Towards a Compact Thin-Disk-Based Femtosecond XUV Source

• Main Author: Pronin, Oleg (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Optics.; Electrodynamics.; Solid state physics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Optics and Electrodynamics.; Solid State Physics.

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 an...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 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.