argon ion laser permits new lab experiments in nonlinear optics and Raman scattering, while revitalizing several current labs. A diode laser system is used in spectroscopy and studies of diode behavior. Polarization components that comprise a high quality ellipsometer facilitate a variety of experiments in the optics of thin films and scattering. Senior research on chaos in diode lasers and scattering from fiber-coupling spheres is expected to yield important results of publishable quality. The college is matching the award with an equal amount.