Undergraduate Projects
Each year we host a
number of undergraduates in our research
laboratory. This gives the students an opportunity to
interact with the group members and to learn about new and exciting
advances in physics-related technologies.
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2010-2011 UCC
Undergraduates
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Ashling Creedon,
"Spherical properties of microbubbles"
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Galvin Khara, "Higher
order mode generation in tapered optical fibres"
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2009-2010 UCC
Undergraduates
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Evan Ryan, "Spectral
analysis of emssions from microcavity lasers"
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2009 UCC Undergraduates
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Mark
Daly, "Experimental techniques in laser cooling"
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Frances
Lordan, "Manipulation of microparticles using optical forces: imaging "
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Alex
Petcu, "Optical nanofibers as tools for manipulating cold atoms: theory
and experiment"
Project jointly supervised by Dr. Thomas Busch.
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2008 UCC Undergraduates
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Roy
Healy, "Extended Cavity Diode Lasers and
Rubidium Absorption
Spectroscopy"
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Laura
Russell, "Micro-optics: Fibres, Spheres,
Disks and Rings"
Blog can be read at: http://alphalaura.blogspot.com/
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2006 CIT Undergraduates
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Aoife de Burca, "Design and calibration of a wavemeter and
power meter for lasers".
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Niall Hennessy, "Design and calibration of an optical colour
sensor".
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Mark Hurley, "A fibre optic sensor for measurement of
vibrational frequencies".
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2005 CIT Undergraduates
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Jacinth Barry,
"Magneto-optical trapping of rubidium atoms".
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Eoin
Forde, "Particle size determination using the Tyndall effect and Mie
scattering theory".
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Olivia O'Brien,
"Manipulation of microparticles using an optical tweezers arrangement". |
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