I was quite surprised to find such a video showing in detail a titanium saphire laser from a company. Let's see how long it stays at youtube ;) .
Have fun watching it!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
SWAMP OPTICS... & lectures
The ones of you working in the field of ultrafast lasers know what I mean with Swamp Optics, for the other ones it is a company for ultrashor laser pulse measurements. SWAMP Optics was founded by Rick Trebino, the inventor of FROG and GRENOUILLE (which is french and means frog). As you imagine, FROG and GRENOUILLE stands for some types of pulse measurement devices... and their strongest competitor is the SPIDER. Well well... Recently I got aware that SWAMP also stands for something, namely "simply wonderful apparatus for measuring pulses"...
Aside from that, the homepage includes a real good choice of tutorials about pulse measurement devices: Swamp optics Tutorials and also the lectures from Prof. Trebino are available: lecture files. It is really worth to read it. Have fun!
Aside from that, the homepage includes a real good choice of tutorials about pulse measurement devices: Swamp optics Tutorials and also the lectures from Prof. Trebino are available: lecture files. It is really worth to read it. Have fun!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Seen in twitter.
"We don't allow faster than light neutrinos in here" said the bartender. A neutrino walks into a bar."
Jokes are coming out in reaction to the announcement of CERN that they have found neutrinos that travel faster than the speed of light. Einstein theories have been challenged several times, but the theory always proved to be right, so we'll wait a bot, before changing our courses.
Jokes are coming out in reaction to the announcement of CERN that they have found neutrinos that travel faster than the speed of light. Einstein theories have been challenged several times, but the theory always proved to be right, so we'll wait a bot, before changing our courses.
Monday, September 5, 2011
InTech - Open access publisher of Scientific Books and Journals
Founded in 2004, InTech is a open access book (and some journals) publisher covering the field of science and technology. Since then, they have published already over 550 books with over 2.5 millions of downloads (counting the chapter downloads). In 2010 its publishing program was expanded into the field of medecine.
Concerning the field of Optics and Lasers, 16 books have been published so far. Although the titles of the books sounds general, the chapters are already dedicated to a specific research topic, which makes it not very suitable for non-expert who are looking for an overview or introduction. However, if you work in the same field, it is probably worth to have a look into it.
Concerning the field of Optics and Lasers, 16 books have been published so far. Although the titles of the books sounds general, the chapters are already dedicated to a specific research topic, which makes it not very suitable for non-expert who are looking for an overview or introduction. However, if you work in the same field, it is probably worth to have a look into it.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Sam's Laser FAQ
The homepage of "Sam's Laser FAQ" looks on the first moment very old and strange but actually, it is a real treasure about lasers. Sam's Laser FAQ exist already since 1994 by Samuel M. Goldwasser and is updated until today. One has to understand this page as "a practical guide to lasers for experimenters and hobbyists". It is a huge page and the navigation is a bit unusual but nevertheless it is worth to spend some time on it. Have a look on the "comprehensive table of contents". There are tons of chapters and sections as well as many many pictures, covering the scope from different types of lasers to possible experiments to do by oneself. Actually, there is a certain change that you find your laser which you uses in the lab and how you can repair it ;). What is missing on the page is a section about pulsed lasers, especially fs or ps laser as well as amplifications schemes. However, Sam's Laser FAQ addresses mainly hobbiest and for them it is a true treasure... and many hearts of scientists will jump faster if they see the pictures ;).
ps: check out the laser equipment gallery
ps: check out the laser equipment gallery
Monday, July 18, 2011
Scitable by nature education
What is Scitable: "Scitable is a free science library and personal learning tool brought to you by Nature Publishing Group" according to the NPG. It is on the one hand a communication platform for scientists and on the other hand an education resource. Currently, the research topics are concentrated on biology. However, there are two large and extensive topics about
which are relevant for all scientists. It is definitely good invested time to have a closer look on these two topics if you are writing a paper or thinking about staying in science. Especially to recommend is the "Writing Scientific Papers" and "Effective Writing" page. But also the "Personality Assessment" is interesting to read, doesnt matter if you plan to stay or not in science.
The homepage is very well and serious done. It is a pleasure to read it and one can really say that one has learned something :) .
ps: It is nice that they are using some PhD Comics strips ;).
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which are relevant for all scientists. It is definitely good invested time to have a closer look on these two topics if you are writing a paper or thinking about staying in science. Especially to recommend is the "Writing Scientific Papers" and "Effective Writing" page. But also the "Personality Assessment" is interesting to read, doesnt matter if you plan to stay or not in science.
The homepage is very well and serious done. It is a pleasure to read it and one can really say that one has learned something :) .
ps: It is nice that they are using some PhD Comics strips ;).
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Jobs at ICFO, Spain (Barcelona)
Originally, I planned to write about the famous ICFO which stands for "Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques" or in english: the Institute of Photonics Science; but when I visited the homepage, I found a big announcement of seeking researchers. Therefore, now a post about both issues.
ICFO is located in Barcelona (Spain) and was founded 2002. Currently it has around 250 staff members, around 20 research groups and 50 different laboratories. In 2014, the expansion phase should be finished with around 300 staff members and occupying 9000 square meter. The main research lines are biophotonics, nonlinear optics, quantum optics and nano optics. The probably most well known professor is Niek van Hulst, working in the area of nanophotonics (nanoantennas, single molecule ultrafast photonics).
As you already can see from the picture, ICFO is searching new members in all areas and all positions. An overview of positions you can find on the job page (date: 29th July 2011). ICFO has a very good infrastructure and allows you top research.
further pages:
wikipedia-ICFO
(from ICFO page)
ICFO is located in Barcelona (Spain) and was founded 2002. Currently it has around 250 staff members, around 20 research groups and 50 different laboratories. In 2014, the expansion phase should be finished with around 300 staff members and occupying 9000 square meter. The main research lines are biophotonics, nonlinear optics, quantum optics and nano optics. The probably most well known professor is Niek van Hulst, working in the area of nanophotonics (nanoantennas, single molecule ultrafast photonics).
As you already can see from the picture, ICFO is searching new members in all areas and all positions. An overview of positions you can find on the job page (date: 29th July 2011). ICFO has a very good infrastructure and allows you top research.
further pages:
wikipedia-ICFO
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