A new concept short pulse fiber laser source

Ultrashort-pulse fiber laser systems, which offer, due to their high peak pulse intensity in combination with high pulse frequencies (repetition rate), an innovative technology of nonlinear interaction with materials, help to fabricate components with unprecedented quality, precision and speed. Also due to the short pulse duration, laser energy can be introduced into the material in a shorter time than heat transfer occurs, which thus prevents thermal damage to the part. It is not surprising that industrial laser systems with a sub-nanosecond pulse length are widely used in the markets of precision processing, medical devices and in many other applications. The most critical component of such systems is the seed laser source. To date, the existing devices in the commercial market do not fully satisfy the industrial requirements. In this thesis I describe a new concept for the generation of ultrashort laser pulses using an all-passive, fiber-ring, mode-locked laser with at least two passive spectral filters incorporated. Also presented is a full theoretical model of the operation of the laser. I report on the development and the comprehensive characterization of a fully optimized laser configuration, finding excellent agreement of the theoretical model and the experimental results. Various practical configurations and their application were demonstrated. During the period of the project, a fully commercially developed laser scheme was implemented in a variety of IPG Photonics picosecond and femtosecond laser systems.Open Acces

Вопросы математического моделирования процессов функционирования органов и систем человека

Physiological rhythms are the basis of life. Rhythmic processes interact with each other and with the environment. To understand the mechanisms of physiological rhythms and the functioning of the most vital organs and systems of man particularly relevant is the use of nonlinear dynamic

Study of ultrafast processes in matter by means of time-resolved electron diffraction and microscopy

One of the most fundamental problems of modern natural science is the direct observation of atomic motions in the course of various processes. For this purpose, in the experiment it is necessary to provide high spatial-temporal resolution. The solution to this problem is achieved by using a pulsed electron beam of ultrashort duration to create a stroboscopic diffraction pattern in the method of time-resolved electron diffraction (TRED). Three types of experimental schemes have been developed at our lab. The experimental complex includes (i) 20-keV table-top apparatus for TRED, (ii) 75-keV ultrafast transmission electron microscope and (iii) lensless table-top device for femtosecond electron diffraction. The obtained experimental results are presented

Amplification of surface plasmon polariton wave in single-walled carbon nanotube using electric current pump

We propose a surface plasmon polariton amplification technique based on direct energy transfer from a dc electric current flowing in a carbon nanotube. It is shown that when the synchronization conditions are satisfied, when the surface plasmon polariton wave velocity is close to the drift velocity of the charge carriers in the nanotube, the surface wave is significantly enhanced

Nonlinear properties of high-Q optical microresonators in normal dispersion range

We demonstrate the generation of Kerr frequency combs and platicons in whispering gallery mode crystalline microresonators in normal group velocity regime at 780 nm and 1064 nm wavelengths

Megahertz-rate Ultrafast X-ray Scattering and Holographic Imaging at the European XFEL

13 pages, 5 figures. Supplementary Information as ancillary fileThe advent of X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) has revolutionized fundamental science, from atomic to condensed matter physics, from chemistry to biology, giving researchers access to X-rays with unprecedented brightness, coherence, and pulse duration. All XFEL facilities built until recently provided X-ray pulses at a relatively low repetition rate, with limited data statistics. Here, we present the results from the first megahertz repetition rate X-ray scattering experiments at the Spectroscopy and Coherent Scattering (SCS) instrument of the European XFEL. We illustrate the experimental capabilities that the SCS instrument offers, resulting from the operation at MHz repetition rates and the availability of the novel DSSC 2D imaging detector. Time-resolved magnetic X-ray scattering and holographic imaging experiments in solid state samples were chosen as representative, providing an ideal test-bed for operation at megahertz rates. Our results are relevant and applicable to any other non-destructive XFEL experiments in the soft X-ray range

Hyperon signatures in the PANDA experiment at FAIR

We present a detailed simulation study of the signatures from the sequential decays of the triple-strange pbar p -> Ω+Ω- -> K+ΛbarK- Λ -> K+pbarπ+K-pπ- process in the PANDA central tracking system with focus on hit patterns and precise time measurement. We present a systematic approach for studying physics channels at the detector level and develop input criteria for tracking algorithms and trigger lines. Finally, we study the beam momentum dependence on the reconstruction efficiency for the PANDA detector