Regmi, Raju (Date of defense: 2017-11-10)
Single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy has revolutionized the field of biophysical sciences by enabling visualization of dynamic molecular interactions and nanoscopic features with high spatiotemporal ...
Palacios Álvarez, Silvana (Date of defense: 2017-07-31)
This work reports on the construction of a new-generation system capable to create single-mode spinor Bose-Einstein condensates of 87Rb, and non-destructively probe them using optical Faraday rotation. ...
Braungardt, Sibylle (Date of defense: 2011-07-12)
Taminiau, Tim Hugo (Date of defense: 2011-11-22)
The interaction of light with matter is a central topic in both fundamental science and applied technology. At the heart of this interaction lies the absorption or emission of a photon by an electronic ...
Chaitanya Kumar, Suddapalli (Date of defense: 2012-01-18)
High-power, continuous-wave (cw), mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser sources are of interest for variety of applications such as trace gas detection and remote sensing, which require broad spectral coverage ...
Cousin, Seth Lucien (Date of defense: 2016-09-12)
Attosecond science investigates the realm of processes that happen in fleetingly short passages of time. One attosecond to one second, is what one second is to the age of the universe! Advances in lasers ...
Yudistira, Didit (Date of defense: 2012-02-21)
In this thesis we have investigated and proposed acoustic superLattices (ASLs) made of periodically poled ZX-cut lithium niobate (PPLN) associated ith coplanar electrodes as an effective alternative for ...
Máttar Flores, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2017-10-17)
According to recent estimates, 10^18 bytes of data are generated on a daily basis around the globe. Our information society urges for radical solutions to treat such data deluge. By exploiting fundamental ...
Tulli, Domenico (Date of defense: 2012-02-20)
A material that is enabling integrated optics is the ferroelectric crystal Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3), which has excellent electro-optical, acousto-optical and nonlinear optical properties. Moreover, it ...
Domínguez Juárez, Jorge Luís (Date of defense: 2014-07-22)
In recent years, it has been proposed that circular microresonators may become an important element in the core of many photonic devices. The high Q-factors seen in fused silica micro-spheres and ...