Laser physics
Commercial
and home-built lasers are used and developed here. A wide
range of associated diagnostic equipment is in use. Zoe
Penman is shown using a Spectra Physics argon ion laser
to power a Titanium sapphire laser that she and her co-workers
have constructed to produce ultrashort pulses of laser
radiation. The infra-red viewer that she is using allows
her to see the infra red light that is produced.
As
well as the laser-related research, the School has set
up a Photonics Innovation Centre (PIC), which aims to
strengthen the links between the School's work and end-users.
Members of the PIC team are pictured outside the main
entrance of this recently developed facility.
26 July 2002
