Modern Optics and Laser Equipment for Physics Laboratories

该项目引入了三个物理实验室 多功能激光系统，配有电子仪器， 优质光学元件。 设备（一）熟悉 中级实验室的学生与激光的重要方面; (ii)允许高级实验室学生进行重要的 使用激光作为研究工具的现代物理学实验;（iii） 有利于现代光学原理的教学， 实验技术;（iv）极大地扩展了可能性 光学方面的毕业论文 泵浦的可调谐染料激光器 通过氩离子激光允许新的实验室实验， 光学和拉曼散射，同时振兴几个电流 labs. 半导体激光系统用于光谱学和 二极管行为 包括高偏振分量的偏振分量 优质的椭偏仪方便了各种实验的进行 薄膜光学和散射。 关于混沌的高级研究 二极管激光器和光纤耦合球的散射是预期的 以产生质量可靠的重要结果。 学院将以相等的金额与该奖项相匹配。

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.