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Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10c21c1 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"10c21c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cf138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82cf138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CO2 Lab Equipment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-297a5f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"297a5f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c391b7c ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c391b7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2355aaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2355aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CO2 lab is equipped with a PRF-150 single longitudinal mode CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0laser. The wavelength is tunable over a small range around 10um by a cavity grating and measured using a slit imaging CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0spectrometer. By use of a Tl<sub>3<\/sub>AsSe<sub>3<\/sub>\u00a02nd harmonic crystal the wavelength can be tuned around 5um.<\/p><p>A spatial TEM<sub>00<\/sub>\u00a0mode is achieved by aligning the output coupler and closing down an intracavity iris. The beam profile is imaged using a Spiricon pyroelectric camera.<\/p><p>The temporal profile is measured with a Gold-doped Germanium detector cooled by liquid nitrogen. The temporal profile has been measured to be ~180ns FWHM.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283d6d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"283d6d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"149\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/nlo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/08\/CO22.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2125\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2ffbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e2ffbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form id=\"aspnetForm\" action=\"https:\/\/nlo.creol.ucf.edu\/CO2.aspx\" method=\"post\" name=\"aspnetForm\"><div class=\"Body\"><p>Pyroelectric detectors are used as signal, reference, and trigger. These detectors are fed into the DAQ (data acquisition system) via double-shielded BNC co-axial cables. The DAQ is also used to control stepping motors in the experiments.<\/p><p>A Helium cryostat (10K) or a nitrogen cryostat (77K) is used to cool the samples and allow measurement of optical properties at different temperatures.<\/p><\/div><\/form>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a224d5 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7a224d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ce3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8ce3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/nlo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/08\/CO21.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2124\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/nlo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/08\/CO21.jpg 500w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/nlo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/08\/CO21-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">CO2 Laser having the diodes changed<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a6259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50a6259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/nlo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/08\/CO23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2126\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/nlo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/08\/CO23.jpg 500w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/nlo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/08\/CO23-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a180105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a180105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/nlo\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NLO CO2 Lab Equipment The CO2 lab is equipped with a PRF-150 single longitudinal mode CO2\u00a0laser. The wavelength is tunable over a small range around 10um by a cavity grating and measured using a slit imaging CO2\u00a0spectrometer. By use of a Tl3AsSe3\u00a02nd harmonic crystal the wavelength can be tuned around 5um. 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