Physics & Astronomy

CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS

• Nichole Brimhall - PhD Candidate: Extreme Ultraviolet Polarimetry with Laser-Generated High-Order Harmonics

CURRENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS

• Rob Peterson
• Nick Herrick
• Thane Brimhall

Polarimeter, July 2007

10k Run July 4, 2005

PHOTO GALLERY

PAST GRADUATE STUDENTS

• Nichole Brimhall (Masters 2007) – Extreme Ultraviolet Polarimetry with Laser-Generated High-Order Harmonics
• John Painter (Masters 2006) – Direct Observation of Laser Filamentation in High-Order Harmonic Generation
• Julia Miller (Masters , 2005) – Phase-Matching Optimization of Laser High-Order Harmonics Generated in a Gas Cell
• Sergei Voronov (Ph.D. , 2002) – Controlling Laser High-Order Harmonic Generation Using Weak Counter-Propagating Light
• Michael Ware (Ph.D., 2001) – Group Velocity and Exchange of Energy betweenLight pulses and Linear Dielectrics
• John Madsen (Masters, 2001) – Laser High Harmonic Generation in Counter-Propagating Light
• Nathan Terry (Masters, 2001) – Production and Detection of Correlated Photon Pairs
• Quan Wang (Ph.D., 2001) – Laser Produced Plasma-Wall Interactions
• Ian Kohl (Masters, 1999) – Construction of a High-Intensity Laser System for Experiments in High-Harmonic Generation
• John Yelifari (Masters, 1999) – Point Diffraction Interferometery

PAST UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

• Matt Turner(Thesis 2007) – Simulating Laser Pulse Propagation under Optimized Conditions for High-Harmonic Generation
• Gavin Giraud(Thesis 2007) – Observation of Laser Pulse Evolution during Generation of High-Order Harmonics
• Mindy Martin(Capstone 2007) – High-Resolution Imaging of a Laser Beam Used to Levitate Opaque Microscopic Particles
• Nathan Powers (2006) – Laser High Order harmonic Generation in a Semi-Infinite Gas Cell
• Mark Adams (Thesis 2005) – Measuring Absolute Brightness of Laser Generated High Harmonic Emission
• Rhett Lindsey (Thesis 2005) – Optical Levitation of Opaque Particles in a Laser Beam at High and Low Pressures
• Chris Young (2005) – Radiometric Levitation of Opaque Particles in a Laser Beam
• Adam Hendrickson(Thesis 2005) – Radiometric Levitation of Opaque Particles in a Laser Beam
• Eric Christensen (Thesis 2005) – Direct Measurement of Absorption Rates for Laser High-Order Harmonics Generated in Helium and Neon
• Steve Rhynard(2005) – Laser High-Order Harmonic Experiments
• David Niemi (Thesis 2004) – Observation of Entangled Photons Produced in Laser Down-Conversion
• John Painter (Thesis 2004) – Optical Levitation of Opaque particles in a Single Gaussian Laser Beam: Zero-Gravity Experiment
• Brigham Frandsen (Honors Thesis 2004) – Free Electron Acceleration by a Laser: Exploration of Evanescent Waves
• Benjamin Pratt (Thesis 2004) – Laser High-Order harmonic Generation in Gas Cells
• Kelly Smith (Honors Thesis 2004) – Phase Matching of Laser High Harmonic Generation in a Semi-Infinite Gas Cel
• Curtis Broadbent (Thesis 2003) – Reversible and Irreversible Energy in Dispersive/Dissipative Optical Media
• Ivan Rodriguez (2003) – Calaculated free electron trajectories in relativistic fields
• Liisa Hancock (2002) – Participated in high-harmonics experiments
• Stephanie Magleby (2002) – Participated in high-harmonics experiments
• Benjamin Bellville (Thesis 2002) – Single Beam Laser Traps for Opaque or Reflective Particles
• Cody Bliss (Thesis 2002) – Optical Levitation of Intensity-Fleeing Particles in a Singel-Beam Laser Trap
• Andy Landon (Thesis 2002) – High-Intensity Laser Facility at Brigham Young University
• Jamie Titensor (Thesis 2001) – Creating Counter-Propagating Laser Pulses to Increase High Harmonic Production
• Michael Vernon Pack (Thesis 2001) – A Single-Len Interferometer for Introducing Gaussian Laser Beams
• Jed Simmons (Thesis 2001) – Grazing Incidence Spectrometer for Measuring Laser High-Order Harmonics
• Nathan Terry (Thesis 2000) – Imaging High-Order Harmonics with a Curved Diffraction Grating
• Michael Ware (Honors Thesis 1999) – Phase Delay and Energy Flow in Angularly Dispersive Optical Systems
• Ken Anderson (Thesis 1999) – Single-Beam Optical Trapping of Micron-Sized Particles
• Chad Ogden (1999) – Modified a commercial interferometer to use a CCD camera rather than film
• Troy Rockwood (Honors Thesis 1998) – A Model for an Atom in a Strong Laser Field
• Paul Sorensen (1999) – Refurbished liquid-nitrogen-cooled infrared video camera
• Sterling Cornaby (Thesis 1999) – Heliostat for Educational Display
• Israel Harrison (1997) – Assembled and tested vacuum equipment and worked on laser timing electronics
• Greg Cook (1997) – Trapping a Small particle in a Single Laser Beam
• Dawn Gifford (1996) – Design of large imaging optics for an aircraft simulator

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES

• Matthew Turner (BYU) – Simulating Laser Pulse Propagation under Optimized Conditions for High-Harmonic Generation (2007)
• Matthew Turner (BYU) – Modeling Laser Propagation for High harmonic Generation (2006)
• Nathan powers (BYU) – High-Order Harmonic Generation in Extended Gas Cells (2005
• Mark Adams (BYU) – Measuring Absolute Efficiency of High-Order Harmonic Generation (2005)
• Antony Adaire (U Texas El Paso) – Detection Systems for High-Order Harmonic Generation (2005)
• John Painter (BYU) – High-Order Harmonic Generation in Counter-Propagating Light (2004)
• Mark Adams (BYU) – High-Order Harmonic Generation in Counter-Propagating Light (2004)
• Benjamin Pratt (BYU) – High-Order Harmonic Generation in Counter-Propagating Light (2003)
• David Niemi (Ricks College) – High Harmonic Generation Experiements (2002)
• Greg Harris (BYU) – Using laser high harmonics for Extreme Ultraviolet Ellipsometry (2001)
• Richard Curras (UC Davis) – Using laser high harmonics for EUV ellipsometry (2001)
• Christopher Harris (Lincoln University) – Characterization of Counter-Propagating Laser Beams (2000)
• Jim Meyer (U. Wisconsin at White Water) – Alignment of Solid Targets for Laser Produced Plasmas (1999)