High-brightness Sources and Light-driven Interactions Congress

Laser-driven Sources

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1. 11:00 - 11:30
   EM1A.1

   From Extreme Nonlinear Optics to Ultrafast Atomic and Molecular Physics

   Presenter: Anne L'Huillier, Lund University

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   This presentation will discuss the evolution of attosecond light sources based on high-order harmonic generation in gases and their application to study the dynamics of photoionization of atoms and molecules.
   
   Authors:Anne L'Huillier, Lund University

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2. 11:30 - 12:00
   EM1A.2

   High Power Gamma Flare Generation in Multi-petawatt Laser-matter Interaction”

   Presenter: Sergei Bulanov, ELI-beamlines

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   Using theoretical approach and QED PIC and hydrodynamic simulations, we optimize the gamma-flare generation scheme from the high power laser interaction with tailored target showing the efficient conversion of the laser pulse energy to gamma-photons.
   
   Authors:Sergei Bulanov, ELI-beamlines

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3. 12:00 - 12:15
   EM1A.3

   Parametric Generation of Coherent XUV Light

   Presenter: Ondrej Hort, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, Centre Laser Intenses et Applications (CELIA)

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   We report experimental observation of a new regime of XUV emission in conditions close to high harmonic generation in gases. It appears as an additional comb of spectral peaks that are stronger than harmonics.
   
   Authors:Ondrej Hort, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, Centre Laser Intenses et Applications (CELIA) / Antoine Dubrouil, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, Centre Laser Intenses et Applications (CELIA) / Margarita Khokhlova , Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London / Dominique Descamps, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, Centre Laser Intenses et Applications (CELIA) / Stephane Petit, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, Centre Laser Intenses et Applications (CELIA) / Frederic Burgy, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, Centre Laser Intenses et Applications (CELIA) / Eric Mevel, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, Centre Laser Intenses et Applications (CELIA) / Eric Constant, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, Centre Laser Intenses et Applications (CELIA) / Vasily Strelkov, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

4. 12:15 - 12:30
   EM1A.4

   Controlling the Temporal Shape of a High-Power Nanosecond 1064 nm Laser Pulse to Explore EUV Generation and Different Droplet Deformation Regimes.

   Presenter: Zeudi Mazzotta, ARCNL

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   We describe a laser system capable of delivering ~450 mJ pulses with arbitrarily tunable temporal shapes. We show how this shaping affects target deformation and EUV generation when these pulses illuminate liquid tin droplets.
   
   Authors:Zeudi Mazzotta, ARCNL / Randy Meijer, ARCNL / Dmitry Kurilovich, ASML / Ruben Schupp, ARCNL / Oscar Versolato, ARCNL / Kjeld Eikema, ARCNL / Stefan Witte, ARCNL

5. 12:30 - 12:45
   EM1A.5

   Relativistic Flying Mirrors as a Compact Source of Coherent Short-Wavelength Radiation

   Presenter: Petr Valenta, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences

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   Relativistic mirrors in laser plasmas offer a promising way for development of compact and tunable sources of coherent short-wavelength radiation. Here we investigate recoil effects on reflection of high-intensity laser pulses from such mirrors.
   
   Authors:Petr Valenta, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences / Timur Esirkepov, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology / James Koga, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology / Alexander Pirozhkov, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology / Masaki Kando, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology / Tetsuya Kawachi, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology / Yung-Kun Liu, National Taiwan University / Patrick Fang, National Taiwan University / Pisin Chen, National Taiwan University / Jie Mu, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences / Georg Korn, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences / Ondrej Klimo, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences / Sergei Bulanov, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences

6. 12:45 - 13:00
   EM1A.6

   Recent Developments in Compact X-ray and Gamma-ray Sources based on Inverse Compton Scattering

   Presenter: Benjamin Hornberger, Lyncean Technologies, Inc.

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   We present recent developments in high-brightness, tunable, narrow-band photon sources. An upgrade to Lyncean's X-ray source increases flux and brightness ten-fold. Furthermore, we discuss the design of a novel narrow-bandwidth, high spectral density gamma-ray source.
   
   Authors:Benjamin Hornberger, Lyncean Technologies, Inc. / Jack Kasahara, Lyncean Technologies, Inc. / Martin Gifford, Lyncean Technologies, Inc. / Michael Feser, Lyncean Technologies, Inc.

High-field Re-scattering Physics, Relativistic Nonlinear Phenomena, Intense Pulse Propagation and Filamentation

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1. 11:00 - 11:30
   HM1B.1

   Progress in Flying Focus for Plasma Based Applications

   Presenter: Dustin Froula, University of Rochester

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   Recent advances in flying focus applications will be discussed including photon accelerating light from 10 μm to 10 nm over a few millimeters and laser-plasma accelerating electrons to TeV energies over a few meters.
   
   Authors:Dustin Froula, University of Rochester

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2. 11:30 - 11:45
   HM1B.2

   Laser-plasma acceleration with superluminal laser pulses

   Presenter: Kosta Oubrerie, CNRS - Institut Polytechnique de Paris

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   We propose a new acceleration concept, based on the use of diffraction-free superluminal laser pulses, which allows to cope with the three phenomena that limit the beam energy in a laser-plasma accelerator.
   
   Authors:Cedric Thaury, CNRS - Institut Polytechnique de Paris / Kosta Oubrerie, CNRS - Institut Polytechnique de Paris

3. 11:45 - 12:00
   HM1B.3

   Electron acceleration with high-intensity radially-polarized laser beams having spatio-temporal couplings

   Presenter: Spencer Jolly, CEA - Saclay

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   Low-order spatio-temporal couplings have a significant effect on free-space acceleration of electrons via intense radially-polarized laser beams. We show the effects of longitudinal chromatism and a spectrally-varying spatial beam width.
   
   Authors:Spencer Jolly, CEA - Saclay

4. 12:00 - 12:15
   HM1B.4

   Spatio-temporal Characterization of a Femtosecond Filament Along its Length

   Presenter: Christoph Jusko, Leibniz Universität Hannover

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   We present an experimental method capable of characterizing spatio-temporal dynamics of a femtosecond filament via Fourier transform interferometry, providing a three-dimensional reconstruction of the driving pulse, while scanning along the entire length of the filament.
   
   Authors:Christoph Jusko, Leibniz Universität Hannover / Lana Neoricic, Lund University / Sara Mikaelsson, Lund University / Felix Garmirian, ENSTA ParisTech / Chen Guo, Lund University / Shiyang Zhong, Lund University / Balazs Major, ELI-ALPS / Miguel Miranda, Universidade do Porto / Uwe Morgner, Leibniz Universität Hannover / Anne L'Huillier, Lund University / Arnaud Couairon, École Polytechnique / Milutin Kovacev, Leibniz Universität Hannover / Cord Arnold, Lund University

5. 12:15 - 12:30
   HM1B.5

   Two-Stage Nonlinear Compression of High Intensity Pulses

   Presenter: Efim Khazanov, Institute of Applied Physics

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   We demonstrated two-stage laser pulse compression via self-phase modulation and dispersion compensation by chirped mirrors. 250-TW-pulse was compressed from 70fs to 14fs. This technique may be applied to any high power laser.
   
   Authors:Vladislav Ginzburg, Institute of Applied Physics / Ivan Yakovlev, Institute of Applied Physics / Alexandr Zuev, Institute of Applied Physics / Anastasia Korobeynikova Korobeynikova, Institute of Applied Physics / Anton Kochetkov, Institute of Applied Physics / Alexey Kuzmin, Institute of Applied Physics / sergey Mironov, Institute of Applied Physics / Andrey Shaykin, Institute of Applied Physics / Ilya Shaikin, Institute of Applied Physics / Efim Khazanov, Institute of Applied Physics

6. 12:30 - 12:45
   HM1B.6

   Mechanisms of ionization and self-guiding in the mid- and long-wave infrared

   Presenter: Daniel Woodbury, University of Maryland at College Park

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   We present research relevant to laser self-guiding in the long–wave infrared, including precise measurements of laser-driven ionization in atmosphere over 14 orders of magnitude and simulations of self-guiding mediated by avalanche ionization in aerosols.
   
   Authors:Daniel Woodbury, University of Maryland at College Park / Robert Schwartz, University of Maryland at College Park / Andrew Goffin, University of Maryland at College Park / Ela Rockafellow, University of Maryland at College Park / Howard Milchberg, University of Maryland at College Park

7. 12:45 - 13:00
   HM1B.7

   Rotational Quantum Beat Lasing Without Inversion

   Presenter: Maria Richter, Max-Born-Institut

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   We show that lasing without inversion arises naturally during propagation of intense femtosecond laser pulses in air. It is triggered by the combination of molecular ionization and molecular alignment, both unavoidable in intense light fields.
   
   Authors:Maria Richter, Max-Born-Institut / Marianna Lytova, University of Ottawa / Felipe Morales, Max-Born-Institut / Stefan Haessler, Institut Polytechnique de Paris / Olga Smirnova, Max-Born-Institut / Michael Spanner, University of Ottawa / Misha Ivanov, Max-Born-Institut

Nonlinear Frequency Conversion and Parametric Sources I

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1. 11:00 - 11:30
   MM1C.1

   Midwave-infrared OPCPA driver for femtosecond hard X-ray generation at a 1 kHz repetition rate

   Presenter: Uwe Griebner, Max Born Institute

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   A compact OPCPA system delivering sub-100 fs pulses with 3 mJ energy at 5 µm using a 2-µm CPA pump source is presented and its application as driver for hard x-ray generation is reported.
   
   Authors:Uwe Griebner, Max Born Institute / Lorenz von Grafenstein, Max Born Institute / Martin Bock, Max Born Institute / Azize Koc, Max Born Institute / Christoph Hauf, Max Born Institute / Michael Woerner, Max Born Institute / Kevin Zawilski, BAE systems / Peter Schunemann, BAE systems / Thomas Elsaesser, Max Born Institute

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2. 11:30 - 11:45
   MM1C.2

   Sub-two-cycle pulses in the mid-IR based on thin plate compression at high average power

   Presenter: Máté Kurucz, ELI-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd.

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   Spectral broadening of 3.2 µm pulses is experimentally demonstrated at 8.2 W average power output through nonlinear propagation in thin crystal plates. Sub-two-cycle compression was achieved with a bulk compressor and custom-made dispersive mirrors.
   
   Authors:Máté Kurucz, ELI-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd. / Roland Flender, ELI-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd. / Ludovít Haizer, ELI-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd. / Roland Nagymihály, ELI-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd. / Eric Cormier, Université de Bordeaux / Bálint Kiss, ELI-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd.

3. 11:45 - 12:00
   MM1C.3

   Ultra-stable OPCPA at 2 µm, 16 fs, sub 100 mrad CEP noise

   Presenter: Nicolas Forget, FASTLITE

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   We demonstrate an OPCPA system delivering 35µJ, 2.5 cycles pulses (15.9fs), centered at 2µm pumped by a 500µJ, sub-ps Yb:YAG laser. Non-averaged CEP noise of 94mrad is achieved.
   
   Authors:Raman Maksimenka, FASTLITE / Gaetan Jargot, FASTLITE / Nicolas Forget, FASTLITE / Nicolas Thiré, FASTLITE / Yoann Pertot, FASTLITE

4. 12:00 - 12:15
   MM1C.4

   Enhanced Nonlinear Pulse Compression Sign-Alternating Dispersion Waveguides at Low Input Peak Powers

   Presenter: Haider Zia, Universiteit Twente

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   We show that repeated sign-alternating dispersion waveguides are robust to higher-order spectral phase effects, obtaining large bandwidths, at low input peak-powers, with near-parabolic phase for pulse compression. A Novel pulse compression technique is also presented.
   
   Authors:Haider Zia, Universiteit Twente

5. 12:15 - 12:30
   MM1C.5

   Long Wavelength Mid-Infrared Supercontinuum Source

   Presenter: Getinet Woyessa, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

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   We demonstrate a 3 MHz supercontinuum source spanning 1.46 -10.46 μm with 86.6
   mW average power. The source is compact and portable, which promises extensive applications in
   mid infrared spectroscopy and imaging.
   
   Authors:Getinet Woyessa, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet / Manoj Kumar Dasa, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet / Kyei Kwarkye, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet / Christian Petersen, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet / Ole Bang, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet / Raghuraman Sidharthan, Nanyang Technological University / Shaoxiang Chen, Nanyang Technological University / Seongwoo Yoo, Nanyang Technological University

6. 12:30 - 12:45
   MM1C.6

   Intracavity Mid-IR Difference-Frequency Generation in OP-GaAs inside a Nanosecond Optical Parametric Oscillator

   Presenter: Li Wang, Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy

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   We report on tunable (8026-8710 nm) mid-IR difference-frequency generation (DFG) in OP-GaAs by intracavity mixing signal and idler of a narrowband nanosecond PPMgLN-OPO. The output power at 35 kHz reached 215 mW at 8.15 μm.
   
   Authors:Li Wang, Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy / Weidong Chen, Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy / Peter Schunemann, BAE Systems, Inc. / André Schirrmacher, CANLAS GmbH / Edlef Büttner, APE Angewandte Physik & Elektronik GmbH / Shekhar Guha, Air Force Research Laboratory / Andrey Boyko, Research Laboratory of Quantum Optics Technology, Novosibirsk State University / Ning Ye, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Ge Zhang, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Yongguang Zhao, Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy / Valentin Petrov, Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy

7. 12:45 - 13:00
   MM1C.7

   High-pulse-energy Q-switched Ho3+:YAG laser

   Presenter: Hendrik Büker, Fraunhofer IOSB

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   We report on a high-energy Ho3+:YAG laser with a maximum average power
   of 20:1W at a central wavelength of 2:09μm and M2 < 1:5. In Q-switched operation a
   maximum pulse energy of 15mJ at 700Hz repetition rate was achieved.
   
   Authors:Hendrik Büker, Fraunhofer IOSB / Peter Braesicke, KIT / Christelle Kieleck, Fraunhofer IOSB / Marc Eichhorn, Fraunhofer IOSB

High Harmonic Sources

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1. 13:30 - 14:00
   EM2A.1

   HHG Sources for Time-resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy

   Presenter: Emma Springate, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

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   HHG probes for photoelectron spectroscopy expand the energy observation window, but are limited by space charge. We present measurements from molecules and solids, and a new beamline based on a 100 kHz OPCPA system.
   
   Authors:Emma Springate, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory / Adam Wyatt, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory / Gregory Greetham, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory / Gabriel Karras, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory / Richard Chapman, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory / Yu Zhang, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory / Charlotte Sanders, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory / Michael Towrie, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

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2. 14:00 - 14:15
   EM2A.2

   ELI Beamlines User Oriented High-Harmonic Beamline

   Presenter: Ondrej Hort, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines

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   We present latest progress and experimental capabilities of user-oriented XUV beamline based on high harmonic generation (HHG). The focal length of the HHG was recently extended to 5 meters, upscaling the overall XUV photon flux.
   
   Authors:Ondrej Hort, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Martin Albrecht, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Ondrej Finke, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Matej Jurkovic, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Roberto Lera, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Dong Du Mai, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Eva Klimesova, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Shirly Espinoza, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Steffen Richter, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Roman Antipenkov, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Frantisek Batysta, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Jakub Novak, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Jonathan Tyler Green, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Jakob Andreasson, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Maria Krikunova, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines / Jaroslav Nejdl, Institute of Physics, ELI Beamlines

3. 14:15 - 14:30
   EM2A.3

   (Withdrawn) Enhanced high-harmonic generation from chromium-doped magnesium oxide

   Presenter: Viktoria Nefedova, Atto-group, LIDYL, CEA-Saclay

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   We report on the enhancement of the high harmonic generation (HHG) in doped magnesium oxide with dopant-induced vacancies compared to the undoped crystal. This opens new perspectives towards the control of the attosecond emission during HHG
   
   Authors:Viktoria Nefedova, Atto-group, LIDYL, CEA-Saclay / Sven Fröhlich, Atto-group, LIDYL, CEA-Saclay / Nicolas Tancogne-Dejean, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science / Willem Boutu, Atto-group, LIDYL, CEA-Saclay / Francisco Navarrete, Department of Physics, Kansas State University / Marcelo Ciappina, Institute of Physics of the ASCR, ELI-Beamlines project / Dominik Franz, Atto-group, LIDYL, CEA-Saclay / David Gauthier, Atto-group, LIDYL, CEA-Saclay / Aimrane Hamdou, Atto-group, LIDYL, CEA-Saclay / Shatha Kaassamani, Atto-group, LIDYL, CEA-Saclay / Rana Nicolas, Atto-group, LIDYL, CEA-Saclay / Quentin Ripault, Atto-group, LIDYL, CEA-Saclay / Gaetan Jargot, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d’Optique Graduate School,CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay / Marc Hanna, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d’Optique Graduate School,CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay / Patrick Georges, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d’Optique Graduate School,CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay / Angel Rubio, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science / hamed merdji, Atto-group, LIDYL, CEA-Saclay

4. 14:30 - 14:45
   EM2A.4

   High Harmonic Generation Inside an Ultrafast Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Thin-Disk Laser Oscillator

   Presenter: Jakub Drs, Universite de Neuchatel

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   We demonstrate HHG inside a thin-disk laser cavity at significantly decreased pulse duration, compared to the previous results. The system operates at around 100 fs with ~10¹⁴ W/cm² peak intensity and 11 MHz repetition rate.
   
   Authors:Jakub Drs, Universite de Neuchatel / Julian Fischer, Universite de Neuchatel / François Labaye, Universite de Neuchatel / Norbert Modsching, Universite de Neuchatel / Christian Kränkel, Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung / Valentin Wittwer, Universite de Neuchatel / Thomas Südmeyer, Universite de Neuchatel

5. 14:45 - 15:00
   EM2A.5

   1.9 mW XUV source by cascaded harmonic generation
   from an Yb:fiber laser

   Presenter: Antoine Comby, CELIA

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   We demonstrate high XUV photon fluxes by producing high-order harmonics from a turnkey femtosecond Yb-doped amplifier. We thus show efficient XUV generation with 1.9 mW average power at 18 eV
   
   Authors:Florent Guichard, Amplitude Systemes / Antoine Comby, CELIA / Sandra Beauvarlet, CELIA / Aura Gonzales, Amplitude Systemes / Stephane Petit, CELIA / Dominique Descamps, CELIA / Yoann Zaouter, Amplitude Systemes / Yann Mairesse, CELIA

6. 15:00 - 15:15
   EM2A.6

   (Withdrawn) Chiral high harmonics towards generation of isolated attosecond pulses

   Presenter: Nikolai Zhavoronkov, Max Born Institute

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   We have demonstrated experimentally a way to generate isolated attosecond pulses with elliptical polarization via high-harmonic-generation in two-color, bi-circular laser fields. Measured Stocks vector defined ellipticity of 0.9 with negligible content of unpolarized light.
   
   Authors:Nikolai Zhavoronkov, Max Born Institute / Ulrich Bengs, Max Born Institute

7. 15:15 - 15:30
   EM2A.7

   Soft x-ray high order harmonic generation from high power ultrafast thulium-doped fiber lasers

   Presenter: Martin Gebhardt, Institute of Applied Physcis

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   We report on soft x-ray HHG driven by a thulium-doped fiber laser. It is the first time that a photon energy cut-off ~400 eV has been demonstrated using this highly scalable laser technology.
   
   Authors:Martin Gebhardt, Institute of Applied Physcis / Tobias Heuermann, Institute of Applied Physcis / Christian Gaida, Active Fiber Systems GmbH / Ziyao Wang, Institute of Applied Physcis / Mathias Lenski, Institute of Applied Physcis / Robert Klas, Institute of Applied Physcis / Alexander Kirsche, Institute of Applied Physcis / Chang Liu, Institute of Applied Physcis / Steffen Haedrich, Active Fiber Systems GmbH / Cesar Jauregui, Institute of Applied Physcis / Jan Rothhardt, Helmholtz Institute Jena / Jens Limpert, Institute of Applied Physcis

Methods for Pushing High Average Power Laser Frontiers

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1. 13:30 - 14:00
   HM2B.1

   (Withdrawn) Scaling of High Energy High Average Power Short Pulse Lasers

   Presenter: Thomas Spinka, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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   Preliminary designs, modeling results, and scaling limitations of gas-cooled multi-slab Nd:glass and Tm:YLF based laser architectures will be discussed, along with recent progress and technology demonstrations of new average power capable high energy laser components.
   
   Authors:Thomas Spinka, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Al Erlandson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Eyal Feigenbaum, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Tom Galvin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / David Gibson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Brendan Reagan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Craig Siders, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Emily Frances Link, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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2. 14:00 - 14:15
   HM2B.2

   MLD vs. Transmission Gratings for the Highest-Efficiency, Most-Compact Pulse Compressors

   Presenter: Turan Erdogan, Plymouth Grating Laboratory, Inc.

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   Contrary to popular belief MLD gratings can be designed with a wide range of periods to provide the highest overall efficiency pulse compressors that are as compact and flexible as those based on transmission gratings.
   
   Authors:Turan Erdogan, Plymouth Grating Laboratory, Inc.

3. 14:15 - 14:30
   HM2B.3

   (Withdrawn) Power and peak power scaling of laser sources with sub 30 fs pulse duration to the kW-level

   Presenter: Peter Russbueldt, Fraunhofer Institute for Lasertechnology

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   We present a power-scalable laser source with 30 fs pulse duration, 530 W average power at 500 kHz repetition rate and almost diffraction-limited beam. The setup consists of an Innoslab amplifier and nonlinear pulse compression with an argon-filled Herriott cell.
   
   Authors:Peter Russbueldt, Fraunhofer Institute for Lasertechnology / Johannes Weitenberg, Chair for Laser Technology LLT, RWTH Aachen University / Jan Schulte, Fraunhofer Institute for Lasertechnology / Rudolf Meyer, Fraunhofer Institute for Lasertechnology / Christoph Meinhardt, Fraunhofer Institute for Lasertechnology / Dieter Hoffmann, Fraunhofer Institute for Lasertechnology / Reinhard Poprawe, Fraunhofer Institute for Lasertechnology

4. 14:30 - 14:45
   HM2B.4

   Ultrafast Thin-Disk based CPA System with > 1 kW Output Power and < 500 fs Pulse Duration

   Presenter: Thomas Metzger, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG

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   A thin-disk based CPA system with a maximum compressed pulse energy of 206 mJ at a repetition rate of 5 kHz and output powers close to 2 kW at 20 kHz is presented. Spectral amplitude shaping led to pulse durations of < 500 fs at 206 mJ.
   
   Authors:Christoph Wandt, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG / Clemens Herkommer, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG / Robert Jung, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG / Sandro Klingebiel, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG / Peter Krötz, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG / Stephan Prinz, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG / Michael Rampp, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG / Catherine Y. Teisset, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG / Knut Michel, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG / Thomas Metzger, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG

5. 14:45 - 15:00
   HM2B.5

   70 W Yb:YLF Cryogenically-Cooled Regenerative Amplifier

   Presenter: Huseyin Cankaya, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)

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   We demonstrate a cryogenically-cooled Yb:YLF regenerative amplifier delivering 20-mJ pulses at 3.5 kHz corresponding to 70 W average power. The pulses possess 2.1 nm spectral bandwidth centered at 1019 nm supporting sub-ps pulses.
   
   Authors:Huseyin Cankaya, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / Umit Demirbas, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / yi hua, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / Jelto Thesinga, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / Mikhail Pergament, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / Franz Kaertner, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)

6. 15:00 - 15:15
   HM2B.6

   Towards a 100 TW, sub-5-fs Optical Parametric Synthesizer

   Presenter: Peter Fischer, Umeå University

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   We report on details of a peak-power upgrade of a sub-5-fs Optical Parametric Synthesizer towards 100 TW. System design, pump pulse delaying and relay imaging system are presented. A tailored second and third harmonic generation reaches conversion efficiencies of 80% and 60% with 80ps pump pulses.
   
   Authors:Peter Fischer, Umeå University / Gergely Nagy, Umeå University / Alexander Muschet, Umeå University / Aitor De Andres, Umeå University / Roushdey Salh, Umeå University / Laszlo Veisz, Umeå University

7. 15:15 - 15:30
   HM2B.7

   1 kW CW Fiber-coupled Diode Laser with Enhanced Brightness

   Presenter: Joan Montiel-Ponsoda, Monocrom

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   We developed a 1kW cw fiber-coupled diode laser at 9XX nm by employing Lyot-filtered optical reinjection from an external cavity. This technique is insensitive to the thermal drift of the laser diodes. The FWHM spectral width at 1 kW output power is only around 7 nm.
   
   Authors:Guillermo Garre-Werner, Monocrom / Joan Montiel-Ponsoda, Monocrom / Volker Raab, Raab-Photonik GmbH / Gemma Safont, Monocrom / Carsten Bree, Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics Leibniz Instite in Forschungsverbund Berlin / Mindaugas Radziunas, Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics Leibniz Instite in Forschungsverbund Berlin / Crina Cojocaru, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Kestutis Staliunasb, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)

Nonlinear Frequency Conversion and Parametric Sources II

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1. 13:30 - 14:00
   MM2C.1

   Structured Beam Optical Parametric Oscillator based Mid-IR sources

   Presenter: Goutam K. Samanta, Physical Research Laboratory

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   We present our recent results on optical parametric oscillators producing high power coherent, structured optical beams, including optical vortex, vector vortex, and Airy beams tunable across near-IR to mid-IR wavelength range in all times scales.
   
   Authors:Goutam K. Samanta, Physical Research Laboratory

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2. 14:00 - 14:15
   MM2C.2

   High-power mid-infrared OP-GaAs OPO with controllable pulse repetition-rates and durations

   Presenter: Qiang Fu, Optoelectronics Research Centre

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   We report a high-power, mid-infrared OP-GaAs OPO with controllable pulse repetition rates (100 MHz – 1 GHz) and adjustable pulse durations (~95 ps – ~1.1 ns). The highest average output power of 13.7 W was achieved from the OPO with 9.2 W signal (3.3 μm) and 4.5 W idler (4.9 μm).
   
   Authors:Qiang Fu, Optoelectronics Research Centre / Lin Xu, Optoelectronics Research Centre / Sijing Liang, Optoelectronics Research Centre / Peter Shardlow, Optoelectronics Research Centre / David Shepherd, Optoelectronics Research Centre / Shaif-ul Alam, Optoelectronics Research Centre / David Richardson, Optoelectronics Research Centre

3. 14:15 - 14:30
   MM2C.3

   (Withdrawn) 2.2 TW Few-cycle Intense Pulses at 1.7 um Based on a BBO Dual-chirped Optical Parametric Amplification

   Presenter: Lu Xu, RIKEN

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   We report on the generation of 103 mJ mid-infrared pulses at the center wavelength of 1.7 mm using a BBO dual-chirped optical parametric amplification scheme (DC-OPA). Pulse compression down to 32.5 fs duration achieved after DC-OPA indicates a peak power of 2.2 TW.
   
   Authors:Lu Xu, RIKEN / Kataro Nishimura, RIKEN / Akira Suda, Tokyo University of Science / Katsumi Midorikawa, RIKEN / Yuxi Fu, RIKEN / Eiji Takahashi, RIKEN

4. 14:30 - 14:45
   MM2C.4

   Electrically injected OPO: design and expected performances

   Presenter: Andrea Gerini, Université de Paris

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   We designed a guided-wave OPO integrated to a laser diode providing its pump field. This monolithic source, currently under fabrication, spans the spectrum between 1.8 and 2.4 µm, where tunable semiconductor lasers are hardly available.
   
   Authors:Andrea Gerini, Université de Paris / Marco Ravaro, Université de Paris / Claire Thevenau, III-V Lab, Thales Research & Technology / Michel Garcia, III-V Lab, Thales Research & Technology / Olivier Parillaud, III-V Lab, Thales Research & Technology / Bruno Gérard, III-V Lab, Thales Research & Technology / Michel Krakowski, III-V Lab, Thales Research & Technology / Giuseppe Leo, Université de Paris

5. 14:45 - 15:00
   MM2C.5

   Development of new generation lithium niobate-based high energy single-cycle terahertz sources

   Presenter: László Pálfalvi, Institute of Physics,University of Pécs

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   Three new-generation terahertz sources are presented. These setups can solve the problems of energy-scalability and pulse-homogeneity. More than 15-mJ THz energy is predicted, nearly two orders of magnitudes higher than has been achieved earlier
   
   Authors:László Pálfalvi, Institute of Physics,University of Pécs / Zoltan Tibai, Institute of Physics,University of Pécs / Gábor Almási, Institute of Physics,University of Pécs / Barbara Mischl-Ruzsik, Institute of Physics,University of Pécs / János Hebling, Institute of Physics,University of Pécs / Gyorgy Toth, Institute of Physics,University of Pécs

6. 15:00 - 15:30
   MM2C.6

   High-power Far-infrared Off-axis Parametric Oscillator

   Presenter: Yen-Chieh Huang, National Tsing Hua University

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   We report tunable narrow-line high-power far-infrared radiation between 3-6 THz from off-axis parametric oscillators using lithium niobate and KTP as gain crystals. We measured tens of kW power at 5.7 THz in an ~80 ps width.
   
   Authors:Ming-Hsiung Wu, National Tsing Hua University / Yan-Jou Lin, National Tsing Hua University / Bao-Dong To, National Tsing Hua University / Yu-Chung Chiu, National Tsing Hua University / Yen-Chieh Huang, National Tsing Hua University

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Joint Poster Session I

1. JM3A.1

   Ultrashort, sub-20fs, high-power visible source
   

   Presenter: Florent Guichard, Amplitude Systemes

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   We report on the high-power generation of sub-20fs visible pulses. Incoming 130fs pulses from a 166kHz Yb:fiber amplifier are first frequency up-converted to 515nm through second-harmonic generation before being nonlinearly compressed in a gas-filled capillary
   
   Authors:Florent Guichard, Amplitude Systemes / Dominique Descamps, CELIA / Stephane Petit, CELIA / Antoine Comby, CELIA / Yoann Zaouter, Amplitude Systemes / Loïc Lavenu, Amplitude Systemes

2. JM3A.3

   Development of Gas-Discharge X-ray Sources for Nanotomography at “Burtsev Laboratory” LLC

   Presenter: Stepan Eliseev, "Burtsev Laboratory" LLC

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   Overview of development of compact gas-discharge X-ray sources in the “water window” range undergoing at “Burtsev Laboratory” LLC is given. General description of the experimental prototype under development and results of experimental investigations are presented.
   
   Authors:Stepan Eliseev, "Burtsev Laboratory" LLC / Andrey Samokhvalov, "Burtsev Laboratory" LLC / Eugenii Bolshakov, "Burtsev Laboratory" LLC / Timur Bronzov, "Burtsev Laboratory" LLC / Kirill Sergushichev, "Burtsev Laboratory" LLC / Artyom Smirnov, "Burtsev Laboratory" LLC / Maria Timshina, "Burtsev Laboratory" LLC / Denis Belsky, "Burtsev Laboratory" LLC / Marina Letunovskaya, "Burtsev Laboratory" LLC / Vladimir Burtsev, "Burtsev Laboratory" LLC

3. JM3A.4

   Luminosity Enhancement in Laser-Compton Scattering by Crab Crossing

   Presenter: Yuya Koshiba, Waseda University

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   X-ray enhancement by the crab crossing of electrons and laser photons in laser-Compton scattering (LCS) is studied. Current status of our crab crossing LCS experiment and the development of thin-disk regenerative amplifier is reported.
   
   Authors:Yuya Koshiba, Waseda University / Ryosuke Morita, Waseda University / Koki Yamashita, Waseda University / Kazuyuki Sakaue, The University of Tokyo / Masakazu Washio, Waseda University / Takeshi Higashiguchi, Utsunomiya University / Junji Urakawa, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

4. JM3A.5

   Nanosecond pulse enhancement in narrow linewidth cavity for steady-state microbunching

   Presenter: Qinghong Zhou, Southwest University of Science and Technology

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   In steady-state microbunching (SSMB), nanosecond laser pulse with megawatt average power is required. We build up a theoretic model to simulate the enhancement process of such pulses in narrow lindwidth cavities via a mode-locked mechanism in frequency domain.
   
   Authors:Qinghong Zhou, Southwest University of Science and Technology / Lisha Tu, Southwest University of Science and Technology / Liuying Chen, Southwest University of Science and Technology / Jun Liu, Southwest University of Science and Technology / Ma-Ke Ying, National Tsing Hua University / Karen Lei, Saratoga High School / Hao-Wen Luo, National Tsing Hua University / Juhao Wu, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory / Alexander Chao, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

5. JM3A.6

   Design Optimization of High-Peak-Brilliance Compton Light Sources

   Presenter: Igor Pogorelsky, Brookhaven National Laboratory

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   Pairing DAFNE and CBETA accelerators with a CO₂ laser operating in a repetitive pulse-burst mode results in 10²¹ ph/(s*mm²*mrad²*0.1%BW) peak brilliance at 50-1000 keV comparable to the capabilities of synchrotron light sources at hard x-rays.
   
   Authors:Igor Pogorelsky, Brookhaven National Laboratory / Mikhail Polyanskiy, Brookhaven National Laboratory / Timur Shaftan, Brookhaven National Laboratory

6. JM3A.7

   Directed Heavy Ion Emission from Plasmas with Sub-Relativistic Laser Intensities

   Presenter: S V Rahul, TIFR - Hyderabad

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   We present results of studies to understand the physics of ion acceleration from plasmas generated at subrelativistic laser intensities using mass limited targets & outline an energy resolved ion imaging technique using CR39 track detectors.
   
   Authors:S V Rahul, TIFR - Hyderabad / Ratul Sabui, IIT Hyderabad / Angana Mondal, TIFR Mumbai / Rakesh Kumar, IIT Hyderabad / Turuga Sairam, TIFR - Hyderabad / Ram Gopal, TIFR - Hyderabad / M Krishnamurthy, TIFR Mumbai

7. JM3A.8

   A microscopic thery for selection rules of solid-state high-harmonic generation based on time-dependent Schrödinger equation

   Presenter: Yasushi Shinohara, The University of Tokyo

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   We propose a microscopic description of the crystal symmetry deriving high-order harmonic generation selection rules by using a theory not relying on the perturbative expansion.
   The results give us how the contributions of different k-points forms the selection rule.
   
   Authors:Yasushi Shinohara, The University of Tokyo

8. JM3A.9

   Strong-Field Ionization in Bicircular Laser Fields

   Presenter: Jan Chaloupka, University of Northern Colorado

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   Ionization with intense bicircular laser pulses is studied using a classical ensemble method utilizing a high-performance computing cluster. Electron momenta, energy, timing, and rescattering trajectories are explored as a function of laser field parameters.
   
   Authors:Jan Chaloupka, University of Northern Colorado

9. JM3A.19

   Propensity rules and interference effects in laser-assisted photoionization of
   helium and neon

   Presenter: Mattias Bertolino, Lund University

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   Angle-resolved electrons from laser-assisted photoionization from atoms are simulated using Time-Dependent Configuration-Interaction Singles. The distributions are interpreted using a propensity rule for transitions in the continuum.
   
   Authors:Jan Dahlström, Lund University / David Busto, Lund University / Felipe Zapata, Lund University / Mattias Bertolino, Lund University

10. JM3A.20

    ELI-ELBA: fundamental science investigations with high power lasers at ELI-Beamlines

    Presenter: Gabriele Maria Grittani, ELI-Beamlines

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    The ELI-ELBA scientific program is devoted to the experimental investigation of different fundamental scientific problems by using a combination of multi-PW and sub-PW lasers available at the ELI-Beamlines research facility.
    
    Authors:Gabriele Maria Grittani, ELI-Beamlines / Sergei Bulanov, ELI-Beamlines / Georg Korn, ELI-Beamlines / Sebastian Lorenz, ELI-Beamlines / Carlo Lazzarini, ELI-Beamlines / michal nevrkla, ELI-Beamlines / Leonardo Vilanova, ELI-Beamlines

11. JM3A.21

    Second-Harmonic Generation of Spatiotemporal Optical Vortices

    Presenter: Scott Hancock, University of Maryland

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    Spatiotemporal optical vortices (STOVs) are a new type of optical orbital angular momentum (OAM) residing in the space-time domain. Here we examine, through experiment and simulation, how STOV OAM is transformed in second-harmonic generation.
    
    Authors:Scott Hancock, University of Maryland / Sina Zahedpour Anaraki, University of Maryland / Howard Milchberg, University of Maryland

12. JM3A.22

    Generating Relativistic Intensities via Staged Pulse Compression in Dielectric Media

    Presenter: Matthew Stanfield, University of California, Irvine

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    We demonstrate staging of self phase modulation in thin dielectric plates to produce a cost effective means of generating relativistically intense pulses. This new scheme has low loss and maintains focusability.
    
    Authors:Matthew Stanfield, University of California, Irvine / Hunter Allison, University of California, Irvine / Nicholas Beier, University of California, Irvine / Sahel Hakimi, University of California, Irvine / Amina Hussein, University of California, Irvine

13. JM3A.23

    Enhancing Laser-driven MeV Electron and Proton Spectra with Pseudo-Shaped Short Pulses

    Presenter: Derek Mariscal, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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    We present experiments using two kJ-class, multi-ps laser pulses for creating pseudo-shaped short pulses. Significant enhancements to MeV electron spectra and proton maximum energies are measured, and particle-in-cell simulations elucidate the time-dependent particle acceleration physics.
    
    Authors:Derek Mariscal, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Joohwan Kim, Colorado State University / Andreas Kemp, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Scott Wilks, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Graeme Scott, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Raspberry Simpson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Elizabeth Grace, Georgia Institute of Technology / Ginevra Cochran, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Jaebum Park, Colorado State University / Tammy Ma, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

14. JM3A.24

    Noise-like pulse generation using mode-locked thulium-doped fiber laser with nonlinear amplifying loop mirror

    Presenter: Maria Michalska, Military University of Technology

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    We investigate a noise-like pulse (NLP) generation in an all-PM-thulium-doped fiber laser. An NLP with a coherence spike width of 232 fs was generated at 1993.6 nm with a 3-dB bandwidth of 32.6 nm.
    
    Authors:Maria Michalska, Military University of Technology / Pawel Grzes, Military University of Technology / Jacek Swiderski, Military University of Technology

15. JM3A.26

    Effect of Doping Profile on the Threshold for the Parasitic Lasing and Thermoelastic Deformations in the Fe:ZnSe Laser with a Disk Geometry of the Active Element

    Presenter: Natalia Andronova, MTUCI

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    It has been shown by numerical simulation that the inhomogeneous distribution of alloying centers in a Fe:ZnSe laser makes it possible to increase the threshold for parasitic lasing and reduce the thermooptical distortions.
    
    Authors:Evgeniy Alekseev, National Research Center Kurchatov Institute / Natalia Andronova, MTUCI / Sergey Kazantsev, Moscow Polytechnic University / Lubov Mashkovtseva, MTUCI

16. JM3A.27

    4.19 μm Fe²⁺ Ions Lasing in Zn_1-xMn_xSe:Cr²⁺,Fe²⁺ (x = 0.05) Single Crystal under 1.71 μm Laser Diode Pumping via Cr²⁺ → Fe²⁺ Ions Energy Transfer

    Presenter: Adam Riha, Czech Technical University in Prague

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    Laser-diode (~1.71 μm) pumped Zn_1-xMn_xSe:Cr²⁺,Fe²⁺ (x=0.05) crystal through Cr²⁺→Fe²⁺ energy-transfer resulting in ~4.19 μm lasing within temperature range of 78–110 K, maximum mean laser output power of 4.1 mW, and slope-efficiency of 2.3% is presented.
    
    Authors:Adam Riha, Czech Technical University in Prague / Maxim Doroshenko, Russian Academy of Sciences / Helena Jelinkova, Czech Technical University in Prague / Michal Nemec, Czech Technical University in Prague / David Vyhlidal, Czech Technical University in Prague / Michal Jelinek, Czech Technical University in Prague / Jan Šulc, Czech Technical University in Prague / Alexander Papashvili, Russian Academy of Sciences / Nazar Kovalenko, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine / Igor Terzin, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

17. JM3A.28

    High-sensitivity Real-time Optical Pulse Detector for High-power Fiber-based MOPA Laser Systems

    Presenter: Pawel Grzes, Military University of Technology

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    A novel high-sensitivity real-time laser pulse detector is presented. It is designed to monitor energetic properties of optical signals in critical points of a MOPA laser system. Possible applications of the system are also discussed.
    
    Authors:Pawel Grzes, Military University of Technology / Maria Michalska, Military University of Technology / Jacek Swiderski, Military University of Technology

18. JM3A.29

    Obtaining a Supercritical Fluid by Exposing Water to Coherent Mid-IR Radiation

    Presenter: Stepan Andreev, Moscow Polytechnic University

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    The optical phenomena arising from the action of a high power pulse of a non-chain electrochemical HF laser on water in a transparent cylindrical vessel are investigated.
    
    Authors:Stepan Andreev, Moscow Polytechnic University / Konstantin Artem'ev, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences / Sergey Kazantsev, Moscow Polytechnic University

19. JM3A.33

    Tomographic Reconstruction Algorithms for Laser Wakefield Acceleration Gas Targets

    Presenter: Sebastian Lorenz, Institute of Physics, CAS, ELI-Beamlines

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    In this work we focus on the reconstruction of the density profiles from tomographic measurements. We compare different analytical and iterative methods, and we propose a new one tailored for the reconstruction of gas targets.
    
    Authors:Sebastian Lorenz, Institute of Physics, CAS, ELI-Beamlines / Gabriele Maria Grittani, Institute of Physics, CAS, ELI-Beamlines / michal nevrkla, Institute of Physics, CAS, ELI-Beamlines / Sergei Bulanov, Institute of Physics, CAS, ELI-Beamlines / Georg Korn, Institute of Physics, CAS, ELI-Beamlines / Leonardo Vilanova, Institute of Physics, CAS, ELI-Beamlines / Carlo Lazzarini, Institute of Physics, CAS, ELI-Beamlines / Jiri Limpouch, Czech Technical University in Prague