7/30/2005 - He-Ne laser for aligning laser-heating system.
7/05/2005 - Controllers for Nd:YLF lasers and CCD detectors.
7/05/2005 - Laser attenuator (Newport) for pulse Nd:YAG laser.
4/15/2005 - Intensified CCD detector for nano-second time-resolved Raman spectroscopy.
5/15/2005 - Micro heating stage that can go up to 1800 K (Linkam).
5/15/2005 - Thermoelectrically cooled CCD detector for spectroradiometry.
1/15/2005 - Diode pump Nd:YLF laser (TEM00, CW, 45 W, Photonics) for laser heating.
3/15/2005 - Diode pump Nd:YAG laser (TEM00, pulse, 1-10000 Hz, Photonics) for time-resolved Raman spectroscopy.
12/3/2004 - Upgraded dispersive micro-Raman system. Now two different optical paths are created to switch easily between the single and triple modes of TriVista spectrometer.
12/3/2004 - TriVista spectrometer (Princeton Instrument) installed in the dispersive micro-Raman system. It is a new type of spectrometer which can be operated in either triple addtive, triple subtractive, or single mode.
6/11/2004 - Before installation of TriVista spectrometer (Princeton Instrument) in the dispersive micro-Raman system.
12/3/2004 - After installation of TriVista spectrometer (Princeton Instrument) in the dispersive micro-Raman system.
11/20/2004 - Our new second stereomicroscope.
10/15/2004 - Thermoelectrically cooled CCD camera which will be attached to a laser heating system to measure thermal radiation from the sample.
10/15/2005 - EDM drill system.
5/10/2004 - Mechenical drill system with a Meiji microscope.
4/3/2004 - Dispersive micro-Raman system with a single spectrometer setup.
4/3/2004 - Stereomicroscope (Leica) for sample preparation.
4/3/2004 - Ar/Kr mixed ion laser (Innova 70C, Coherent laser) for dispersive micro-Raman spectroscopy. It can generate up to 1.4 W for 514.5 nm wavelength.
4/3/2004 - SpectraPro 2500i spectrometer (Roper Scientific) for dispersive micro-Raman spectroscopy. A liquid nitrogen cooled CCD detector is attached.
1/9/2004 - Two 4' x 8' optical tables installed in Spectroscopy lab.
2/25/2004 - Sample prep lab.
1/9/2004 - An optical table in an elevator.
1/9/2004 - Ready to close elevator doors.
1/9/2004 - Optical tables in a truck.
1/9/2004 - Optical tables waiting for elevators.
12/12/2003 - Sample prep lab.
12/27/2003 - Spectroscopy lab.