Welcome to the Optics Lab at Dickinson College. The ultrafast lab (Tome 207) houses a Ti:Sa laser oscillator that is used for pulse shaping and microscopy applications, while the quantum optics lab (Tome 215) contains a single-photon SPDC source and associated detectors for examining interference, quantum sources of light, and Bell’s inequalities.
Along with our collaborators, we are currently involved in three different experiments (see Current Research Projects for more info):
1. Interference of partially-coherent light
2. High-speed pulse shaping using a 2D liquid crystal display
3. Applications of single photons in the undergraduate curriculum