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Third-Generation Femtosecond Technology

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  • Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany
  • Includes a comprehensive study of Yb:YAG thin-disk pumped optical parametric amplifiers
  • Provides a detailed design study of the mJ-level waveform synthesizer under development in the Laboratory for Extreme Photonics (Munich, Germany)
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Introduction

    • Hanieh Fattahi
    Pages 1-11
  3. How to Amplify Photons

    • Hanieh Fattahi
    Pages 13-44
  4. Broadband Seed Generation

    • Hanieh Fattahi
    Pages 45-71
  5. Regenerative Amplifiers

    • Hanieh Fattahi
    Pages 73-86
  6. Experimental OPCPA

    • Hanieh Fattahi
    Pages 87-106
  7. Conclusion and Outlook

    • Hanieh Fattahi
    Pages 127-129
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 131-140

About this book

This thesis offers a thorough and informative study of high-power, high-energy optical parametric chirped pulse amplifications systems, the foundation of the next generation of femtosecond laser technology. Starting from the basics of the linear processes involved and the essential design considerations, the author clearly and systematically describes the various prerequisites of the nonlinear optical systems expected to drive attosecond physics in the coming decade. In this context, he gives an overview of methods for generating the broadband and carrier-envelope-phase stable seed pulses necessary for producing controlled electric-field waveforms in the final system; provides a guide to handling the high-power, high-energy pump lasers required to boost the pulse energy to the desired operating range; describes the design of the nonlinear optical system used to perform the amplification, including modes of operation for ultra-broadband infrared-visible pulses or narrowband (yet still ultrafast) pulses tunable over multiple octaves; and finally presents a prospective high-energy field synthesizer based upon these techniques. As such, this work is essential reading for all scientists interested in utilizing the newest generation of ultrafast systems.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Attosecond Physics, Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany

    Hanieh Fattahi

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