The structure of laser pulses (cont.)

5 dezembro 2019, 09:00 • Gonçalo Figueira

Chirped pulses. Applications. Chirped pulse amplification.

Gaussian pulses: transform-limited and chirped.

Laser pulses and dispersion. 

What is dispersion and where does it come from.

The structure of laser pulses (cont.)

3 dezembro 2019, 15:00 • Gonçalo Figueira

Fourier transforms

Temporal and spectral widths

Chirped pulses

Lasers and laser pulses (cont.). Introduction to laser pulse structure.

28 novembro 2019, 09:00 • Gonçalo Figueira

Pulsed lasers: mode-locking

Introduction to the structure of laser pulses

Temporal and spectral representation

Temporal and spectral amplitude and phase

Lasers and laser pulses

26 novembro 2019, 15:00 • Gonçalo Figueira

Laser feedback and conditions for oscillation.

Pulsed lasers.

Laser amplifiers (cont.)

21 novembro 2019, 09:00 • Gonçalo Figueira

The two-level laser amplifier

Three and four-level amplifiers

Common laser amplifiers: characteristics

Amplifier saturation and noise.