Acquisition of Instrumentation for Research and Education in Ultrashort Pulse Laser Spectroscopy and Nanomachining

Abstract

The goal of this project is the establishment of a new laser facility at Norfolk State University for conducting research and education in high intensity, ultrashort pulse (USP) laser-matter interactions. The new research capabilities are based upon three state-of-the-art laser systems, a Spectra Physics Topas OPA operating at < 100 fs, 50-150 microjoules , 1 kHz, and 1100 -2900 nm, a Spectra Physics TOPAS Prime OPA operating at < 100 fs, 50-150 microjoules, 1 kHz, and 290 -2900 nm, and a Spectra Physics Solstice ACE regenerative amplifier operating at 100 fs, 1kHz, 0.80 mJ, and 800 nm. These systems are currently being used for z-scan spectroscopy of nonlinear optical materials, fabrication of nanostructures through two-photon polymerization, and two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy of biological systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 18, 2015
Accession Number
AD1008589

Entities

People

  • Doyle Temple

Organizations

  • Norfolk State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Amplifiers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Infrared Spectroscopy
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Mathematics
  • Optical Materials
  • Physics
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Students
  • Surface Plasmon Polaritons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics