Short wavelength lasers and their applications Adam Whybrew, Jesus College
A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of PhilosophyOxford University Trinity Term 1996 I owe a great deal to the people listed below, and it is not possible to do justice to them here. It is a genuine pleasure to thank:Colin Webb, my supervisor, for never failing to make time to help me, with his real wealth of experience and ingenuity.Tony Andrews, for always being available to give me vital lessons in laser building, electronics, optics, and plumbing, as well as rescuing my pot plants from an arid doom.Julian Fletcher, my predecessor, for teaching me how to use the laser he made, and then how to repair it.
David Coutts, forshowing me what a post-doc is for. His often unsolicited but invariably welcome day-to-day interest in what I was doing was a real boon.Constantin Cristescu, for his enthusiasm and charm, and for his perspiring jobs.Deborah Swarts, for dropping an electrode, leading to the KrF laser becoming a worldbeater.George Matthews, for patiently teaching me everything I know about making things, and saving me from injury as necessary.Chris Goodwin for making optical coatings and lending me a spin-coating kit.