{"id":9294,"date":"2014-03-12T14:03:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T18:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=9294"},"modified":"2014-03-12T14:03:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T18:03:32","slug":"new-research-on-the-attosecond-from-three-ucf-professors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/new-research-on-the-attosecond-from-three-ucf-professors\/","title":{"rendered":"New Research on the Attosecond from Three UCF Professors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/03\/nature-photonics-resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9295\" alt=\"nature photonics resized\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/03\/nature-photonics-resized-227x300.jpg\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/03\/nature-photonics-resized-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/03\/nature-photonics-resized.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a>In 2012, University of Central Florida&#8217;s Dr. Zenghu Chang, created the world&#8217;s shortest laser pulse at 67 attoseconds in the Florida Atto Science &amp; Technology (FAST) Lab. Scientists rejoiced because Dr. Chang might have created a tool able to view quantum mechanics, a branch of physics that deals with the structure and behavior of very small pieces of matter, in action. \u00a0By &#8220;small pieces of matter&#8221; we mean pieces that are so tiny, they can&#8217;t be described in regular measurements and are considered entirely in terms of statistical probability.<\/p>\n<p>Also, to give an idea of how short an attosecond is, Dr. Chang would have to replicate his short laser pulse experiment 15 million billion times to equal one regular second. That&#8217;s insane.<\/p>\n<p>Nature Photonic&#8217;s March 2014 issue features a review on the attosecond&#8217;s recent developments and the possible future applications of the technology, authored by three UCF physics Professors: Dr. Michael Chini, Dr. Kun Zhao, and Dr. Zenghu Chang. For a look an abstract of the review, or the entire piece, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nphoton\/journal\/v8\/n3\/index.html#rv\">click here<\/a>. (Their article is first under the Reviews section when you scroll down.)<\/p>\n<p>The College of Sciences thanks and applauds Drs. Chang, Chini and Zhao for their continued research in attoseconds. We can&#8217;t wait to see where your research will lead in the future.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Dr. Chang&#8217;s 2012 experiment with attoseconds, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2012\/09\/120904150100.htm\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2012, University of Central Florida&#8217;s Dr. Zenghu Chang, created the world&#8217;s shortest laser pulse at 67 attoseconds in the Florida Atto Science &amp; Technology (FAST) Lab. 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