Quantum Optical Spectroscopy System for Materials in Extreme Environments

Abstract

This DURIP project supported the acquisition of a unique optical spectroscopy system designed to probe quantum effects of individual defects in semiconductor nanomaterials under carefully controlled environments. The system specifically includes (1) a widely tunable, continuous wave, narrow-linewidth, visible and near-infrared optical parametric oscillator for coherent photoexcitation spectroscopy and coherent quantum control along with (2) a closed-cycle optical cryostat providing an ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) sample environment, temperature control between 6 and 450 K, and a short optical working distance to facilitate diffraction-limited confocal fluorescence microscopy with sub-micron resolution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 2021
Accession Number
AD1196854

Entities

People

  • Lee C Bassett

Organizations

  • University of Pennsylvania

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Amplifiers
  • Continuous Waves
  • Controlled Environment
  • Diffraction
  • Environment
  • Extreme Environments
  • Generators
  • High Vacuum
  • Instrumentation
  • Ion Pumps
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Nanomaterials
  • Optical Materials
  • Optics
  • Pulse Generators
  • Radio Frequency Amplifiers
  • Signal Generators
  • Spectroscopy
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Temperature Control
  • Vacuum
  • Waveplates

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing