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The module is organized in two parts:
The first part delivers a brief recap of laser theory, including the generation of ultra-fast laser pulses in the femto and attosecond regime. It will then introduce non-linear optics, second and higher harmonic generation, non-linear mixing and experimental techniques such as pump and probe, optical parametric oscillators and up- and down conversion. This is followed by methods to measure ultra-fast pulses: autocorrelation, frequency resolved optical gating and related imaging techniques.
The second part of the module provides an overview and develops understanding of the state-of-the-art in soft x-ray light sources. In the spectral region from 1 - 100 nm electromagnetic radiation interacts very strongly with matter. The module explores the main principles, and experimental realisation, of methods to generate intense sources at these wavelengths and their key applications as a tool for fabricating, probing and characterising matter - including SXR light for nanoprocessing and imaging nanostructures, and the imaging of biological samples in the “water window”.
The first part delivers a brief recap of laser theory, including the generation of ultra-fast laser pulses in the femto and attosecond regime. It will then introduce non-linear optics, second and higher harmonic generation, non-linear mixing and experimental techniques such as pump and probe, optical parametric oscillators and up- and down conversion. This is followed by methods to measure ultra-fast pulses: autocorrelation, frequency resolved optical gating and related imaging techniques.
The second part of the module provides an overview and develops understanding of the state-of-the-art in soft x-ray light sources. In the spectral region from 1 - 100 nm electromagnetic radiation interacts very strongly with matter. The module explores the main principles, and experimental realisation, of methods to generate intense sources at these wavelengths and their key applications as a tool for fabricating, probing and characterising matter - including SXR light for nanoprocessing and imaging nanostructures, and the imaging of biological samples in the “water window”.
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| Dr Patrick Hayden | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |