Intense Laser Systems

• 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

• Users and designers of Intense laser systems
• Teachers, scholars and instructors
• Graduate students

• 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

• Theoretical background
• Practice and Lab
• Computation and simulations

Pr Eric CORMIER – Bordeaux University

• 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

• Theoretical background
• Practice and Lab
• Computation and simulations