Recent Laboratory Accomplishments

• Demonstration of the first UV and violet fiber lasers
• Demonstration and development of microdischarge devices and arrays in Si and flexible layered structures
• Discovery of several new laser spectroscopic techniques for studying excimer molecules. These resulted in: (1) Discovery of Rydberg series in Ne2-Xe2; (2) The first measurements of Ne2 rotational constants, triplet splitting in Ar2, Ne2+ vibrational constants, Kr²⁺ and Xe²⁺ absorption spectra; (3) The first observation of the spectra for the photoassociation of atomic pairs
• Modulation at THz frequencies of coherent UV radiation by an atomic wavepacket
• Development of a compact surface discharge system for pumping high power infrared and visible gas lasers
• Development of photochemical vapor deposition for the growth of epitaxial GaN, Ge, and Si films

Current Research by Topic:

• Microplasma Science and Applications
• Laser Magnetometry and Biomagnetism
• Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy
• Visible and Ultraviolet Lasers and Laser Spectroscopy
• Multi-Photon Processes and QED Theory

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