Multiterawatt few-cycle pulse OPCPA for applications in high-field physics [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Franz Tavella

Multiterawatt few-cycle pulse OPCPAfor applications in high-field physicsFranz TavellaM¨ unchen 2007Multiterawatt few-cycle pulse OPCPAfor applications in high-field physicsFranz TavellaDissertationan der Fakult¨ at fur¨ Physikder Ludwig–Maximilians–Universit¨ atM¨ unchenvorgelegt vonFranz Tavellaaus La Val, DolomitesM¨ unchen, den Dezember 17, 2007Erstgutachter: Ferenc KrauszZweitgutachter: Eberhard RiedleTag der mundlic¨ hen Prufung:¨ Februar 1, 2008ContentsZusammenfassung viii1 Introduction 11.1 High peak power laser amplifier development . ................ 21.1.1 Motivation for high peak power OPCPA development . ....... 31.1.2 Qualities of chirped-pulse optical parametric amplification ..... 31.2 Multiterawatt few-cycle pulses in high-field physics ............. 51.3 Thesis outline .................................. 72 OPCPA modeling 92.1 Phase matching . . . .............................. 92.2 Rules governing the non-collinear optical parametric process . ....... 122.2.1 Non-collinear optical parametric interaction ............. 132.2.2 Choice of material . .......................... 152.2.3 Signal-to-pump pulse duration ratio . ................. 202.2.4 Techniques for bandwidth engineering . ................ 212.2.5 Parametric interaction length, gain bandwidth . ........... 212.2.6 Angular detuning in single and multipass stages . .......... 22.2.7 Multiple beam pumping . ....................... 232.