Large Scale Electromagnetic Computation on Nonlinear Optical Systems: Hardware and Software Augmentation

摘要

The award went towards the purchase of an ONYX2 Silicon Graphics rack system with an Internal graphics engine and 8 256MHz CPUs. This system was chosen as it provided state-of-the-art graphical visualization and computing capabilities and offered a cost-effective upgrade route. The rack system Is directly linked to an earlier ONYX2 system obtained under a previous DURIP award. The in-house supercomputing engine has provided a significant boost to our AFOSR-funded research projects including the following: (1) Structural Dependence of the Linewidth Enhancement Factor: A Full Microscopic Many-Body Calculation; (2) An Interactive Supercomputing-based Simulator for High Brightness Laser Design; (3) High Power Femtosecond Atmospheric Light Strings; (4) Novel SHG for Femtosecond Pulses; and (5) Double Clad Fiber Amplifiers and Lasers for High Brightness Applications.