{"id":685,"date":"2017-10-01T19:22:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T02:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-optics-wp.pantheonsite.io\/winter-school-workshop\/?page_id=685"},"modified":"2020-01-06T11:39:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:39:32","slug":"immersion-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/winter-school-workshop\/immersion-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Immersion Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, January 8<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Schedule<\/h2>\n

9:00\u2013 12:00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Immersion Labs<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Optical Sciences)<\/p>\n

Spend the morning in small groups getting hands on experience in one of the many teaching and\/or research labs at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences. Please sign up for one of the labs listed below.<\/p>\n

12:00 \u2013 5:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Explore Tucson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spend the afternoon \u201cimmersing\u201d yourself in the beauty of Tucson! We have several options for you listed below, from guided tours and hikes to exploring downtown. There\u2019s plenty to do and see on and off campus in the \u201cOld Pueblo\u201d.<\/p>\n

6:00- 9:00\u00a0 Workshop Welcome Reception & Student Poster Session <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (La Quinta)<\/p>\n

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Immersion Labs<\/strong><\/h2>\n

#1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3D Displays<\/strong> (host: Pierre-Alexandre Blanche)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 563<\/p>\n

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Come and learn about holography, make your own hologram in photopolymer (bring a shiny piece of jewelry), and see how computer-generated holograms diffract light from spatial light modulator.<\/p>\n

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#2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interferometric Characterization of Optomechanical Oscillators<\/strong><\/p>\n

(host:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Felipe Guzman)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 106F<\/p>\n

Learn about optomechanical oscillators and their use as precision sensors while utilizing optical heterodyne techniques to characterize their performance.<\/p>\n

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#3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3D design and rapid prototyping of optomechanical components <\/strong>(host: Lars Furenlid)<\/p>\n

Location: meet in lobby<\/p>\n

Students will work in Solidworks to design components for an adaptive pinhole aperture and print prototypes for testing on a Stratasys Connex 350. 2-3 students max.<\/p>\n

#4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FPGA-based acquisition electronics for light sensors <\/strong>(host: Lars Furenlid)<\/p>\n

Location: meet in lobby<\/p>\n

Students will work with a post-doc on performance measurements of a novel acquisition electronics system that implements one- and two-bit sigma-delta modulation for\u00a0waveform capture.\u00a0 2-3 students max.<\/p>\n

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#5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Laser cooling of a nanomechanical resonator<\/strong> (host: Dal Wilson)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 676<\/p>\n

Radiation pressure can be used to cool vibrations of a macroscopic object to near absolute zero, forming the basis for the new field of Quantum \u00a0Optomechanics.\u00a0 We will explore this technique using a Michelsen interferometer and a nanogram vibrating mirror.<\/p>\n

#6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Magneto-optical trapping <\/strong>(host: Dal Wilson)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 452<\/p>\n

Magneto-optical trapping is the starting point for most experiments in cold atom physics, and was the basis for the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics.\u00a0 In this lab, we will walk through the steps of creating a ~100 microKelvin cloud of Rubidium atoms using a commercial “MOT.”<\/p>\n

#7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interferometry for micro lens metrology (<\/strong>host: Joel Berkson and Dae Wook Kim) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 101<\/p>\n

This lab will demonstrate the interferometry technology for micro aspheric lens metrology application. Note: delayed start time of 10:00<\/p>\n

#8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Microlithography using a maskless alignment tool (<\/strong>host: Roland Himmelhuber) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 location: cleanroom<\/p>\n

You will spin photoresist on silicon wafers and then expose the resist with a lithography tool. The pattern to be transferred onto the photoresist can be designed by yourself. We will briefly talk about pattern design using standard layout software and review the principles of photolithography. Samples can be taken home afterwards.<\/p>\n

#9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ultrafast Optics with Fiber Lasers <\/strong>(host: Jason Jones)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 452<\/p>\n

Participants will learn about the construction of an Er femtosecond pulse fiber laser and characterization of the ultrashort pulse trains. You will align and use an auto-correlation device to characterize femtosecond pulses.<\/p>\n

#10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Build your own fiber laser <\/strong>(host: Jason Jones)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 656<\/p>\n

Learn basic fiber handling techniques (splicing, fusion splicing, etc..) and construct your own cw fiber laser.<\/p>\n

#11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Laser Cooling and Optical Pumping <\/strong>(host: Poul Jessen)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 5xx<\/p>\n

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Students will measure the temperature of laser cooled atoms as function of laser parameters and optimize the cooling process to maximize atom number and minimize temperature. They will explore optical pumping as a means to control the atomic spin state and use Stern-Gerlach analysis to observe the results.<\/p>\n

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#12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Laser Cooling and Dipole Force Trapping <\/strong>(host: Poul Jessen) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 5xx<\/p>\n

Students will optimize the loading and cooling of Cs atoms in a dipole force trap and measure temperature, density, lifetime, and oscillation frequency along the traps major axes. If time allows, polarization spectroscopy will be used to monitor atom number and spin in real time.<\/p>\n

#13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior Teaching Lab: Optical Forensic <\/strong>(host: Hillary Mathis) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 438<\/p>\n

Use optical tools to evaluate a \u201ccrime scene\u201d. We will use hands on methods to gather evidence and analyze the data through diffraction, spectroscopy, infrared and other devices. Learn how to use these tools to take data and apply them to real world lab environments.<\/p>\n

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#14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior Teaching Lab: Exploring Florescence <\/strong>(host: Euan McLeod) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 438<\/p>\n

Measure properties of fluorescent and phosphorescent materials, including fluorescence lifetime, quantum efficiency, and absorption and emission spectra. Measure the spectrum of luminescent chemical reactions. The luminescent materials include fluorescein, rhodamine, eosin, quinine, rocks & minerals, scorpions, glow-sticks, and glow-in-the-dark paint.<\/p>\n

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#15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior Teaching Lab: Acousto-Optic Devices <\/strong>(host: Euan McLeod) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meinel 438<\/p>\n

In this lab we shall inspect and characterize the properties of an acousto-optic device. Acousto-optic devices can be used as either beam deflectors or modulators, and many diverse applications have been identified. We will study this use of an acousto-optic device as a beam deflector, as an AM modulator and as an FM modulator, transmitting audio and video signals over light.<\/p>\n

Explore Tucson <\/strong><\/h2>\n

#1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sabino Canyon Tour<\/strong> (guide\/host: Masud Mansuripur).<\/p>\n

Bus departs at 12:30. Sack lunches provided to eat on the way. Explore beautiful Sabino Canyon.<\/a> \u00a0This is one of the \u201cmust see\u201d areas of Tucson. Bring good shoes for this hike up through Sabino Canyon. Main group will hike approximately 2 hours round trip on a paved path. Optionally, for those who don\u2019t wish to walk as far, you can opt to ride the new electric shuttles up to the top of the canyon path and walk down. Hiking paths available from easy to moderate.<\/p>\n

#2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Campus Tour<\/strong> (guide\/host: John Koshel)<\/p>\n

Explore the many museums<\/a> and other sites on campus.<\/p>\n

#3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hike in Tucson Mountain Park.<\/strong>\u00a0 (guide: Dal Wilson)<\/p>\n

Tucson Mountain Park, just south of Saguaro National Park West, is a good spot for wildlife viewing.\u00a0 Go on a roughly 90 minute hike guided by Dal Wilson on Bowen Trail<\/a> to Hidden Canyon Trail, behind the Starr Pass Marriott Resort<\/a>.\u00a0 Transportation by carpool.\u00a0 Option for post-hike lunch\/snack at the hotel.\u00a0 Note: This is a rocky trail in a dense grove of cactus.\u00a0 Sandals not advised.<\/p>\n

#4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drive up to the top of Mount Lemmon <\/strong>(guide: Poul Jessen)<\/p>\n

Hop in a car for a ride up to the top of Mount Lemmon<\/a>, the highest peak within the Santa Catalina Range. Driving through the Sonoran Desert at the bottom and into the pine forest at the top, you will pass through 4 distinct \u201clife zones\u201d, equivalent to driving from Mexico to Canada in only an hour. Download the University of Arizona App<\/a>\u00a0 for a guided tour during the drive. Number of participants limited to carpool availability.<\/p>\n

Explore on your own options:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThings to do\u201d overview for Tucson:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.visittucson.org\/visit\/things-to-do<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Light rail<\/a><\/strong> to downtown<\/a>– <\/strong>passes for the light rail connecting UA campus to downtown will be \u00a0available. Ride downtown, jump on and off the light rail and see the sites and sounds in the heart of the Old Pueblo.<\/p>\n

Flandrau Science Center<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -check out the exhibits and catch a show at the planetarium.<\/p>\n

4PM showing on Wednesday: Next Stop: Mars<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, January 8 Schedule 9:00\u2013 12:00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Immersion Labs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Optical Sciences) Spend the morning in small groups getting hands on experience in one of the many teaching and\/or research labs at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences. Please sign up for one of the labs listed below. 12:00 \u2013 5:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Explore Tucson Spend the afternoon \u201cimmersing\u201d yourself in the beauty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-685","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/winter-school-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/winter-school-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/winter-school-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/winter-school-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/winter-school-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=685"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/winter-school-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1001,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/winter-school-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/685\/revisions\/1001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/winter-school-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}