Practical application of cross correlation technique to measure jitter of master-oscillator-power-amplifier laser system

• Autorzy: Młyńczak J. , Sawicz-Kryniger K. , Fry A. R. , Glownia J. M. , Leemans S.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/s11772-014-0200-4

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Linac coherent light source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) is the world’s first hard X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) and is capable of producing high-energy, femtosecond duration X-ray pulses. A common technique to study fast timescale physical phenomena, various “pump/probe” techniques are used. In these techniques there are two lasers, one optical and one X-ray, that work as a pump and as a probe to study dynamic processes in atoms and molecules. In order to resolve phenomena that occur on femtosecond timescales, it is imperative to have very precise timing between the optical lasers and X-rays (on the order of ~20 fs or better). The lasers are synchronized to the same RF source that drives the accelerator and produces the X-ray laser. However, elements in the lasers cause some drift and time jitter, thereby de-synchronizing the system. This paper considers cross-correlation technique as a way to quantify the drift and jitter caused by the regenerative amplifier of the ultrafast optical laser.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

jitter; cross-correlation; laser amplifier; pump-and-probe technique

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 22, No. 4
• Strony: 218--223
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., il., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Młyńczak J.

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliskiego Str., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Technology, 24 Warszawska Str., 31–155 Cracow, Poland

autor

Sawicz-Kryniger K.

• Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Technology, 24 Warszawska Str., 31-155 Cracow, Poland

autor

Fry A. R.

• Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA

autor

Glownia J. M.

• Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA

autor

Leemans S.

• University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, Ca 95064, USA

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