Quantum optics and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy : a dissertation in two parts

dc.contributor.author Perkins, Jeffrey Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned 2016-04-13T21:19:28Z
dc.date.available 2016-04-13T21:19:28Z
dc.date.issued 2010-12
dc.description Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa 2010.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstract In this dissertation, we solve for the form of the multiple pump mode spontaneous downconversion spectrum, by expanding the pump field in a superposition of Seigman's Complex Gauss-Hermite modes. We also examine the use of Diffraction Gratings as quantum state "cleaners," in that they may be used to distill a specific quantum state from a corresponding superposition of undesirable states. Work was also done in Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy; we use the technique to determine the hydration state of hydrated sulfates in a Martian environment, and examine the effect of the bremmstrahlung background on the predictive ability of the technique.
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/101929
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher [Honolulu] : [University of Hawaii at Manoa], [December 2010]
dc.relation Theses for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Physics.
dc.subject Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
dc.subject quantum optics
dc.title Quantum optics and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy : a dissertation in two parts
dc.type Thesis
dc.type.dcmi Text
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