Nonlinear Photonics Group
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Heraeus Seminar on Nanophotonics and Complex Spatial Modes of Light
January 30, 2016
Two of our group members (including Dr. Mikko Huttunen and me) have attended the Seminar on Nanophotonics and Complex Spacial Modes of Light, hosted by Wilhelm and Else Heraues-Stiftung Foundation in Bad Honnef, Germany.
"Wilhelm und Else Heraeus established their joint foundation in 1963 to promote research and training in the natural sciences, particularly physics. The Foundation encourages scientific exchange by organizing conferences and seminars, supporting talented students and contributing in various ways to improving science education in schools. The Foundation has worked closely with the German Physical Society (DPG) since the mid-1970s. The Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation is highly regarded among physicists, and is considered to be Germany’s most important private donor institution in the field of physics."
(https://www.heraeus.com/en/group/about_heraeus/corporate_responsibility/foundations.aspx).
Bad Honnef, Physikzentrum |
Dr. Mikko Huttunen in front of his poster |
Ksenia Dolgaleva
3D Printers and Optics Laboratories
January 12, 2016
3D printers are finding applications in a variety of areas, ranging from prosthetics to building bridges. Research labs can benefit a lot from 3D printers for designing prototypes or missing components with ease and in a reasonable time frame. Optics labs in particular can benefit from 3D printers, since we require a vast majority of small components, like optics holders, adaptors and stages. Such small albeit critical components can take weeks or sometimes even months to arrive if ordered from commercial vendors, thus impeding progress of a research project. Using 3D printers one can easily make a 3D model of the missing component with required dimensions and then easily fabricate the design in-house in a matter of a few hours. Here are a few examples of 3D-printed components and devices that we have used recently in our lab.
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