Advanced Laboratory in Modern Optics

该项目将为物理系的高级光学实验室提供光纤、全息和干涉测量等七个现代光学实验所需的设备。本项目开展的实验题目为：(1)光纤导论，(2)低双折射光纤双折射测量，(3)双光束光纤干涉测量，(4)多光束光纤干涉测量，(5)激光二极管调频，(6)全息图制作，(7)外差干涉测量。这7个现代光学实验与现有的3个实验相结合，形成了一个系统地集古典光学与现代光学于一体的先进物理实验室。购买的主要设备项目是：用于制作高质量全息图和全息干涉测量的25兆瓦氦氖激光器；用于分析经典干涉仪和光纤干涉仪外差输出的高频频谱分析仪；用于二极管激光器频率分析的高分辨率光学分析仪共聚焦法布里-珀罗；还有一个浮动的光学台，用来安装全息实验。美国国家科学基金会的拨款正与来自非联邦来源的资金相匹配。

This project is facilitating the acquisition of equipment needed to develop seven modern optics experiments in the general areas of fiber optics, holography, and interferometry for the advanced laboratory in optics taught by the Physics Department. Titles of the experiments being developed in this project are: (1) Introduction to Fiber Optics, (2) The Measurement of Birefringence in a Low-Birefrinqent Fiber, (3) Two Beam Fiber Optic Interferometry, (4) Multi-Beam Fiber Optic Interferometry, (5) Frequency Modulation of a Laser Diode, (6) Making Holograms, and (7) Hetrodyne Interferometry. These seven modern optics experiments are combined with three experiments currently available to create an advanced physics laboratory which integrates classical and modern optics in a systematic way. The major equipment items purchased are: a 25 mw HeNe laser that is used to make quality holograms and do holographic interferometry; a high frequency spectrum analyzer to analyze the hetrodyne output of both classical and fiber interferometers; a confocal Fabry-Perot to be used as a high resolution optical analyzer for frequency analysis of diode lasers; and a floating optical table on which to mount the holography experiments.NSF grant funds are being matched with funds from non-federal sources.