Author:De Clercq, LE; Botha, LR; Du Plessis, A; Rohwer, EGDate:Jul 2009The purpose of this study was to develop a model of the coherent excitation of the first few vibrational modes in the electronic ground state of the molecule. The model will be used in combination with an optimization algorithm to optimize a ...Read more
Author:Forbes, A; Du Preez, N; Litvin, IA; Botha, LRDate:Jul 2009Generation and application of high power flattened Gaussian beams. Presented at the 54th Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) 2009.Read more
Author:Cummings, FR; Le Roux, Lukas J; Hietkamp, SDate:Jul 2008Titanium dioxide (TiO) nanotubes hold great potential for application in dye-sensitised solar cells for they provide a one-dimensional transport route for generated charge carriers. An investigation is launched into the formation of these ...Read more
Author:Botha, N; Botha, L; Du Plessis, ADate:Jul 2009Femtosecond pulse shaping can be done by different kinds of pulse shapers, such as liquid crystal spatial light modulators (LC SLM), acousto optic modulators (AOM) and deformable and movable mirrors. A few applications where pulse shaping is ...Read more