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
February 20, 2025
Congratulations to Pat for passing her OP! This is the final requirement to become a Ph.D. candidate. We are very proud of her!
December 2025
Congratulations to Graham Gustafson for winning the Simpson Lab Annual Poker Tournament!
November 2025
Welcome to our five new graduate students: Camryn Gietl, Isabela Capelozi de Freitas, Alex Litts, Kristine Maxwell, and Maggie Milligan!
Oct 20 ~ 25, 2024
The Simpson Lab participated in SciX 2024 in Raleigh, NC.