December 2024
The EQuBS lab organized a 2-day bootcamp on December 11 and 12. We discussed very technical details about microscope instrumentation and qubit operation using a tutorial format in the mornings, and went inside the lab for hands-on demonstrations.
During the hands-on sessions, we coupled a 520 nm solid-state diode laser into a single-mode fiber, and observed a clear filtering effect that the outcome beam profile was almost a perfect Gaussian. We also built an actual bright-field microscope using modular optics.
In addition to the scientific portion, we also had some group activities including a group lunch at Postino Annex and rock climbing experience at Bouldering Project - Tempe.