Browsing by Subject "Physics, Optics"
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Adaptive Control of an Optical Trap for Single Molecule and Motor Protein Research
(2007-12-13)This research presents the development of an advanced, state-of-the-art optical trap for use in biological materials and nanosystems investigation. An optical trap is an instrument capable of manipulating microscopic particles ... -
Computational spectral microscopy and compressive millimeter-wave holography
(2010)This dissertation describes three computational sensors. The first sensor is a scanning multi-spectral aperture-coded microscope containing a coded aperture spectrometer that is vertically scanned through a microscope ... -
Development of Coherence-Gated and Resolution-Multiplexed Optical Imaging Systems
(2010)Optical interrogation techniques are particularly well-suited for imaging tissue morphology, biological dynamics, and disease pathogenesis by providing noninvasive access to subcellular-resolution diagnostic information. ... -
Development of Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography for Applications in Developmental Biology
(2008-06-05)Developmental biology is a field in which explorations are made to answer how an organism transforms from a single cell to a complex system made up of trillions of highly organized and highly specified cells. This field, ... -
Functional Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging
(2009)Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SDOCT) is a high-speed, high resolution imaging modality capable of structural and functional resolution of tissue microstructure. SDOCT fills a niche between histology and ultrasound ... -
Label-free Biodetection with Individual Plasmonic Nanoparticles
(2010)The refractive index sensitivity of plasmonic nanoparticles is utilized in the development of real-time, label-free biodetection. Analyte molecules that bind to receptor-conjugated nanoparticles cause an increase in local ... -
Molecular Design for Nonlinear Optical Materials and Molecular Interferometers Using Quantum Chemical Computations
(2009)Quantum chemical computations provide convenient and effective ways for molecular design using computers. In this dissertation, the molecular designs of optimal nonlinear optical (NLO) materials were investigated through ... -
Three-dimensional Holographic Lithography and Manipulation Using a Spatial Light Modulator
(2009)This research presents the development of a phase-based lithographic system for three-dimensional micropatterning and manipulation. The system uses a spatial light modulator (SLM) to display specially designed phase holograms. ... -
Using Transverse Optical Patterns for Ultra-Low-Light All-Optical Switching
(2008-04-24)All-optical devices allow improvements in the speed of optical communication and computation systems by avoiding the conversion between the optical and electronic domains. The focus of this thesis is the experimental ...
