Seminar: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.
Location: Physics Bldg., Room 401
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November 11, 2009Seminar: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.Harvard University We explore nonlinear optical phenomena at the nanoscale by launching femtosecond laser pulses into long silica nanowires. Using evanescent coupling between wires we demonstrate a number of nanophotonic devices. At high intensity the nanowires produce a strong supercontinuum over short interaction lengths (less than 20 mm) and at a very low energy threshold (about 1 nJ), making them ideal sources of coherent white-light for nanophotonic applications. The spectral broadening reveals an optimal fiber diameter to enhance nonlinear effects with minimal dispersion. We also present a device that permits a number of all-optical logic operations with femtosecond laser pulses in the nanojoule range.
Seminar: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.Harvard University I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material. Who was to blame? The students? The material? I will explain how I came to the agonizing conclusion that the culprit was neither of these. It was my teaching that caused students to fail! I will show how I have adjusted my approach to teaching and how it has improved my students' performance significantly.
November 13, 2009MS Defense - Nestor ValdesNestor successfully defended his masters thesis on November 13, 2009 TITLE: ABSTRACT: November 18, 2009Seminar: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.University of Maryland Baltimore County The 3-D movie experience has improved quite a bit since the “golden era” of the 1950’s…the special effects are now so realistic that you are almost guaranteed to spill your popcorn when the monster jumps off the screen! In this talk I will review the basic operating principles of modern 3-D movie systems, which are built upon the clever use of a few key concepts from undergraduate optics.
November 23, 2009PhD Defense - Nathan KurtzNathan successfully defended his dissertation on November 23, 2009 TITLE:
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