:: Research areas: Photothermal Phenomena
Investigation of optical, thermal and mechanical properties of glasses, polymers and liquids;
Development of special glasses for solid state laser applications;
Characterization of biological materials;
Characterization of thin films and sintered materials;
Experimental techniques:
Photoacoustic spectroscopy;
Thermal lens spectroscopy;
Thermal Mirror spectroscopy;
Mirage effect;
Relaxation calorimeter;
Photothermal Microscopy;
Thermal wave interferometry;
Raman spectroscopy;
IFTR;
High temperature vacuum furnace for glass fusion.
G.E.F.F. Facilities
:: Thermal Lens and Thermal Mirror labs (Bloco H57)
:: Photoacoustic spectroscopy lab (Bloco H57)
:: Thermal properties analysis and optical interferometry lab (Bloco H57)
:: Glass fusion lab (Adendo Bloco G67)