Program overview

SATURDAY MORNING, 3 MAY 1997

08:00 CA.01 Polarization mode switching in a Helium Neon Laser with phase modulated, anisotropic, optical feedback

David Burkhead (), Peter Henriksen (University of Akron, Dept. of Physics)

08:12 CA.02 Study of Q-switch techniques which can provide repetitive pulsing of a continuous-wave (CW) closed-cycle carbon monoxide (CO) laser

Ma Jiayin (Electro-Opitcs Graduate Program, University of Dayton), Perry P. Yaney, Leno M. Pedrotti (Department of Physics, University of Dayton)

08:24 CA.03 Effect of Femtosecond Laser Pulses on Semiconductors

Michael Sokol (Elect. and Comp. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Dayton, Dayton , OH 45469)

08:36 CA.04 Photon Statistics of Microcavity Semiconductor Lasers

Michael Sokol (Elect. and Comp. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Dayton, Dayton , OH 45469), L. M. Pedrotti (Physics Dept., Univ. of Dayton, Dayton OH, 45469)

08:48 CA.05 Characterization of a Gaussian Focus for use in Intensity-Selective-Scanning

D. R. Larson, L. D. Van Woerkom (The Ohio State University)

09:00 CA.06 Experimental Investigation of Chaotic Dynamics in Single-mode Semiconductor Laser Diodes with Phase-conjugate Feedback

Gordon T. Hengst (), Won B. Roh (Air Force Institute of Techology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH), Athanasios Gavrielides (The Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM)

09:12 CA.07 A Noninvasive Magnetometer Based on Magnetic Rotation Spectroscopy of Oxygen

R.J. Brecha (Physics Dept., Univ. of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-2314)

09:24 CA.08 Magnetic Rotation Spectroscopy of Molecular Oxygen

D. Krause, L.M. Pedrotti, R.J. Brecha (Physics Dept., Univ. of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-2314)

09:36 CA.09 Transversely-Pumped Counter-Propagating Optical Parametric Oscillators in the Presence of the Cavity Formed by Fresnel Reflections

R. Korotkov, Y.J. Ding (Physics and Astronomy Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH)

09:48 CA.10 Two-Level Atom in an Optical Parametric Oscillator

James Clemens, Perry Rice (Miami University)

08:00 CB.01 Fabrication and Testing of a Photorefractive Polymer Film

A. Heidebrecht, A. Siahmakoun (Department of Physics and Applied Optics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)

08:12 CB.02 Periodically Poled Frequency Conversion in Barium Titanate

David Small, David Zelmon (Materials Directorate, Wright Laboratory WPAFB, Ohio), L.E. Myers (Avionics Directorate WPAFB, Ohio), Peter Schunemann (Lockheed-Sanders Corp. Nashua, NH)

08:24 CB.03 SiC Micropipe Sprecta

David Leff, Albert Frasca (Wittenberg)

08:36 CB.04 Calculations of the Structure,Dipole Moment and Hyperpolarizability of DCM and Sulfur Substituted DCM (DCMS) and Comparison with Measured Electro-optic Properties

S. Sinha (Scientific Research & Development, Dayton OH 45459-3005), J Zetts, S Caracci (USAF Wright Laboratory, WPAFB OH 45433-7707)

08:48 CB.05 Structure, Electron Densities, Dipole Moment and Hy\-per\-po\-la\-ri\-za\-bi\-li\-ties of trans-1-\-Car\-ba\-zo\-li\-um-\-3,4,4-\-tri\-cyano\-buta\-diene (TCBC) and Comparison with the Unsubstituted Chromophores, cis and trans-1-Amino-3,4,4-tricyanobutadienes

S.P. Sinha (Scientific Research amp; Development (SRD), 6565 Willowick Pl., Dayton, OH 45459-3005), R.T Deck, A. Piryatinski (Department of Physics, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606)

09:00 CB.06 Optical Properties of Ge-Se-Te Glassy Films

B. Lita, D. Islam (Central Michigan University)

09:12 CB.07 Effects of Indium Doping on GaSe Crystal Quality and Second Harmonic Generation

Nils C. Fernelius, F.K. Hopkins (Materials Directorate Wright Laboratory, WPAFB, Ohio), Dennis Suhre, N.B. Singh, V. Balakrishna (Northrop Grumman Corp., STC Pittsburgh, PA)

09:24 CB.08 Multichannel Optical Splitter without Bends

M.G. Mirkov, B.G. Bagley, R.T. Deck (Department of Physics, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606)

09:36 CB.09 UV/VIS/NIR Optical Absorption of a Si-implanted Layer in Quartz

Susan Wrbanek, Gary Farlow (Wright State University)

09:48 CB.10 Interface Effects and the Discrepancy in Zeeman Splitting of the Main Transition in Small-Offset Superlattices

M Syed, G.L. Yang, M. Dobrowolska, J.K. Furdyna (University of Notre Dame), L.R. Ram-Mohan (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

08:00 CC.01 Quantum chaos in a 1D billiard including two interacting particles

L. Meza-Montes, S. E. Ulloa (Ohio University)

08:12 CC.02 The Role of Nucleon-Nucleon Scattering on the Transport Coefficients of Neutron Star Matter

N. Iwamoto (The University of Toledo)

08:24 CC.03 Quantum Source Currents for Geometrical Theories

Galehouse Daniel C. (University of Akron)

08:36 CC.04 Exploring giant magnetoresistance: a computational model

Clayton Lilly, Daniel Lottis (Miami University)

08:48 CC.05 Genetic Algorithms: survival of the fittest

Joseph Regensburger, Hao-wen Xi (Dept.of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green State University)

09:00 CC.06 Direct Transition to Spatiotemporal Chaos in Low Prandtl Number Fluids

Hao-wen Xi (Dept.of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green State University), Xiao-jun Li, J.D. Gunton (Dept.of Physics, Lehigh University)

09:12 CC.07 Conductance resonances through asymmetric potential barriers in a nanosystem.

David S. Ikeler, Ronald M. Cosby^1, Yong S. Joe (Ball State University)

09:24 CC.08 Theory of Wave and Particle Evolutionary Beams

Michael Sokol (Elect. and Comp. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Dayton, Dayton , OH 45469)

09:36 CC.09 IMSL and Matrix Signatures of Quantum Mechanical Operators in the Rayleigh-Ritz-Galerkin Method

L.P. Fulcher (Bowling Green State University)

09:48 CC.10 Lattice Boltzmann Method for Droplet Shear Flow Simulations

G.C. Duncan, Haowen Xi (Bowling Green State University)

08:00 CD.01 The Coriolis Force and Magnetic Field Effects on Arctic and Antarctic Atmospheric Kinetics and their Implication in Ozone Depletion

K.S. Chu, J.J. Lagatta (Hudson Valley College/SUNY), J.A. Wilson (NASA Lewis Research Center), B.L. Richards (Kent State University)

08:12 CD.02 Electron Attachment Studies in Trifluoromethane (CHF_3) using a Pulsed Townsend Technique

J.D. Wrbanek, B.W. Wright, J.D. Clark (Wright State University), A. Garscadden (Plasma Research Group, Wright Laboratories, WPAFB)

08:24 CD.03 Electron Mobility Studies in Mixtures of CHF_3 and Argon

B.W. Wright, J.D. Wrbanek, J.D. Clark (Physics Department, Wright State University), A Garscadden (Plasma Research Group, Wright Laboratories, WPAFB)

08:36 CD.04 Electron Attachment Studies in Trifluoromethane (CHF_3) using a Pulsed Townsend Technique

J.D. Wrbanek, B.W. Wright, J.D. Clark (Wright State University), A. Garscadden (Plasma Research Group, Wright Laboratories, WPAFB)

08:48 CD.05 Measurement of Electron Attachment Coefficients in a Pulsed T= ownsend Drift Tube

D.M. Abner (WPAFB)

09:00 CD.06 High Energy Rydberg Resonances in Argon

M. A. Walker, P. Hansch, L. D. Van Woerkom (The Ohio State University)

09:12 CD.07 High Order Atomic Multiphoton Ionization

P. Hansch, M. A. Walker, L. D. Van Woerkom (The Ohio State University)

09:24 CD.08 Infrared study of the binding of [(bipy)Pt(en)]^2+ to DNA

Attila Szabo, Scott A. Lee (University of Toledo)

09:36 CD.09 VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA OF VINYLTRIETHOXYSILANE (VTES) MONOLAYERS ADSORBED ON GERMANIA AND ALUMINA

Ronald Craig, Robert R. Mallik (University of Akron, Dept. of Physics)

08:00 CE.01 Magnetic Properties of Electrons in Ultrathin Films at T=O

H.T. Chu (The University of Akron)

08:12 CE.02 Spectral Analysis of Phosphors Used in Video Monitors

Brian Quinn, David Burkhead (), Peter Henriksen (University of Akron, Dept. of Physics)

08:24 CE.03 Use of Magneto Optic Kerr Effect to Study the Magnetic Properties of Giant Magnetoresistance Materials

Heather Pounds, Daniel Lottis (Miami University)

08:36 CE.04 Electrical Resistivity of Polycrystalline CdSTe Alloy Films Grown by Laser >\Physical Vapor Deposition(LPVD)

X Deng, R.G. Bohn, A. Fisher (), A. Compaan (The University of Toledo)

08:48 CE.05 Pressure Dependence of the Martensitic Phase Transformation Temperature in Nickel-Aluminum Shape Memory Alloys and the Behavior of its Hysteresis

M.J. Hornish, D.E. Schuele (Case Western Reserve University)

09:00 CE.06 Optimization of Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Texture Windows

M.W. Banning, D.E. Schuele (Case Western Reserve University)

09:12 CE.07 An atomic force microscopy study of the structure of NaDNA/NaCl films

D.A. Pinnick, A. Szabo, S.A. Lee (University of Toledo), P. Henriksen (University of Akron)

09:24 CE.08 Diffusion of Metabolic Molecules in Swelled Biocompatible Polymer Networks

T. Cregger, S. Shamlou, J. P. Kennedy, E. von Meerwall (Univ. Akron)

09:36 CE.09 Molecular Mobility of Tackifiers in Model Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

A. Paiva, X. Li, M. D. Foster, E. von Meerwall (Univ. Akron)

09:48 CE.10 Rutherford Backscattering Study of CdTe/CdS Bilayers

D. Grecu, A.D. Compaan (University of Toledo)

08:00 CF.01 Interference Patterns as Crucial Experiments

Greg Townsend, Mike Wachala (The University of Akron)

08:12 CF.02 Preliminary Report on a Student Feedback System for Physics Courses

George K. Miner (University of Dayton)

08:24 CF.03 Improving Student Conceptual Understanding of Forces

Frank Griffin (), Greg Townsend (University of Akron)

08:36 CF.04 Two Computer Simulations for Astronomy Education

Ronald Stoner (Bowling Green State University)

08:48 CF.05 Enhanced Digital Electronics Trainer

W.N. Hubin (Kent State University, Kent, OH)

09:00 CF.06 A Project in Thermal Physics Involving a Car Parked in Direct Sunlight

WEI LEE (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH), HEIDI L. GILLEY (Clay High School, Oregon, OH), JOSHUA B. CARIS (Port Clinton High School, Port Clintin, OH)

09:12 CF.07 A Detailed Investigation of the Standard Rounding for Multiplication and Division

Christopher L. Mulliss, Wei Lee (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH)