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http://www.fom.nl/veldhoven Short-pulsed solid-state lasers enable an exciting journey from ultrafast laser physics to frequency metrology and attosecond science
There has been a long-standing, ongoing effort in the ultrafast laser field to reduce the pulse duration and increase the power to continue to empower existing and new applications. After 1990, new techniques such as semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) and Kerr lens mode locking (KLM) allowed for the generation of stable pulse trains from diode-pumped solid-state lasers for the first time, and enabled the performance of such lasers to improve by several orders of magnitude with regards to pulse duration, pulse energy and pulse repetition rates. This master course will give an introduction to some key topics such as passive modelocking based on SESAMs, KLM, and soliton modelocking; frequency comb generation and parameters such as carrier envelope offset frequency and pulse repetition rate; and some selected topics in attosecond science.
Recommended reading before lecture:
- U. Keller, 'Ultrafast solid-state laser oscillators: a success story for the last twenty years with no end in sight,' Appl. Phys. B, vol. 100, pp. 15-28, 2010
- H.R. Telle, G. Steinmeyer, A.E. Dunlop, J. Stenger, D.H. Sutter, U. Keller, 'Carrier-envelope offset phase control: A novel concept for absolute optical frequency measurement and ultrashort pulse generation,' Appl. Phys. B, vol. 69, pp. 327-332, 1999
- P. Eckle, A. Pfeiffer, C. Cirelli, A. Staudte, R. Dörner, H.G. Muller, M. Büttiker, U. Keller, 'Attosecond ionization and tunneling delay time measurements', Science, vol. 322, pp. 1525-1529, 2008
About the conference: Physics@FOM Veldhoven is a large congress that provides a topical overview of physics in the Netherlands. It is organised by the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) and takes place each year in January. Traditionally, young researchers are given the chance to present themselves and their work alongside renowned names from the Dutch and international physics community. The programme covers Light and matter, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Statistical physics and Soft condensed matter, Surfaces and interfaces, Physics of fluids, Subatomic physics, Plasma and fusion physics, and Strongly correlated systems.
http://www.fom.nl/veldhoven Short-pulsed solid-state lasers enable an exciting journey from ultrafast laser physics to frequency metrology and attosecond science
There has been a long-standing, ongoing effort in the ultrafast laser field to reduce the pulse duration and increase the power to continue to empower existing and new applications. After 1990, new techniques such as semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) and Kerr lens mode locking (KLM) allowed for the generation of stable pulse trains from diode-pumped solid-state lasers for the first time, and enabled the performance of such lasers to improve by several orders of magnitude with regards to pulse duration, pulse energy and pulse repetition rates. This master course will give an introduction to some key topics such as passive modelocking based on SESAMs, KLM, and soliton modelocking; frequency comb generation and parameters such as carrier envelope offset frequency and pulse repetition rate; and some selected topics in attosecond science.
Recommended reading before lecture:
- U. Keller, 'Ultrafast solid-state laser oscillators: a success story for the last twenty years with no end in sight,' Appl. Phys. B, vol. 100, pp. 15-28, 2010
- H.R. Telle, G. Steinmeyer, A.E. Dunlop, J. Stenger, D.H. Sutter, U. Keller, 'Carrier-envelope offset phase control: A novel concept for absolute optical frequency measurement and ultrashort pulse generation,' Appl. Phys. B, vol. 69, pp. 327-332, 1999
- P. Eckle, A. Pfeiffer, C. Cirelli, A. Staudte, R. Dörner, H.G. Muller, M. Büttiker, U. Keller, 'Attosecond ionization and tunneling delay time measurements', Science, vol. 322, pp. 1525-1529, 2008
About the conference: Physics@FOM Veldhoven is a large congress that provides a topical overview of physics in the Netherlands. It is organised by the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) and takes place each year in January. Traditionally, young researchers are given the chance to present themselves and their work alongside renowned names from the Dutch and international physics community. The programme covers Light and matter, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Statistical physics and Soft condensed matter, Surfaces and interfaces, Physics of fluids, Subatomic physics, Plasma and fusion physics, and Strongly correlated systems.
