This laboratory contains the instrumentation
used electronic circuit development and physiology. Current research
is focused on optical glucose sensors for use in the management of diabetes,
closed-loop administration of analgesic drugs, and modeling of the human
immune system.
This laboratory focuses on the visualization
of three-dimensional medical images and scientific and engineering data.
The lab has various ultrasound imaging setups and Doppler ultrasound instrumentation.
Research is focused on optical glucose sensors, dual-energy radiography,
drug delivery, early detection of breast cancer, and Lyme disease.
This laboratory is dedicated to man-machine
and systems research. The heart of the extensive computational facilities
within the laboratory is an Ethernet cluster of UNIX-based high-performance
Sun SPARCstations. The primary application of the state-of-the-art computer
complex lies in conducting real-time simulations for the empirical study
of multihuman distributed decision making, distributed computation and
networking, and team multitask sequencing and scheduling in addition to
systems and control research.
This laboratory operates in an interdisciplinary
fashion with the Institute of Materials Science. It has high-voltage DC,
AC, and impulse test equipment, a time domain spectrometer for the measurement
of dielectric loss and complex permittivity, optical microscopes, infrared
microspectrophotometers, a scanning electron microscope with EDX/WDX attachments,
a computerized image analyzer, and an atomic absorption spectrometer.
The ESP laboratory deals with signal
and information processing for remote sensing and data fusion from multiple
moving targets (as in air traffic control) using heterogeneous sensors
(radar, sonar and electrooptical).
Lasers and Electrooptics Laboratory,P. K. Cheo, Director.
The laboratory is equipped with a
variety of lasers, broadband electrooptic modulators, ultrafast detectors,
and signal processors. It is augmented with optical, rf, submillimeter-wave,
and microwave spectrum analyzers; frequency synthesizers; power amplifiers;
stabilizers; lock-in amplifiers; and a vacuum FT-IR spectrometer. Current
research focuses on tunable IR lasers for remote sensing of atmosphere
and on high-resolution molecular spectroscopy.
This Laboratory has been dedicated
to manufacturing systems research. It works extensively with industry,
and is well known for the planning and scheduling of manufacturing facilities
to maximize on-time delivery of products while reducing work-in-process
inventory. The facilities within the Laboratory include an Ethernet
cluster of nine Sun Sparc workstations (2, 10, and Ultra 1), six Pentium
Pro200 PCs, and two Power Macintoshes. The facilities extend to manufacturing
plants of Cannondale, Toshiba, Sikorsky, Delta, J. M. Products, Pratt &
Whitney, etc., as testbeds for developing advanced planning and scheduling
methodologies. The Laboratory also works with Northeast Utilities
to develop advanced power system scheduling and transaction methodologies
to minimize the total generation costs. The methods developed for
manufacturing and power systems are in production use by many companies
on a daily basis. The Laboratory is part of UConn's Taylor L. Booth
Center for Computer Applications and Research.
This laboratory is equipped with CVD reactors for Ge and Si
growth; MOCVD reactors for ZnS, ZnMgSSe, ZnZnCdSe growth (including a quantum dot growth setup) and PL and X-Ray setups for characterization; a photolithographic clean room to process lasers, transistors and integrated circuits; measurement setups to characterize lasers, modulators, and filters; and dedicated workstations for computer-aided design (Cadence) and simulation. Current research is focused on 1.55 micron MQW optical modulators, tunable lasers, SiGe FETs, terahertz MODFETs and quatum interference transistors, quantum dot-based nanophosphors and lasers.
Optical Fiber Communications Laboratory,P. K. Cheo, Director.
This laboratory offers continuously
tunable fiber lasers with Bragg gratings and reflectors, Er-doped and Nd-doped
fiber amplifiers, Ti-sapphire lasers and high-power diode lasers as pump
sources, LiNbO, and GaAs waveguide modulators, fiber fusion splicer and
spectrum analysis, and a high-speed photo detector. Current research is
focused on all fiber-optic broadband communication networks.
This laboratory is dedicated to research
and education on information systems, signal and image processing, neural computing,
real-time image recognition, information security, data encryption, optical signal
processing systems, three dimensional display, three dimensional signal
processing, ultrafast communication systems, ultrafast signal processing
and computing, and optical data storage. The activities include both
algorithms development, system design, and hardware implementation. The
facilities include advanced computers, PCs, MACs, SUN workstations,
extensive software packages, state of the art spatial light modulators,
high definition display devices, high definition detector arrays, lasers,
stable tables, optical benches, optical accesories, and holographic
systems.
This center focuses on light-wave
communications, remote sensing of the atmosphere, material processing,
and laser manufacturing. It provides services and facilities to foster
research and education in photonics. The facility contains equipment with
state-of-the-art lasers, optical machine tools, an optical shop, and a
Class 100 clean room for optoelectronic devices and circuits fabrication.
Sub-Micron Device Fabrication Laboratory,
G. Taylor,
Director.
This laboratory features a Class 100
clean room containing an MBE system or III-V material growth, reactive
ion etching (RIE), refractory metal sputtering, metal and dielectric deposition,
and rapid thermal annealing (RTA). Activities include device fabrication
and characterization. Current research is dedicated to optoelectronic
integrated devices for communications and optoelectronic computing
This laboratory is dedicated to research
on systems theory and optimization techniques to solve industrial problems.
Current research is focused on automated testing, quality control, computer
system performance optimization and scheduling, and multitarget tracking.
The laboratory is equipped with seven Sun SPARC Workstations and enjoys
a close relationship with local industries.