| Code: | F K01 |
| Department: | Department of Experimental Physics |
| Course director: | Sándor Szatmári |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Semester: | not fixed |
| Hours/week: | 2+0 |
| Prerequisities: | Waves and Optics, Atomic Physics |
| Type of assessment: | K or B |
Course description:
Historical introduction, The definition
of brightness (its connection to intensity). Most important figure of merits
of high-intensity lasers. Comparison of solid-state and excimer based laser
systems, special features of hybrid lasers. Gain dynamics of excimers (definition
of storage-capability). Short- pulse amplification in the presence of absorption.
The principle of chirped-pulse amplification, its applicability for excimers.
Ways to increase the energy extraction in excimers (the definition of the
"momentarily-stored energy", multiple-pulse amplification , multiplexing).
Ways to increase the effective cross-section of excimer amplifiers (construction
principles of amplifiers, other optical methods). The principle of 1off-axis
amplification1 (optimisation procedures for multiple-passes). The principle
of interferometric multiplexing. Focusing of large-aperture UV beams (beam-smoothening
methods). Pulse shortening methods with pulsed lasers. Special features
of fast charging-circuits of excimer lasers. Application of high-brightness
UV pulses.
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