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The Tools for Studying Light

From its very beginnings, the Spectroscopy Laboratory has recognized that world-class research requires state-of-the-art equipment. As a result, the Laboratory strives to maintain a diverse collection of laser systems for the purpose of fundamental and applied research in modern optics and spectroscopy. In addition, the Spectroscopy Laboratory houses the Laser Biomedical Research Center (LBRC), an NIH supported center whose facilities are open for biological and biomedicine research.

As an organizational unit, the Spectroscopy Laboratory consists of a collection of main and auxiliary laboratories, having one of the largest and most diverse collections of lasers and instrumentation in an academic environment. The following list describes the various facilities and equipment available, as well as a brief overview of the ongoing research objectives. The principal investigator responsible for each laboratory is indicated.

Main Laboratories and Facilities

Physical Sciences and Biological Sciences (LBRC):

  1. Raman Spectroscopy of Nanotube Laboratory (6C-033c)

Biological Sciences (LBRC):

  1. Cell Culture Facility/Chemical Preparation Room (6-012 and 6-010)
  2. Tri-Modal Spectroscopy and Microscopy Laboratory (6C-048)
  3. Tissue Raman Spectroscopy Laboratory (6C-033a)
  4. Raman Blood Analyte Laboratory (6C-033b)
  5. Raman Spectroscopy of Nanotube Laboratory (6C-033c)
  6. Interferometry and Tomography Laboratory (6-014)
  7. Light Scattering Laboratory (6-006)
  8. Tri-Modal Spectroscopy Imaging Laboratory (6-008)
  9. Optical Probe Facility (6-204)
  10. Pico/Femto Dynamics (6-014)
  11. Instrumentation Facility (6-016)

Auxiliary Laboratories and Facilities

Physical Sciences:

  1. Pulsed Visible/UV Spectroscopy/ Molecular Dynamics (6-031)
  2. Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Nanostructured Materials (18-085)
  3. Femtosecond Non-Linear Spectroscopy of Condensed Phases (2-041, 2-009, 2-048)
  4. Picosecond Time-Resolved Spectroscopy (6-007)
  5. Pulsed Visible/UV Spectroscopy and Combustion Kinetics (6-031)
  6. Picosecond Laboratory (6-011)
  7. Raman Micro-Spectroscopy Facility (13-4138)
  8. Combustion Dynamics Laboratory (6-020)
  9. Tokmakoff Research Laboratory (6-013)
  10. Nelson Research Laboratory (6-009)