Generation and parametric amplification of few-cycle light pulses at relativistic intensities. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alexander Kessel.
• Authors: Kessel, Alexander
• Contents: Intro; Supervisor's Foreword; Abstract; Acknowledgements; Contents; Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Short Light Pulses-Motivation and Historical Background; 1.2 The PFS Project; 1.3 Structure of the Thesis; References; 2 Fundamentals; 2.1 Mathematical Description of Ultrashort Light Pulses; 2.1.1 Derivation of the First-Order Propagation Equation; 2.1.2 Spatial Description and Diffraction of Light Pulses; 2.1.3 Temporal and Spectral Description of Light Pulses; 2.1.4 Dispersion and Absorption; 2.1.5 Chirped Pulse Amplification and Dispersion Control; 2.2 Nonlinear Processes. 2.2.1 Second-Order Processes2.2.2 Third-Order Processes; 2.3 Nonlinear Media; 2.3.1 Isotropic Media; 2.3.2 Crystals; 2.3.3 Critical Phase Matching; 2.3.4 Nonlinear Susceptibility Tensors; 2.4 Numerical Simulations; 2.5 Temporal Characterization of Ultrashort Light Pulses; 2.5.1 Cross-Correlation FROG; 2.5.2 Single-Shot Second-Harmonic Generation FROG; 2.5.3 Transient-Grating FROG; 2.6 Summary; References; 3 The Petawatt Field Synthesizer System; 3.1 Frontend and Initial Seed Generation Approach; 3.2 The Pump Chain; 3.3 The OPCPA System; 3.3.1 Previous Experiments; 3.3.2 The Current System. 3.3.3 Timing JitterReferences; 4 Seed Generation Schemes; 4.1 Idler Generation; 4.1.1 Experimental Realization; 4.1.2 Compensation of the Angular Chirp; 4.1.3 Possible Improvements of the Setup; 4.2 Cross-Polarized Wave Generation; 4.3 Cascaded Difference-Frequency Generation; 4.3.1 Experimental Setup and Findings; 4.3.2 Simulation; 4.3.3 Discussion and Conclusions; References; 5 OPCPA Experiments with Two OPA Stages; 5.1 Performance of Alternative Seed Generation Schemes; 5.2 High-Energy OPCPA Experiments; 5.2.1 Pump; 5.2.2 Signal; 5.2.3 OPCPA; 5.2.4 Summary; References. 6 Preparations for a Third OPA Stage6.1 General Layout; 6.2 Evaluation of Nonlinear Crystals; 6.2.1 Damage Threshold Measurements; 6.2.2 Determination of Optimal Thickness; 6.3 Pulse Front Matching; 6.3.1 PFT Control with Transmission Gratings; 6.3.2 PFT Control by Adjustment of the Pump Compressor; References; 7 Summary and Outlook; 7.1 Summary; 7.2 High Peak-Power Systems Worldwide; 7.3 Current Works and Outlook; References; A Supplementary Calculations and Experiments; A.1 Spectral Conversion Between Wavelength and Frequency Space; A.2 Nonlinear Crystals. A.2.1 Contracted Susceptibility Tensor NotationsA. 2.2 Coordinate Transformation of the Susceptibility Tensor; A.3 Influence of Pointing on the Timing Jitter; A.4 Additional Calculations for the Idler Generation Scheme; A.4.1 Derivation of the Wavelength-Dependent Idler Exit Angle; A.4.2 Derivation of the Idler Angles After Compensation; A.5 Contrast Deterioration by a Liquid-Crystal Spatial Light Modulator; Appendix B Data Archiving.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 169 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 621.36/6; Physics; Laser pulses, Ultrashort; Picosecond pulses; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical; Laser pulses, Ultrashort; Picosecond pulses; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Science -- Optics; Technology & Engineering -- Microwaves; Optical physics; Microwave technology; Microwaves; Technology & Engineering -- Lasers & Photonics; Laser technology & holography; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319928432; 3319928430
• Related ISBNs: 9783319928425; 3319928422
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 3, 2018).
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