An autocorrelator-interferometer used to determine the pulse width of a pulsed laser used in two-photon endoscopy
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, June 2005.
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| author | Baksh, Nicholas A. (Nicholas Anwar) |
| author2 | Peter So. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/328822019-04-10T08:07:09Z An autocorrelator-interferometer used to determine the pulse width of a pulsed laser used in two-photon endoscopy Baksh, Nicholas A. (Nicholas Anwar) Peter So. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, June 2005. "May 2005." Includes bibliographical references (leaf 9). An autocorrelator-inferometer was designed to correctly assess the pulse width of pulse laser used in two photon endoscopy. The path length of the light was altered using a retro-reflecting corner cube attached to a 6880 galvanometer optical scanner controlled by a 671 series micro-max controller (both products by Cambridge Technologies Inc.) The scanner was selected due to its ability to traverse very small rotations with a constant angular velocity, thereby reducing any non-linearities (with respect to time) in the autocorrelation. The projected results of this autocorrelator suggest it can be used to analyze electromagnetic waves with pulses on the order of a couple picoseconds, however, due to an imbalance of the scanner's shaft, the device was broken before any tests could be performed. A preliminary analysis suggests that a circular shaft attachment could be used to prevent this problem in the future. by Nicholas A. Baksh. S.B. 2006-05-15T20:36:45Z 2006-05-15T20:36:45Z 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32882 62589225 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 14 leaves 794617 bytes 792193 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Baksh, Nicholas A. (Nicholas Anwar) An autocorrelator-interferometer used to determine the pulse width of a pulsed laser used in two-photon endoscopy |
| title | An autocorrelator-interferometer used to determine the pulse width of a pulsed laser used in two-photon endoscopy |
| title_full | An autocorrelator-interferometer used to determine the pulse width of a pulsed laser used in two-photon endoscopy |
| title_fullStr | An autocorrelator-interferometer used to determine the pulse width of a pulsed laser used in two-photon endoscopy |
| title_full_unstemmed | An autocorrelator-interferometer used to determine the pulse width of a pulsed laser used in two-photon endoscopy |
| title_short | An autocorrelator-interferometer used to determine the pulse width of a pulsed laser used in two-photon endoscopy |
| title_sort | autocorrelator interferometer used to determine the pulse width of a pulsed laser used in two photon endoscopy |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32882 |
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