Lasers and Telecommunication- Outreach Kit
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Overview
One of the major research thrusts of CMDITR is organic electronics that can be used in information technology and telecommunications. At the heart of this is the modulation of light using new organic electro-optical materials. Students need to understand how the system currently uses light and optics to carry information. Electro-optic materials can change their index of refraction in the presence of an electric field. This property combined with wave interference makes high speed switching possible. Finally, electro-optical and all optical switches can be miniaturized to the nano-scale to take advantage of other unique properties in device design.
Materials in the kit
- laser pointer
- plastic tub
- plastic tubing
- Optic fiber receiver and transmitter
- Michelson interferometer