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Generation, Optimization and Amplification of Ultrashort Infrared Pulses
(2023)
The development of few-cycle, ultra-intense laser sources in the long-wave infrared (LWIR, 8–12 μm) is of keen interest in many research fields, including molecular spectroscopy in the “fingerprint” region, laser-induced ...
Next Generation Graphene Photonics Enabled by Ultrafast Light-Matter Interactions and Machine Learning
(2021)
Graphene was first experimentally studied in 2004, featuring an atomically-thin structure. Since then, many unique photonic and electrical properties of graphene and other 2D materials were reported. However, additional ...
Engineering Excitonic Properties in van der Waals Solids Using Strain
(2022)
While electronics sits at the forefront of logic processing and data communication in microprocessors, the ever-increasing trend of on-chip power density has rendered the sustainability of device scaling questionable. This ...
From Atoms to Devices: Performance Bottlenecks of Nitride Semiconductors Using Multi-Scale Quantum Methods
(2023)
III-nitride semiconductors have revolutionized modern electronics by enabling high-power radio-frequency and lighting technologies. These materials hold immense potential for new technologies such as miniaturized displays, ...
Spacecraft Charge Neutralization During Active Electron Emission
(2020)
Active (i.e. deliberate) electron emission in space is a powerful scientific technique that often proves problematic due to the spacecraft charging it induces. Indeed, effective spacecraft neutralization during active ...
Phase Transitions of Exciton-Polaritons in Grating-Based Microcavities
(2022)
Exciton-polaritons in semiconductor microcavities have been a platform to study macroscopic quantum phenomena. They exhibit phases like Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) and conventional photon lasing. Due to their fermionic ...
Electron Acceleration and Radiation Generation from Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interactions and Statistical Methods at High Repetition-Rate
(2021)
This dissertation explores the interaction between high-intensity lasers and plasmas to accelerate electrons and produce radiation via experimental and computational efforts. The laser pulses used in this dissertation have ...
Exciton Transport and Strain Engineering in Atomically Thin Semiconductors
(2021)
The explosive energy demand by the communication and information technologies sector in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) calls for increasingly efficient electronics. One promising alternative to the inefficient ...
Quantum Light Scattering in Disordered and Structured Media
(2021)
Understanding the complex interactions of the quantum light with different media provides valuable insights into potential applications in quantum tomography, microscopy, circuit and network design, and imaging. This thesis ...
Coherence Recovery in Random Environments Using the Autoproduct
(2023)
The study of wave propagation is a mature field of research with numerous avenues of theoretical, numerical, and experimental investigation. A prominent application is remote sensing, where recorded acoustic or electromagnetic ...