Anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) is an interesting material, occupying a unique space -- already used incredibly widely in the world, yet also commonly used for …
Abstract of “Computational and Experimental Methods for Resolving Solid-State Emitters: Crystal-Field Calculations and Multidimensional Spectroscopy” By Jonathan A. Kurvits, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2017 The …
Silicon photonics is a rapidly-developing field at the confluence of silicon microelectronicsand fiber optics. In this talk we explore several interesting systems of light in …
This dissertation utilizes holographic exposure techniques to manipulate the periodic orientation of liquid crystal materials. Two different exposure techniques are investigated: a polarization holography interference …
Surface plasmons are coherent oscillations of conduction electrons at dielectric/metal interfaces that can be excited, for example, by light scattering at sub-wavelength nanoscatterers. As one …
Single-molecule approaches enable us to follow the movement, interactions and conformational dynamics of individual molecules in real-time, thus providing novel insights in complex biochemical systems …
Liquid crystal lasers are dye-doped distributed feedback lasing systems. Fabricated by coupling the periodic structure of a liquid crystal medium with a fluorescent dye, the …