Group Members (from left):

Sweta Khanal ('12)
Prof Janice Hudgings
Susu Yan ('10)
Joe Summers (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Hexuan Wang ('12)
Katie Greenberg ('09)
Kevin McCarthy (Postdoctoral Researcher)

 

The optoelectronics group at Mount Holyoke College studies the device physics of a range of semiconductor and organic devices, including semiconductor lasers, amplifiers, OLEDS, and solar cells. We use high-resolution 2D and 3D thermal imaging to probe the internal physics of working optoelectronic devices. For example, thermal images can be used to quantify gain and absorption parameters as well as to identify effects such as gain saturation and facet heating in lasers, absorbers, and semiconductor optical amplifiers. Thermal imaging can also be used for non-destructive testing, identifying defects and hot spots in working devices or advanced composite materials.

JANICE A. HUDGINGS

Department of Physics
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA 01075
telephone: (413) 538-2206
fax: (413) 538-2357
email: jhudging@mtholyoke.edu