| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M19727/01 |
| Title: |
SPATIO-TEMPORAL STRUCTURES IN NONLINEAR OPTICS: FUNDAMENTALS, CONTROL AND APPLICATION |
| Principal Investigator: |
Firth, Professor WJ |
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Physics |
| Organisation: |
University of Strathclyde |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 June 1998 |
Ends: |
28 February 2002 |
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198,094
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The work will be of direct relevance to those using technological plasmas in industry, particularly in electronic semiconductor processing, in diamond and other thin film deposition, and in surface treatment processes.This project aims to predict, investigate and control effects of nonlinearity in spatially-extended optical systems, with potential benefits for optical technology. The programme involves theoretical analysis leading to development of fully-testable models and engaging with experimentalists able to perform such tests. Analysis and interpretation of experimental results will be the basis for further studies aimed at eventual applications of spatio-temporal structures in optics and optoelectronics.A novel and very important feature of the project will be control and stabilisation of spatio-temporal structures. A new approach recently developed by the applicants, based on Fourier-space control methods, will be developed and extended to model actual experimental systems. This could lead to significant in the spatial and temporal coherence of optical sources. Novel soliton-like states, periodic and aperiodic patterns, and turbulent spatio-temporal states in lasers, optical parametric oscillators, semiconductor micro-cavities, and liquid-crystal devices will be predicted, simulation of lasers and other non-linear optical devices, which can be the basis for improved design and performance of such devices.The programme as a whole will generate significant new understanding of spatio-temporal effects in non-linear science at the fundamental level.
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