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Fourier optics for wavefront engineering and wavelength control of lasers
(2014-02-25)
Since their initial demonstration in 1994, quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) have become prominent sources of mid-infrared radiation. Over the years, a large scientific and engineering effort has led to a dramatic improvement ...
Particle Focusing in Microchannels
(2014-02-25)
The ability to control the motion of particles and cells in microchannels has been a center of fascination since the advent of microfluidics. Entire fields have been created in order to accomplish separation, volume reduction ...
Nonlinear optics in titanium dioxide: from bulk to integrated optical devices
(2013-10-18)
In this thesis, we explore titanium dioxide (TiO2) for ultrafast, on-chip nonlinear optics by studying it in bulk, thin films, and in integrated nonlinear optical devices. TiO2's large nonlinear index of refraction (30 ...
Quantum Nonlinear Optics with Single Photons Enabled by Strongly Interacting Atoms
(Nature Publishing Group, 2012)
The realization of strong nonlinear interactions between individual light quanta (photons) is a long-standing goal in optical science and engineering, being of both fundamental and technological significance. In conventional ...
Data-driven analysis of mitotic spindles
(2014-02-25)
We have developed a method for automatic identification and tracing of microtubules in three dimensional electron tomography datasets. Additionally, we have developed a number of statistical techniques for working with ...
Magnetic trapping of molecules via optical loading and magnetic slowing
(2014-02-25)
This thesis demonstrates a new cooling and trap loading technique for molecules, leading to trapping of calcium monofluoride (CaF).
Coherent scattering in two dimensions: graphene and quantum corrals
(2014-02-25)
Two dimensional electronic materials provide a vibrant area for applying basic quantum mechanics and scattering theory. In quantum corrals, multiple scattering leads to resonances closely approximating eigenstates of an ...
Chemical Vapor Deposition of Cobalt-based Thin Films for Microelectronics
(2014-02-25)
In microelectronics, the device size continues to shrink to improve the performance and functionality, which sets technical challenges for the integrated circuit (IC) fabrication. Novel materials and processing techniques ...
Aspects of Symmetry in de Sitter Space
(2014-06-06)
We study various aspects of symmetry in four-dimensional de Sitter space (dS$_4$).
Site-Resolved Imaging with the Fermi Gas Microscope
(2014-06-06)
The recent development of quantum gas microscopy for bosonic rubidium atoms trapped in optical lattices has made it possible to study local structure and correlations in quantum many-body systems.