Intense Laser Systems
Intense Laser Systems
Ref. LSL-07en
5 DAYS (35H)
OBJECTIVES
- Understand basic principles of intense laser systems
- Master theoretical models and relevant computer simulations
- At training’s end, being able to design and correctly size an intense laser project
PUBLIC
- Users and designers of Intense laser systems
- Teachers, scholars and instructors
- Graduate students
TOPICS
- Intense laser system architecture
- Laser source (Oscillators)
- Amplification, beam handling and focusing
- Non Linear Optics: Frequency conversion and laser tunability
- Laser diagnostics and Beam management
METHODS AND EDUCATION TOOLS
- Theoretical background
- Practice and Lab
- Computation and simulations
TRAINING SESSION CHAIR
Pr Eric CORMIER – Bordeaux University, CELIA – Scientific Director of Pyla
PROGRAMME
- Laser Architecture
- Laser parameters
- Which laser for a given application?
- Complex systems
- Laser source (oscillators)
- Principles
- Laser materials and oscillating modes (temporal)
- Cavity effects and pumping schemes, benefits of diode pumping scheme
- Amplification, beam handling and focusing
- Amplification strategies and techniques
- Constraints: gain management, thermal issues and pumping sources
- Beam cleaning and smoothing, optical isolation
- Focalisation
- Non Linear Optics: Frequency conversion and laser tunability
- Non linear optics principles
- Principle of widely tunable laser sources
- Frequency doubling and frequency mixing
- Non linear effects in beam propagation
- Recent applications of NLO
- Laser diagnostics and beam management
- Spatio-temporal metrology
- Spatio-temporal control
- Labs
- Simulations and codes
