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Cycle of phase, coherence and polarization singularities in Young's three-pinhole experiment
Title
Cycle of phase, coherence and polarization singularities in Young's three-pinhole experiment
Author
Gbur, Greg, Pang, Xiaoyan, Visser, Taco D.
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Physics, Optics
Description
It is now well-established that a variety of singularities can be characterized and observed in optical wavefields. It is also known that these phase singularities, polarization singularities and coherence singularities are physically related, but...
RESOLUTION ANALYSIS OF FILMS WITH EMBEDDED SPHERES FOR IMAGING OF NANOPLASMONIC ARRAYS
Title
RESOLUTION ANALYSIS OF FILMS WITH EMBEDDED SPHERES FOR IMAGING OF NANOPLASMONIC ARRAYS
Author
Farahi, Navid
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Optics, Physics
Description
With the advent of microsphere assisted microscopy in 2011, this technique emerged as a simple and easy way to obtain optical super-resolution. Although the possible mechanisms of imaging by microspheres are debated in the literature, most of the ...
DYNAMIC RANGE ENHANCMENT IN DIGITAL FRINGE PROJECTION AND LASER INTERFEROMETRY
Title
DYNAMIC RANGE ENHANCMENT IN DIGITAL FRINGE PROJECTION AND LASER INTERFEROMETRY
Author
Babaie, Gelareh
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Optics, Engineering, Meteorology
Description
GELAREH BABAIE. Dynamic range enhancement in digital fringe projection and laser interferometry. (Under the direction of DR. FARAMARZ FARAHI)Optical metrology is the science and technology concerning measurements with light. Surface texture and 3D...
Displacement Scale Based on Speckles
Title
Displacement Scale Based on Speckles
Author
Farsad, Mahsa
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Optics
Description
Speckle patterns are complex intensity distributions, which occur when an optically rough surface is illuminated with a coherent light. The speckle phenomenon was known to be troublesome when the laser was first introduced, but later it was discov...
Controlled growth and property measurement of one-dimensional oxide nanostructures for energy applications
Title
Controlled growth and property measurement of one-dimensional oxide nanostructures for energy applications
Author
Sheng, Tao
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Materials science, Optics, Nanotechnology
Description
Transition metal oxides (TMOs) exhibit rich structures and useful properties, and could be used in applications of solar energy harvesting (e.g., photoelectrochemistry, photocatalysis, and photovoltaics) and energy saving (e.g., electrochromism an...
Microspherical photonics: Giant resonant light forces, spectrally resolved optical manipulation, and coupled modes of microcavity arrays
Title
Microspherical photonics: Giant resonant light forces, spectrally resolved optical manipulation, and coupled modes of microcavity arrays
Author
Li, Yangcheng
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Optics, Physics
Description
Microspherical photonics emerged in recent years in the context of fundamentally new optical properties of structures formed by coupled dielectric microspheres. These include coupling between whispering gallery modes (WGMs), photonic nanojets, nan...
A THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE STUDY OF AN EXTERNAL CAVITY FIBER FABRY- PEROT INTERFEROMETER FOR DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT
Title
A THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE STUDY OF AN EXTERNAL CAVITY FIBER FABRY- PEROT INTERFEROMETER FOR DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT
Author
Arumugam, Kumar
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Optics, Meteorology
Description
The objective of this research is to explore a mathematical model developed by Wilkinson and Pratt for the external cavity fiber-based Fabry-Perot interferometer (EFPI) and to create a Michelson interferometer setup to validate a frequency modulat...
SELECTIVE HEATING OF VASCULAR STRUCTURES TO CREATE CONTRAST IN MEDICAL MID-IR IMAGES
Title
SELECTIVE HEATING OF VASCULAR STRUCTURES TO CREATE CONTRAST IN MEDICAL MID-IR IMAGES
Author
Case, Jason
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Optics, Diagnostic imaging
Description
The goal of this study is to develop an enhanced mid-IR imaging modality for mapping vascular structures. This imaging technique is intended for real-time use by medical professionals during surgical procedures such as tumor removal and vascular m...
INVESTIGATIONS INTO PHOTO-EXCITED STATE DYNAMICS IN COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS
Title
INVESTIGATIONS INTO PHOTO-EXCITED STATE DYNAMICS IN COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS
Author
Singh, Gaurav
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Optics, Nanotechnology
Description
Colloidal Quantum dots (QDs) have garnered considerable scientific and technological interest as a promising material for next generation solar cells, photo-detectors, lasers, bright light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and reliable biomarkers. However, ...