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2025

Gao, Maodong (2025) Physics and Applications of Compact Optical Frequency Comb. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ck74-m354. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08292024-234844580

2024

Chang, Yi Hua (2024) Studies of the Evolution and Stability of the Thin Film Equation for Externally Modulated Control of Electrohydrodynamic and Thermocapillary Patterning. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/t65x-a578. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05092024-225430822

Zhang, Yang (2024) Understanding the Plasma Universe through Laboratory Experiments and Related Models. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gc8w-6n85. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06032024-042422418

2023

Zhou, Yi (2023) Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Unstable Dynamics of Caltech’s Plasma Jet: X-Rays, Ultraviolet, and Visible Light. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/yfha-cs19. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05262023-165151068

2021

Shen, Naijian (2021) Part I: The Equations of Plasma Physics and the Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability in Magnetohydrodynamics. Part II: Evolution of Perturbed Planar Shockwaves. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/e9b8-y318. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10042020-174941725

Wang, Heming (2021) Kerr Solitons and Brillouin Lasers in Optical Microresonators. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/g1kf-5t57. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05282021-193431717

2020

Albertson, Theodore Glenn (2020) Simulations of Conic Cusp Formation, Growth, and Instability in Electrified Viscous Liquid Metals on Flat and Curved Surfaces. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/thhf-5478. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05182020-133853408

Marshall, Ryan Scott (2020) Developing Plasma Spectroscopy and Imaging Diagnostics to Understand Astrophysically-Relevant Plasma Experiments: Megameters, Femtometers, and Everything in Between. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gfcd-4q50. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05082020-085730717

Wongwaitayakornkul, Pakorn (2020) Dynamics of an Arched Magnetically-Twisted Current-Carrying Plasma. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6Q9D-JH07. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03042020-114816620

Yoon, Young Dae (2020) Probing the Progression, Properties, and Progenies of Magnetic Reconnection. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/hqwx-r892. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04302020-151019178

2019

Yang, Qifan (2019) Nonlinear Physics in Soliton Microcombs. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DWMX-S056. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05192019-220451795

2018

Haw, Magnus Albert (2018) Experimental and Numerical Studies of Cavities, Flows, and Waves in Arched Flux Ropes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3AX5-EN61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06012018-131846705

2017

Rufat, Dzhelil Sabahatin (2017) Spectral Exterior Calculus and its Implementation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9VX0DKV. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302017-094600781

2016

Ha, Quoc Bao Nguyen (2016) Plasma Loop and Strapping Field Dynamics: Reproducing Solar Eruptions in the Laboratory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z99G5JR6. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07162015-193957726

2015

Chaplin, Vernon Hampden (2015) Battery-Powered RF Pre-Ionization System for the Caltech Magnetohydrodynamically-Driven Jet Experiment: RF Discharge Properties and MHD-Driven Jet Dynamics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9T43R08. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05012015-172120954

Zhai, Xiang (2015) Experimental, Numerical and Analytical Studies of the MHD-Driven Plasma Jet, Instabilities and Waves. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z90G3H3Q. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06092015-162916583

2013

Moeller, Robert Carlos (2013) Current Transport and Onset-Related Phenomena in an MPD Thruster Modified by Applied Magnetic Fields. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/39VT-GB93. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01252013-171305685

2012

Capece, Angela Maria (2012) Plasma-Surface Interactions in Hollow Cathode Discharges for Electric Propulsion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7TDQ-DR81. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312012-113856351

Moser, Auna Louise (2012) Dynamics of Magnetically Driven Plasma Jets: An Instability of an Instability, Gas Cloud Impacts, Shocks, and Other Deformations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/V7P0-AW84. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04132012-150652134

Standley, Brian Lawrence (2012) Graphene as a Platform for Novel Nanoelectronic Devices. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6MMB-T165. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06062012-025632521

Stenson, Eve Virginia (2012) Fields, Forces, and Flows: What Laboratory Experiments Reveal About the Dynamics of Arched Plasma Structures. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/24HR-J675. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06102012-025123301

2011

Perkins, Rory James (2011) Experimental and Analytical Studies of Merging Plasma Loops on the Caltech Solar Loop Experiment. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z1PS-YB20. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05252011-110433288

2010

Sullivan, Regina Mariko (2010) The Physics of High-Velocity Ions in the Hall Thruster Near-Field. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8F2Y-NM32. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04022010-134100215

2009

Kumar, Deepak (2009) Experimental Investigations of Magnetohydrodynamic Plasma Jets. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ENZ7-QV92. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04092009-163047

2008

Gao, Jiansong (2008) The Physics of Superconducting Microwave Resonators. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/RAT0-VM75. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06092008-235549

Yun, Gunsu Soonshin (2008) Dynamics of Plasma Structures Interacting with External and Self-Generated Magnetic Fields. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9CMD-C377. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-07242007-162442

2007

Kolasinski, Robert David (2007) Fundamental Ion-Surface Interactions in Plasma Thrusters. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/XWSV-1E98. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11222006-105854

Pracko, Steven Edmund (2007) Laser Induced Fluorescence Measurements of Spheromak Plasmas. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KHG6-DH51. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08312006-114659

2005

Romero-Talamás, Carlos Alejandro (2005) Investigations of Spheromak Plasma Dynamics: High-Speed Imaging at the Sustained Spheromak Physics Experiment and Magnetic Diagnostics at the Caltech Spheromak Experiment. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z21H-6A46. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02042005-150634

Wirz, Richard Edward (2005) Discharge Plasma Processes of Ring-Cusp Ion Thrusters. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VKKE-PC20. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05232005-162628

2004

Barsic, David Nicholas (2004) Small-Scale Liquid-State Dynamics in Nanometer Size Devices. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/BWJB-7K61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12122003-110405

2002

Sverdrup, Lawrence Henry (2002) Lower Hybrid Current Drive Experiments on the Encore Tokamak. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/27RZ-SM06. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10212009-105023039

2001

Tokman, Mayya (2001) Magnetohydrodynamic modeling of solar magnetic arcades using exponential propagation methods. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/PDCS-GX15. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02062006-154529

1998

Bachman, David Alan (1998) Nonlinear Phenomena in a Pure Electron Plasma Studied with a 2-D Fluid Code. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/72z8-gm50. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01232008-081243

1990

Baskin, John Spencer (1990) Real-Time Observation and Analysis of Coherence and Alignment in Molecular Systems: Isolated Molecules and Chemical Reactions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/H8TF-EE69. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11252003-112746

Brady, David Jones (1990) Photorefractive Volume Holography in Artificial Neural Networks. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1YB6-SE42. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05022006-155139

Chen, Howard ZeHua (1990) GaAs/AlₓGa₁₋ₓAs Quantum Well Lasers Grown on GaAs and Si by Molecular Beam Epitaxy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/thfh-4627. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02212007-153159

1989

Chow, David Hsingkuo (1989) Growth, Characterization, and Simulation of Novel Semiconductor Tunnel Structures. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/96gc-kc14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11212003-115412

Derry, Pamela Louise (1989) Properties of Buried Heterostructure Single Quantum Well (Al,Ga)As Lasers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/WSZC-4R60. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02052007-093221

Johnson, Matthew Bruce (1989) Ultrafast Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Studies of GaAs. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9WE7-AP87. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02062007-105824

Lo, Davy (1989) Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Sputtering. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/EVKV-AW57. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02082007-095349

Lu, Lun-Tseng (1989) Dynamics, Noise Properties, and Spectral Characteristics of Semiconductor Lasers with External Coupling. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/frs6-t936. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02082007-092122

Maboudian, Roya (1989) In-Situ Observation of Surface and Near-Surface Modification Using Scattering of Ballistic Phonons. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/w5xh-p756. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02122007-080335

McChesney, Jon Mearns (1989) Observations of Stochastic Ion Heating by Low Frequency Drift Waves. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/vyaq-ye14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02092007-143250

Miles, Richard Henry (1989) Structural and Optical Properties of Strained-Layer Superlattices. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/042y-d234. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02082007-093744

Mittelstein, Michael (1989) Theory and Experiments on Unstable-Resonator and Quantum Well GaAs/GaAlAs Lasers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/p3k2-pp58. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02082007-125156

Schalit, Mark Alan (1989) Oscillating-Field Current-Drive Schemes for Tokamaks. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xjrw-pq56. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02132007-141701

1988

Anlage, Steven Mark (1988) Icosahedral Order in Metastable Metallic Alloys. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/mjqp-qr45. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09272010-145542274

Crouch, David Dale (1988) A Theoretical Study of the Generation of Squeezed-State Light via Degenerate Parametric Amplification. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/55jn-f921. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11022007-131309

Meng, Wen Jin (1988) Solid State Amorphization Reactions in thin Film Diffusion Couples. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/E13T-CN40. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11022007-094005

Regehr, Wade Gordon (1988) Neuron-Microdevice Connections. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/nshf-ww49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11092007-084226

Woodward, Ted Kirk (1988) Experimental Studies of Heterostructure Devices: Resonant Tunneling Transistors and GaAs/AlAs/GaAs Capacitors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/cwz8-my71. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02022007-093432

Wu, Yu-shu George (1988) Electronic Properties of II-VI Superlattices and III-V Tunnel Structures. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7sag-9t91. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06152006-080033

1987

Bonnefoi, Alice Renée (1987) Electronic Properties and Device Applications of GaAs/AlₓGa₁₋ₓAs Quantum Barrier and Quantum Well Heterostructures. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/c4q6-2176. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03012008-132010

1986

Lee, Hyuk (1986) Optical Interactions in a Dielectric Material with Multiple Perturbations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ek2w-4557. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04152019-101001395

Schlesinger, Tuviah Ehud (1986) Optical and Opto-Electronic Investigations of Semiconductor Defects and Heterostructures. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0ydw-cg53. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03082008-082632

1985

Brown, Elliott R. (1985) Investigation of Bulk Indium Antimonide as Heterodyne Detector for the Submillimeter Wavelength Region. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wm40-4k69. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07172014-130847340

Fredrickson, Eric Donald (1985) An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of a Finite Beta Modified Drift Wave. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/fdcx-m289. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12112018-111733645

Tong, Peter Ping Tak (1985) Millimeter-Wave Integrated-Circuit Antenna Arrays. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ddxq-rj80. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08172005-102232

1984

Greene, Glenn Joel (1984) ICRF Antenna Coupling and Wave Propagation in a Tokamak Plasma. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ppan-gp26. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11102005-144119

Neikirk, Dean Paul (1984) Integrated Detector Arrays for High Resolution Far-Infrared Imaging. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/jxk1-9t91. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01092007-104136

1982

Hedemann, Mark Allen (1982) Measurements of Magnetic Field Fluctuations in the Caltech Research Tokamak. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/z70q-f715. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09132006-153307

1981

Gabriel, Andrew Keith (1981) Optogalvanic Spectroscopy and Cataphoretic Laser Isotope Separation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xhjf-aa40. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09282010-100527331