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High Frequency Open Air Optical Communication System, Alexander C. Wolff
High Frequency Open Air Optical Communication System, Alexander C. Wolff
Electrical Engineering
The goal of this project is to create a wireless optical communication system that operates at high frequencies (up to 3 GHz). The system will function by taking a digital electric input signal, converting it to a photonic signal, recovering the signal at the other end of a short distance (~1 foot) and converting it back into a digital signal. Unlike the more common fiber-optic data transmission systems, this system will transmit light through air, instead of fiber, as its medium. Doing so will have the benefits of a wireless system combined with the benefits from an optical system, including …
Vision Based Real-Time Monitoring And Control Of Metal Transfer In Laser Enhanced Gas Metal, Yan Shao
Vision Based Real-Time Monitoring And Control Of Metal Transfer In Laser Enhanced Gas Metal, Yan Shao
Theses and Dissertations--Electrical and Computer Engineering
Laser enhanced gas metal arc welding (GMAW) is a novel welding process where a laser is applied to provide an auxiliary detaching force to help detach the droplet such that welds may be made in gas tungsten arc welding high quality at GMAW high speeds. The current needed to generate the electromagnetic (detaching) force is thus reduced. The reduction in the current helps reduce the impact on the weld pool and over-heat fumes/smokes. However, in the previous studies, a continuous laser is applied. Since the auxiliary is only needed each time the droplet needs to be detached and the detachment …
Ultrafast Laser Material Processing For Photonic Applications, Mark Ramme
Ultrafast Laser Material Processing For Photonic Applications, Mark Ramme
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing (FLDW) is a viable technique for producing photonic devices in bulk materials. This novel manufacturing technique is versatile due to its full 3D fabrication capability. Typically, the only requirement for this process is that the base material must be transparent to the laser wavelength. The modification process itself is based on non-linear energy absorption of laser light within the focal volume of the incident beam. This thesis addresses the feasibility of this technique for introducing photonic structures into novel dielectric materials. Additionally, this work provides a deeper understanding of the lightmatter interaction mechanism occurring at high …