Improvements To An Undergraduate Physics Laser Lab

9351951 Sohl目前正在建设一个现代化的激光物理实验室，供物理专业本科学生使用。激光实验室将用于实现韦伯州立大学课程现代化的三个方面：1)高级现代物理实验室实验；2)应用光学实验室实验；3)个人研究项目。通常，每年有15名学生参与这些课程。激光实验室也允许未来增加到高级本科现代光学课程的课程。激光实验室允许现代物理实验室的学生进行涉及激光诱导荧光，原子结构，寿命和碰撞过程的实验。这些实验证明了量子力学的许多基本方面。韦伯州立大学的应用光学课程有很强的实验室成分。激光实验室为学生提供了组装、校准、操作和使用各种激光系统的“动手”经验。激光光谱学的基础理论和实验仪器都在大三、大四学生的掌握范围内，非常适合本科生的研究。激光实验室正在扩大本科生的研究选择，包括原子、分子和光学物理。因此，学生们正在为未来在这个关键领域的工业或研究生院工作做更好的准备。实验室设计有独立的工作站，可同时进行多项实验。通过插入一两个镜子，激光束可以根据需要定向到每个站点。＊＊＊

9351951 Sohl A modern laser physics laboratory is currently being developed for use by undergraduate physics majors. The laser lab will be used to modernize three aspects of the curriculum at Weber State University: 1) Upper-division Modern Physics Lab experiments; 2) Applied Optics Lab experiments; and 3) individual research projects. Typically, 15 students per year are involved with these courses. The Laser Lab also permits the future addition to the curriculum of an advanced undergraduate modern optics course. The Laser Lab allows students in the Modern Physics Lab to undertake experiments involving laser induced fluorescence, and atomic structure, lifetimes and collisional processes. These experiments demonstrate many of the fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics. The Applied Optics course at Weber State University has a strong laboratory component. The Laser Lab gives the students "hands-on" experience in the assembly, alignment, operation, and use of various laser systems. Laser spectroscopy is well suited for undergraduate research as both the basic theory and the experimental apparatus are within the grasp of juniors and seniors. The Laser Lab is expanding the undergraduate research options to include atomic, molecular, and optical physics. Thus, students are being better prepared for future industrial or graduate school work in this critical field. The laboratory has been designed with individual workstations which which simultaneous operation of several experiments. By inserting a mirror or two, the laser beam(s) can be directed to each station as needed. ***