Materials Science and Nonlinear Optics in Physics and Chemistry Laboratories

物理和化学实验室中的材料科学和非线性光学

• 批准号: 9850824
• 负责人: David McGee
• 金额: $ 3.75万
• 依托单位: Moravian University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-09-01 至 1999-05-26
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9850824&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Materials; Science; Nonlinear; Optics; Physics

Moravian College seeks to add novel experiments in nonlinear optics to its physics curriculum; in addition, the fabrication of the nonlinear optical materials will add an important material-science component to both the physics and chemistry curricula. Recently developed polymer composites that exhibit photorefractive nonlinear optical properties have been fabricated at Moravian College; our goal is to merge the synthesis of these materials into the organic chemistry lab the study of their thermal and material properties into the physical chemistry lab, and the study of their nonlinear optical properties into the optics lab. Novel experiments in optics will include the generation and probing of dynamic diffraction grating, the study of laser beam coupling via propagation through a grating, the storage and retrieval of optical images in nonlinear optical materials, and the study of optical oscillators with photorefractive amplifying elements. Students in chemistry courses will synthesize the polymer composites used by the optics students and have an opportunity to learn how material and physical properties of the composite are by changes in their components. Organic students will study the relationship of the chromophore structure to its UV-Vis spectrum, and physical chemistry students will examine the phase behavior of the components in the polymer matrix. The equipment requested in this proposal will allow Moravian College to establish a suite of experiments in physics and chemistry that explore nonlinear optical behavior and its relationship to material properties.

摩拉维亚学院试图在其物理课程中增加非线性光学的新实验;此外，非线性光学材料的制造将为物理和化学课程增加重要的材料科学组成部分。最近开发的具有光折变非线性光学特性的聚合物复合材料已在摩拉维亚学院制造;我们的目标是将这些材料的合成合并到有机化学实验室，将其热性能和材料性能的研究合并到物理化学实验室，并将其非线性光学特性的研究合并到光学实验室。光学方面的新实验将包括动态衍射光栅的产生和探测、通过光栅传播的激光束耦合的研究、非线性光学材料中光学图像的存储和检索以及具有光折变放大元件的光学振荡器的研究。化学课程的学生将合成光学学生使用的聚合物复合材料，并有机会了解复合材料的材料和物理特性如何通过其成分的变化。有机学生将研究发色团结构与其紫外-可见光谱的关系，物理化学学生将研究聚合物基质中组分的相行为。本提案中要求的设备将允许摩拉维亚学院建立一套物理和化学实验，探索非线性光学行为及其与材料特性的关系。