Build the worlds fastest laser

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Build the worlds fastest laser
Sanders group in Mechanical Engineering
Research positions available

• undergraduate
• MS/PhD

research is interdisciplinary, so degrees in
other departments are possible
A laser we built recently

• scans 500 nm (green) to1000 nm (IR) every 50 ms
• appears white/yellow

Sample research project

• understand supercontinuumgeneration (one color
  ? many)

1550-nm input
white output
H2O
H2O
dye
20-cm fiber
Example application
laser
output

• tailor to sensing needs, suchas continuum
  reaching mid-IR

engine ring
input

• ring forms part of engine cylinder
• monitor gas absorption spectra
• ultimately, improve fuel economy

contact ssanders_at_engr.wisc.edu