We work in the general area of ultrafast photonics and
lasers. Ultrafast fiber
lasers form the core, and we branch off to various topics and
application areas. Depending on the particular project, this ranges
from seeking answers to fairly fundamental questions, to laser
engineering and applications of lasers to nanotechnology. Given its
interdisciplinary nature, our work should be equally suited
to
people with physics and EE backgrounds; backgrounds in
materials
science and applied mathematics (e.g., laser material
interactions and nonlinear mode-locking dynamics, respectively)
can fit
certain projects well. Fundamentally, we are an experimental research
group, but with a strong emphasis on the theory; at any moment,
typically there will be some purely theoretical projects as well.
Research Interests
Development of ultrafast fiber lasers and
amplifiers; understanding and controlling the nonlinear dynamics,
further developing various aspects of fiber lasers, which have rapidly
increasing technological importance.
Applications of femtosecond lasers to
next-generation accelerators; long-distance, femtosecond-level
precision optical synchronization system, electron beam diagnostics
with laser pulses, development of optical clocks for accelerators.
Laser-matter interactions, materials
processing with femtosecond pulses and its applications to
nanotechnology;
development of femtosecond lasers for high-precision machining of
materials, micromachining, nanocoatings, nanostructuring and other
similar technological applications. Laser-tissue interactions;
development of fiber lasers for nanosurgery and medical applications.
Optical frequency metrology, development of
systems and devices along the border between ultrafast photonics and
electronics.
Complexity in optical systems and nonlinearly
guided optical waves;
soliton-like dynamics in ultrafast lasers, instabilities,
self-organization, similaritons.
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