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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 1Amin, Muhammad Ruhul
- 1Hauer, Bradley
- 1MacDonald, Allison J. R.
- 1McClure, Sean
- 1Potts, Clinton
- 1Reid, Kyle L
- 3Optomechanics
- 1Acetone
- 1Al-Ge
- 1Dilution refrigeration
- 1Electromechanics
- 1Granular superconducting films
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Fall 2022
Magnetic spin waves (magnons) are promising building blocks in developing classical and quantum hybrid systems. Magnons can couple to numerous sub-systems, such as microwave and optical photons, superconducting qubits and phonons. However, the parametric interaction between magnons and...
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Fall 2015
Cavity optomechanical devices are interesting systems for probing quantum mechanical behaviour of mesoscopic objects. A basic requirement for these types of experiments is preparation of the mechanical resonator in, or at least very close to, its ground state. Although active laser cooling...
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Fall 2022
This thesis lays out the work required to design and create a platform for cryogenically compatible testing of on-chip microwave resonators, intended as a platform for quantum-limited electromechanical torque sensing. We have created a platform with less than 8 dB loss across an operating range...
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Spring 2014
A granular superconductor is a system that consists of two types of materials, one is superconducting, and the other is insulating. Instead of alloying, these two materials form a granular structure where superconducting grains are embed in an insulating matrix. This is a seemingly simple...
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Spring 2015
Optomechanics, the sensing of mechanical movement using optical modes, has seen great advancement in recent years and has been used for its high displacement sensitivity to couple to a variety of mechanical devices. Torsional devices have historically been used for measuring de Haas-van Alphen...
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Spring 2020
Cryogenic optomechanical cavities fabricated from silicon are promising candidates for quantum information applications and platforms to study mesoscale quantum physics. However, the low temperature behaviour of these devices remains shrouded in mystery. To elucidate this, we have designed and...
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Spring 2017
Nanomechanical resonators are explored as mass sensors and molecular sensors due to their high sensitivity and real time label-free detection ability, respectively. One downside of mechanical molecular sensing is the lack of chemical information carried in the signal. For this reason, a...