Maximising usage of Chameleon Ultra II laser system

Chameleon Ultra II系统以80 MHz重复率提供纳焦耳光脉冲，并使用各种输出覆盖350 nm至4000 nm的可调谐波长范围。该系统目前能够在超快纳米光子学领域进行一系列实验研究活动，其中包括纳米级光子元件的光谱学，如等离子体纳米天线，集成光子波导和新型纳米材料。该实验室汇集了PI多年来开发的实验纳米光子学的丰富专业知识，包括尺寸在10- 1000 nm范围内的单个纳米物体（纳米颗粒，纳米天线）的显微镜和光谱学，泵浦探测技术和集成光子学表征。该小组最近开发了一种新的光子芯片表征工具，使用超快光调制光谱技术。这种能力的集合在英国是独一无二的，并且会对在光子学和纳米结构领域工作的一系列用户感兴趣。该项目旨在为目前在自己的实验室中无法获得类似能力的用户开放超快激光设备。研究服务将由一名研究助理提供，他将积极支持用户建立超快光学实验。

The Chameleon Ultra II system delivers nanojoule optical pulses at 80 MHz repetition rate and covers a tunable wavelength range from 350nm to 4000nm using a variety of outputs. The system currently enables a range of experimental research activities in the field of ultrafast nanophotonics, which includes the spectroscopy of nanoscale photonic elements such as plasmonic nanoantennas, integrated photonic waveguides and novel nanomaterials. The laboratory brings together a wealth of expertise in experimental nanophotonics which has been developed over a number of years by the PI and which includes microscopy and spectroscopy of individual nano-objects (nanoparticles, nanoantennas) with sizes in the range 10-1000nm, pump-probe techniques and integrated photonics characterisation. The group has recently developed a new characterisation tool of photonic chips using an Ultrafast Photomodulation Spectroscopy technique. This collection of capabilities is unique in the UK and would be of interested for a range of users working in the area of photonics and nanostructures. This project aims to open up the ultrafast laser equipment for users who currently do not have access to comparable capabilities in their own laboratory. Research services will be provided by a research associate who will actively support users in setting up ultrafast optical experiments.