Coherent control of Angstrom-wavelength laser pulses for ultrafast physics
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- In 2009, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) generated Angstrom wavelength x-ray pulses with femtosecond pulse duration. This marked the advent of the first Angstrom wavelength x-ray laser in history. The ultrafast, ultrabright and highly coherent x-ray pulses opened up new opportunities to catch a glimpse of the bizarre and fascinating world of atom dynamics. To explore these dynamics at the natural spatial and temporal scale of atoms and molecules, new x-ray optics systems are required to precisely manipulate the x-ray laser pulse. This is the focus of my research. In this thesis, I summarize my effort of developing an efficient numerical simulation platform for the time-dependent behavior of Bragg crystal optics, and the design and experimental demonstration of a dispersion-free ultra-stable optical system to split, delay and recombine hard x-rays in a manner that will enable a new generation of high sensitivity ultrafast measurements. In the end, I present a future-oriented conceptual study that applies these techniques to the well-known chirped pulse amplification (CPA) process that has revolutionized high power optical lasers and show how this could be achieved at Angstrom wavelengths to deliver over a terawatt of x-ray power.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2022; ©2022 |
| Publication date | 2022; 2022 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Li, Haoyuan |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Dunne, Mike |
| Thesis advisor | Dunne, Mike |
| Thesis advisor | Huang, Zhirong, 1968- |
| Thesis advisor | Reis, David A, 1970- |
| Degree committee member | Huang, Zhirong, 1968- |
| Degree committee member | Reis, David A, 1970- |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Physics |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Haoyuan Li. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Physics. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2022. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/my883zf5934 |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2022 by Haoyuan Li
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (CC BY).
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