Frederick Otto, Ph.D.

Professor of Physics

Office:  144 Pasteur

Phone:  (507) 457-5854

e-mail:  fotto@winona.edu

Education:

Ph.D. Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1989.

B.S. Physics, A.B. Mathematics, Humboldt State University, 1973

Areas of specialization:

* Nuclear magnetic resonance

* Laser physics

* Condensed matter physics

* Optical spectroscopy

* Nonlinear optics

Classes taught:

* University Physics (221,222,223)

* General Physics (201,202)

* Conceptual Physics (115)

* The Science of Music (160)

* Circuit Theory (328, 329, 302)

* Electronics (330)

* Computer Organization (332)

* Microprocessor Electronics (333)

* Modern Physics (340)

* Optics (370)

* Control Theory (420)

* Statistical Physics (435)

* Quantum Mechanics (451)

* Advanced Laboratory (460, 461)

Recent student research projects:

* High-temperature superconductivity

* 2-meter high resolution optical spectrometer

* CW nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer

* Lock-In Amplifier construction

* Computer-Assisted Experimentation with LabVIEW: the Franck-Hertz experiment

* Tunable Infrared Diode Laser system

* Fiber-Optics communications

* Carbon Dioxide Laser construction

Hobbies: woodworking, cooking, cycling.