• Nonlinear optics with cold Rb atoms using tapered optical nanofibres 

  Kumar, Ravi (University College Cork, 2015)

  Optical nanofibres (ONFs) are very thin optical waveguides with sub-wavelength diameters. ONFs have very high evanescent fields and the guided light is confined strongly in the transverse direction. These fibres can be ...
• A tight-binding analysis of the electronic properties of III-nitride semiconductors 

  Coughlan, Conor Terence (University College Cork, 2016)

  This thesis divides into two distinct parts, both of which are underpinned by the tight-binding model. The first part covers our implementation of the tight-binding model in conjunction with the Berry phase theory of ...
• Experimental analysis of novel telecom source materials and devices 

  Harnedy, Patrick (University College Cork, 2015)

  Incumbent telecommunication lasers emitting at 1.5 µm are fabricated on InP substrates and consist of multiple strained quantum well layers of the ternary alloy InGaAs, with barriers of InGaAsP or InGaAlAs. These lasers ...
• Nanofiber control of ultracold quantum gases 

  Hennessy, Tara (University College Cork, 2016)

  While a great amount of attention is being given to the development of nanodevices, both through academic research and private industry, the field is still on the verge. Progress hinges upon the development of tools and ...
• Computational study of the growth of copper thin films by atomic layer deposition 

  Maimaiti, Yasheng (University College Cork, 2015)

  Copper is the main interconnect material in microelectronic devices, and a 2 nm-thick continuous Cu film seed layer needs to be deposited to produce microelectronic devices with the smallest features and more functionality. ...

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