laser plasma laboratory

Welcome!

The Laser Plasma Laboratory, led by Dr. Martin Richardson, explores a number of diverse areas of research into high-powered lasers, including their development, applications, and basic interactions with matter. These research areas include the following:

• Solid-state laser development
• Laser plasma X-ray and EUV sources
• X-ray microscopy and optics
• Applications of ultra-intense short pulses
• Femtosecond micro-machining
• Femtosecond laser waveguide writing
• Laser spectroscopy and sensing

upcoming presentations

2010
		"Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Organic Materials with a Mid-IR Thulium-fiber-laser Nanosecond Pulse at 2 μm," Matthieu Baudelet, Lawrence Shah, Martin C. Richardson, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Orlando, FL, USA, 2010), 28 February 2010. Poster presentation
		"Trace Detection in Ceramics, Organic and Biological Samples by Microwave-assisted Laser-induced Plasma Spectroscopy," Matthieu Baudelet, Yuan Liu, Martin C. Richardson, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Orlando, FL, USA, 2010), 28 February 2010.
		"Multi-kHz multi-mJ phase stabilized OPCPA amplifier system," Michaël Hemmer, Andreas Vaupel, Benjamin Webb, Martin C. Richardson, Photonics West LASE (San Francisco, CA, USA), 23-28 January 2010.
		"Spectral Beam Combining Tm Fiber Laser Systems," Robert Andrew Sims, Christina C. C. Willis, Pankaj Kadwani, Timothy S. McComb , Lawrence Shah, Vikas Sudesh , Zachary Roth, Menelaos Poutous, Eric Johnson, Martin C. Richardson, Photonics West LASE (San Fransisco, CA, USA), 23-28 January 2010.
		"Spectral narrowing and wavelength stabilization of thulium fiber lasers using guided-mode resonance filters.," Robert Andrew Sims, Tanya Dax, Zachary Roth, Timothy S. McComb , Lawrence Shah, Vikas Sudesh , Menelaos Poutous, Eric Johnson, Martin C. Richardson, Photonics West LASE (San Fransisco, CA, USA), 23-28 January 2010. Oral
		"Molecular Emission Enhancement From Microwave-Assisted Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy on Alumina ," Yuan Liu, Matthieu Baudelet, Paul J Dagdigian, Martin C. Richardson, 2010 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry (Fort Myers, FL, USA, 2010), 4-9 January 2010. Poster presentation
		"Spatial and Temporal Spectral Imaging of Self-Channeled Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy on Carbon-Based Samples: Thermochemistry leading to Molecular Formation in Air," Matthew Weidman, Matthieu Baudelet, Paul J Dagdigian, Martin C. Richardson, 2010 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry (Fort Myers, FL, USA, 2010), 4-9 January 2010. Poster presentation
		"Trace Detection in Ceramics, Organics, and Biological Samples by Microwave Assisted Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectrometry ," Matthieu Baudelet, Yuan Liu, Martin C. Richardson, 2010 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry (Fort Myers, FL, USA, 2010), 4-9 January 2010.