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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 ...
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.
Light-Shell Theory Foundations
(2014-06-06)
We study the motivation and groundwork for the construction of a Light-Shell Effective Theory, an effective field theory for describing the matter emerging from high-energy collisions and the accompanying radiation. We ...
A New Limit on the Electron Electric Dipole Moment: Beam Production, Data Interpretation, and Systematics
(2014-06-06)
The charge distribution associated with an electron has surprising implications for a number of outstanding mysteries in physics. Why is the universe made out of matter versus anti-matter, instead of both equally? What ...