(DURIP-22) OPTICAL FIBER EQUIPMENT FOR AMO PHYSICS

Abstract

Optical fi ber technology has revolutionized communication, sensing, and medicine, and is also used in countless other applications. In atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics, optical fibers are used for a wide range of applications from low-noise and high-power lasers to achieving strong light-matter couplings. Funded by the AFOSR and ONR, we have developed a range of AMO physics experiments using optical fi ber technology. Ongoing efforts in these experiments require an optical fiber fusion splicer and related equipment for stripping, cleaving, and inspecting polarization-maintaining optical fibers of various diameters and types. Our current equipment for these tasks is outdated, no longer supported by the manufacturer or third parties, and also sub- optimal for our research. In this DURIP proposal, we request updated equipment that will both maintain our current capabilities for working with optical fibers and enable new directions in our DoD-supported research.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Apr 20, 2023
Source ID
FA95502210501

Entities

People

  • Thomas Allison

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Research Foundation for the State University of New York
  • United States Air Force

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy