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Odds and Ends of a Start-Up Lab

Odds and Ends of a Start-Up Lab. Alan Xu Li Lab RLM 2.414. Lab Experience. Reconnaissance Experiment Design/Skills Purchasing Infrastructure Experiment Construction Spot Size Measurement Autocorrolation. Reconnaissance. Learning about your project Learning about other projects.

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Odds and Ends of a Start-Up Lab

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  1. Odds and Ends of a Start-Up Lab Alan Xu Li Lab RLM 2.414

  2. Lab Experience • Reconnaissance • Experiment Design/Skills • Purchasing • Infrastructure • Experiment Construction • Spot Size Measurement • Autocorrolation

  3. Reconnaissance • Learning about your project • Learning about other projects

  4. Experiment Design • Optics size • Placement • Safety • Range of Experimental Error • Budget

  5. Design Skills • LabVIEW • Solidworks • Soldering • Machining

  6. Purchasing • Budgeting • To Build or to Buy? • Shipping/Local • Tax exemption • “Best bang for the buck” $732.70!

  7. Infrastructure • Spacing • Racks • HEPA Filter • Curtains

  8. Experiment Construction (Finally) • Machining • “Some assembly required”

  9. Spot Size Measurement • Zaber Motor • “Chopper” with Razerblade • LabVIEW DAQ • Photon Detector

  10. Autocorrolaters • Field • FROG • SPIDER • GRINOUILLE

  11. Field Autocorrolation • My project • Laser: ~100 femtoseconds

  12. Etc. • Research Continues

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