Generation and Parametric Amplification of Few‐cycle Light Pulses at Relativistic Intensities

by Alexander Kessel

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030065324
• ISBN13: 9783030065324
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"