Research:

    My research is in the area of ultrafast laser physics.  Here's a picture of my students working on our Ti:Sapphire utlrafast laser.

Two projects are under way:

Steve Jensen is working on a new version of a pulse measurement tool called SPIDER (Spectral Phase Interferometry for Direct Electric-field Reconstruction).  This is a technique that is capable of measuring both the amplitude and phase of ultrashort laser pulses.  You can contact Steve at <stevenheather@nctimes.net>.

Catherine DeMarco is working on a project called BAGLE (Beam Alignment Guide for Laser Experiments).  It will be used to analyze and lock the beam-pointing of the ultrafast laser.  Catherine's e-mail is <cdemarco@rohan.sdsu.edu>.