Speaker
Andrew-Hiroaki Okukura
(Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP))
Description
One of the fundamental goals of laser science is obtaining laser beams with larger and larger intensities. The most widely used methods for such are CPA (Chirped Pulse Amplification) and its derivatives, which are fundamentally limited due to LIDT (Laser Induced Damage Threshold) of components used. One of the solutions proposed is using SPM (Self Phase Modulation), which involves spectral broadening using non-linear materials, lowering the Fourier Transform Limit (FTL) duration of the pulse, enabling an increase in intensity after compression.
In this presentation, I will outline the principles and challenges of SPM, and present my work on LIDT data analysis, 1D SPM simulations and the experiment performed at CLPU.
Primary authors
Andrew-Hiroaki Okukura
(Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP))
Dr
Daniel Ursescu
(Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP))
Dr
Jon Apinaniz
(Centro de Laseres Pulsados (CLPU))
Gabriel Bleotu
(Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP))
Irene Hernandez-Palmero
(Centro de Laseres Pulsados (CLPU))
Carlos Salgado-Lopez
(Centro de Laseres Pulsados (CLPU))
Dr
Giancarlo Gatti
(Centro de Laseres Pulsados (CLPU))
