Towards a Compact Thin-Disk-Based Femtosecond XUV Source electronic resource by Oleg Pronin.
Material type: TextSeries: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. ResearchPublication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XVIII, 127 p. 70 illus., 56 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319015118Subject(s): physics | Physics | Laser Technology, Photonics | Optics and Electrodynamics | Solid State PhysicsDDC classification: 621.36 LOC classification: TA1671-1707TA1501-1820Online resources: Click here to access onlineIntroduction -- Basics of mode-locking -- High-power thin-disk resonator and gain medium -- SESAM mode-locked thin-disk oscillator -- Kerr-lens mode-locked thin-disk oscillator -- Towards ultrashort CE phase stable pulses -- XUV output coupler and XUV/IR grazing-incidence beam splitter -- Conclusion.
This thesis provides unique information on the Kerr-lens mode-locking (KLM) technique applied to a thin-disk laser. It describes in detail cavity geometry, the qualitative approach to KLM, and self-starting behavior in the regime of both negative and positive dispersion. Comprehensive comparative analysis of KLM and semiconductor saturable absorber techniques is also carried out. Recent successful experiments on carrier-envelope phase stabilization, spectral broadening and compression of output of this oscillator underline the importance of this new, emerging technology.
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