tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655808063028959801.post8277478076017466390..comments2016-04-05T06:04:20.659-07:00Comments on My Laser Boyfriend: My dissertation as a word cloudKK PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795886665073117363noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655808063028959801.post-31703602041279755392014-01-09T18:15:53.322-08:002014-01-09T18:15:53.322-08:00You are one of the few people I know who actually ...You are one of the few people I know who actually knows how semiconductor lasers work. I had a weird experience with a green laser yesterday that I'm still looking for an explanation for. When I diffracted the output of a 532nm laser through a 1000nm grating, I got 3 spots instead of one at the first-order diffraction position. Whether I got 3 spots or one seemed to depend on the temperature of the laser pointer. (See http://gasstationwithoutpumps.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/second-day-of-freshman-design-seminar/ )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655808063028959801.post-88955688899659260542013-04-23T19:49:56.740-07:002013-04-23T19:49:56.740-07:00I never thought of doing a word cloud for science ...I never thought of doing a word cloud for science publications, but it makes perfect sense.<br /><br />I just did a few word clouds for my papers, and then compared with a word cloud for my dissertation. It's a nice way to procrastinate!Alexnoreply@blogger.com