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Nonlocal Polarization Interferometry And Entanglement Detection, Brian P. Williams
Nonlocal Polarization Interferometry And Entanglement Detection, Brian P. Williams
Doctoral Dissertations
At present, quantum entanglement is a resource, distributed to enable a variety of quantum information applications such as quantum key distribution, superdense coding, and teleportation. Necessarily, the distribution and characterization of entanglement is fundamental to its application. This dissertation details three research efforts to enable nonlocal entanglement detection, distribution, and characterization. Foremost of these efforts, we present the theory and demonstration of a nonlocal polarization interferometer capable of detecting entanglement and identifying Bell states statistically. This is possible due to the interferometer’s unique correlation dependence on the anti-diagonal elements of the density matrix, which have distinct bounds for separable states …
Low-Cost Student Experiments In Optics, Robert Polak, Austin J. Cua, Daniel J. Perez, Mallory Q. Robertson, Justin A. Stuck, Jordan M. Thomas
Low-Cost Student Experiments In Optics, Robert Polak, Austin J. Cua, Daniel J. Perez, Mallory Q. Robertson, Justin A. Stuck, Jordan M. Thomas
Physics: Faculty Publications and Other Works
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Basic Astronomy Labs, Terry L. Smith, Michael D. Reynolds, Jay S. Huebner
Basic Astronomy Labs, Terry L. Smith, Michael D. Reynolds, Jay S. Huebner
Jay S Huebner
Providing the tools and know-how to apply the principles of astronomy first-hand, these 43 laboratory exercises each contain an introduction that clearly shows budding astronomers why the particular topic of that lab is of interest and relevant to astronomy. About one-third of the exercises are devoted solely to observation, and no mathematics is required beyond simple high school algebra and trigonometry.Organizes exercises into six major topics—sky, optics and spectroscopy, celestial mechanics, solar system, stellar properties, and exploration and other topics—providing clear outlines of what is involved in the exercise, its purpose, and what procedures and apparatus are to be used. …
A Study Of Scattering Characteristics For Micro-Scale Rough Surface, Yonghee Won
A Study Of Scattering Characteristics For Micro-Scale Rough Surface, Yonghee Won
Graduate Theses - Physics and Optical Engineering
Defining the scatter characteristics of surfaces plays an important role in various technology industries such as the semiconductor, automobile, and military industries. Scattering can be used to inspect products for problems created during the manufacturing process and to generate the specifications for engineers. In particular, scattering measurement systems and models have been developed to define the surface properties of a wide variety of materials used in manufacturing. However, most previous research has been focused on very smooth surfaces as a nano-scale roughness. The research in this paper uses the Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) and focuses on defining the scattering …
The Quest For High Power Lasers: Forcing Mutual Coherence In Broad Area Diode Lasers, Jonathan R. Wurtz
The Quest For High Power Lasers: Forcing Mutual Coherence In Broad Area Diode Lasers, Jonathan R. Wurtz
Student Research Projects
This poster explains efforts to improve spatial beam quality of diode array stacks using an external optical feedback system to force coherence of individual diodes.
Progress And Challenges In Advanced Ground-Based Gravitational-Wave Detectors, M. Adier, F. Aguilar, T. Akutsu, M. A. Arain, M. Ando, L. Anghinolfi, P. Antonini, Rodica Martin
Progress And Challenges In Advanced Ground-Based Gravitational-Wave Detectors, M. Adier, F. Aguilar, T. Akutsu, M. A. Arain, M. Ando, L. Anghinolfi, P. Antonini, Rodica Martin
Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
The Amaldi 10 Parallel Session C3 on Advanced Gravitational Wave detectors gave an overview of the status and several specific challenges and solutions relevant to the instruments planned for a mid-decade start of observation. Invited overview talks for the Virgo, LIGO, and KAGRA instruments were complemented by more detailed discussions in presentations and posters of some instrument features and designs.
Experimental Realization Of Slowly Rotating Modes Of Light, Fangzhao A. An
Experimental Realization Of Slowly Rotating Modes Of Light, Fangzhao A. An
HMC Senior Theses
Beams of light can carry spin and orbital angular momentum. Spin angular momentum describes how the direction of the electric field rotates about the propagation axis, while orbital angular momentum describes the rotation of the field amplitude pattern. These concepts are well understood for monochromatic beams, but previous theoretical studies have constructed polychromatic superpositions where the connection between angular momentum and rotation of the electric field becomes much less clear. These states are superpositions of two states of light carrying opposite signs of angular momentum and slightly detuned frequencies. They rotate at the typically small detuning frequency and thus we …
Scalar Wave Scattering By Two-Layer Radial Inhomogeneities, Umaporn Nuntaplook, John Adam
Scalar Wave Scattering By Two-Layer Radial Inhomogeneities, Umaporn Nuntaplook, John Adam
Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications
It is shown that the iteration technique gives a better approximation for the problem with long wavelengths.
Forcing Mutual Coherence In Diode Laser Stacks, Jonathan R. Wurtz
Forcing Mutual Coherence In Diode Laser Stacks, Jonathan R. Wurtz
Honors Theses and Capstones
This paper will discuss both theoretical and experimental attempts to improve the spatial beam quality of diode laser stacks using an external optical system. An overview and derivation of the mathematics of both the optical system and diode lasers will be discussed. The experimental setup will be presented, as well as the fundamental theoretical and experimental results that suggest the external optical system used for this thesis fails to improve the beam quality of a diode laser stack.