Acquisition of a solid-state laser, optical table and femtosecond pulse-measurement system for undergraduate research in optics

为光学本科生研究购置固态激光器、光学平台和飞秒脉冲测量系统

• 批准号: 0319461
• 负责人: Dean Langley
• 金额: $ 13.81万
• 依托单位: Saint John's University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-08-15 至 2006-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0319461&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; solid; state; laser; optical

This MRI award provides funds for the purchase of a solid-state laser, optical table, power meter and femtosecond pulse-measurement system for implementing undergraduate research projects in optics, including scattering, nonlinear optics, and ultrafast lasers. The research to be commenced with the equipment encompasses the following. (1) Scattering from spheres of nonlinear materials, including CdS and sapphire, to characterize nonlinear mechanisms, study self-pulsing behavior due to Kerr and photorefractive nonlinearities, and measure intensity-dependent high-order dispersion in these materials. (2) Studies of aberration-correction and pulse-compression using prisms and deformable mirrors in laser cavities. (3) Tests of non-standard mode-locking cavity designs using nonlinear materials. (4) Excitation of hollow-beam electromagnetic modes in cavities with non-spherical mirrors matching shapes computed from complex-source-point theory. (5) Measurements of laser emission from asymmetric, acoustically-levitated dye droplets. The equipment will enhance the undergraduate research program in optics at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University. CSB, a womens college, and SJU, for men, share a common curriculum with joint classes and departments. The physics department offers majors in physics and applied physics, emphasizing advanced laboratory experience and academic-year student-faculty research. Research in optics has been the most popular choice for majors in the past decade, and the majority of the students go on to graduate work in physics

该MRI奖为购买固态激光器，光学表，功率计和飞秒脉冲测定系统的资金提供了资金，用于在光学方面实施本科研究项目，包括散射，非线性光学元件和超快激光器。 该研究将从设备开始涵盖以下内容。 （1）从包括CD和蓝宝石在内的非线性材料领域的散射，以表征非线性机制，研究由于KERR和光疗法非线性引起的自动脉动行为，并测量这些材料中强度依赖性的高阶分散体。 （2）使用激光腔中的棱镜和可变形镜进行像差校正和脉冲压缩的研究。 （3）使用非线性材料对非标准模式锁定腔设计的测试。 （4）在具有非球形镜子的腔体中，对基于复杂源点理论计算出的非球形镜子的腔体激发。 （5）测量不对称，声音呈毒剂液滴的激光发射。 该设备将在圣本尼迪克特学院和圣约翰大学的光学研究计划中增强本科研究计划。 CSB，女子学院和SJU，适用于男性，与联合班级和部门共享一个共同的课程。 物理部门提供物理和应用物理专业的专业，强调了高级实验室经验和学年的学生 - 教科研究。 在过去十年中，光学研究一直是专业的最受欢迎的选择，大多数学生继续从事物理学研究生工作