Code
Φ-563
Level
Graduate
Category
B
Teacher
D. Charalambidis
ECTS
5
Hours
4
Semester
Spring
Display
Yes
Offered
Yes
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Goal of the course
This post-graduate course gives an introduction to the theory and technology of the generation, amplification and characterization of energetic laser pulses with small pulse duration.
Program
Wednesday, 13:00-15:00,Room 4
Friday, 15:00-17:00, Room 4
Friday, 15:00-17:00, Room 4
Syllabus
Light pulses
Spectro-temporal description of pulses, Propagation-dispersion effects, Spatial description of pulses, Non-linear propagation
Dispersion control
Description of dispersion effects, Dispersion of materials, The prism compressor, Chirped mirrors, The CPA method, The optical grating stretcher, Alignment of stretcher-compressor systems
Generation of ultra-short pulses
Optical cavity, The active medium, Laser cavity, Generation of ultra-short pulses of laser radiation, The KLM oscillator, Oscillator types
Amplification of ultra-short pulses
Amplification of “monochromatic” light pulses, Amplification of chirped pulses, The regenerative amplifier, The multi-pass amplifier, Types of high peak power lasers.
Light pulse diagnostics
The quantities to be measured, 1st order autocorrelation, 2nd order autocorrelation, 3rd order autocorrelation, FROG, Measurement methods in the frequency domain.
Spectro-temporal description of pulses, Propagation-dispersion effects, Spatial description of pulses, Non-linear propagation
Dispersion control
Description of dispersion effects, Dispersion of materials, The prism compressor, Chirped mirrors, The CPA method, The optical grating stretcher, Alignment of stretcher-compressor systems
Generation of ultra-short pulses
Optical cavity, The active medium, Laser cavity, Generation of ultra-short pulses of laser radiation, The KLM oscillator, Oscillator types
Amplification of ultra-short pulses
Amplification of “monochromatic” light pulses, Amplification of chirped pulses, The regenerative amplifier, The multi-pass amplifier, Types of high peak power lasers.
Light pulse diagnostics
The quantities to be measured, 1st order autocorrelation, 2nd order autocorrelation, 3rd order autocorrelation, FROG, Measurement methods in the frequency domain.
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