Simpson Laboratory for Nonlinear Optics
Development and application of nonlinear optical instrumentation for studies of interfaces and chiral crystals.
Research Haikus
- Photothermal view. Fluorescence tells the tale. Bond vibrations.
- Image integrating. Data floods, algorithms. Chemistry revealed.
- Dynamic bleaching. Comb patterning enables. Diffusion mapping.
- New spectroscopy. Chiral, surface-selective. Electric dipole.
Recent Publications
120. “Theoretical Foundation for Interface-Specific Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering in Uniaxial Chiral Assemblies”
119. “Dark-Field Absorbance Circular Dichroism of Oriented Chiral Thin Films”
118. “Diffusion and Exchange Kinetics of Microparticle Formulations by Spatial Fourier Transform Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching with Patterned Illumination”
117. “Diffusion Mapping with Diffractive Optical Elements for Periodically Patterned Photobleaching”
116. “Theoretical basis for interpreting heterodyne chirality-selective sum frequency generation spectra of water.”
Latest News
November 2025
Welcome to our two new first years, TJ Pinedo and Gabe Putman!
October 17, 2025
Farewell to our visiting scholar Fabian Schmidt and best of luck in your remaining time at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany!
October 5-10, 2025
Congratulations to our group members for a strong presence at SciX in Covington, KY with a variety of fantastic oral presentations and posters.
September 25, 2025
Congratulations to our recent graduate, Gwendylan Turner, for successfully defending her thesis! Best of luck at NIST!