Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D thesis by the Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany
- Serves as an excellent primer on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) and other nonlinear interactions
- Provides in-depth descriptions of experimental methods and setups
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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This book reports on the development of a pioneering light source architecture of the so-called Petawatt Field Synthesizer (PFS) system, which is based on short-pulse pumped, optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA), driven by a homemade, 1-ps diode-pumped Yb:YAG. At a few-cycle pulse duration of the amplified pulses, this architecture yields record levels of peak power and temporal contrast, the latter boasting a 100-times faster rise time from the noise level to peak intensity of the pulse compared to conventional laser systems. This allows investigation of the true laser–solid interaction without premature plasma expansion and without lossy pulse cleaning by e.g. plasma mirrors.
The book describes several concepts for the generation of broadband, high-energy and high-contrast seed pulses, as well as the OPCPA development, few-cycle pulse compression and contrast characterization in a concise and insightful manner. The theory chapter serves as an excellent andaccessible primer on OPCPA and other nonlinear interactions, while the experimental parts provide an excellent description of the challenges of developing such a novel architecture and some of the innovative solutions to overcome them.Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Generation and Parametric Amplification of Few‐Cycle Light Pulses at Relativistic Intensities
Authors: Alexander Kessel
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92843-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-92842-5Published: 12 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06532-4Published: 20 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-92843-2Published: 28 June 2018
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 165
Number of Illustrations: 86 illustrations in colour
Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Quantum Optics, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering