Research Projects

Pulsed Laser Deposition

The principal research topics of the laser group are currently the use of laser ablation in the preparation of thin films and ultra-intense laser-matter interaction.

Our main research area is the application of laser ablation to deposit thin films of superconducting and magnetic materials. These studies are carried out in collaboration with Optics and Molecular Materials, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The goal of the research is to design and fabricate various components for electronic and micromechanical devices, e.g., bolometers for the detection of sub-millimeter waves and mechanical actuators to realize microscopic machines without moving parts. Further information can be found here.

The other research line is the study of superintense laser inteaction with matter. The main emphasis has been put on PIC simulations of laser-plasma interaction, study of non-linear wave-wave interactions in magnetized plasma using Hamiltonian methods and novel diagnostics for magnetic fields.