Contributions to a conference proceedings

We generate 800-nm, sub-7-fs pulses from a degenerate Optical Parametric Amplifier pumped by the second harmonic of a Ti:sapphire system and seeded by supercontinuum generated by a near IR OPA pumped by the same source..

We demonstrate synchronized few-cycle 800-nm and 2-µm pulse trains seeded from a single Ti:sapphire oscillator, able to generate scalable, high-energy pulses lasting less than a single electric-field cycle. Such pulses are attractive for high-field physics [...]

We investigate, both numerically and experimentally, the optical parametric generation (OPG) process driven by femtosecond pulses in second-order nonlinear crystals. We discuss on the absolute phase and time fluctuations of the OPG beam [...]

The Analog Hadron Calorimeter is an option for the hadronic calorimeter of a future linear collider detector, based on scintillator tiles read out by silicon photomultipliers. The high channel density compared to current collider detectors requires an integration of the readout electronics into the active detector layers. [...]

Dielectric laser driven particle accelerators have become a research area of major interest due to the high acceleration gradients achievable. Those are mainly attributed to the high damage thresholds of dielectrics at optical frequencies. [...]

All components installed to the European XFEL cavity string modules underwent an intensive inspection and quality control before acceptance for installation to cavities or modules. Even though some RF feed throughs for HOM coupler- and Pick Up antennas showed leaks at the ceramic insulation after module test at 2 K. [...]

In order to simulate the beam dynamics in grating based Dielectric Laser Accelerators (DLA) fully self-consistent PIC codes are usually employed. These codes model the evolution of both the electromagnetic fields inside a laser-driven DLA and the beam phase space very accurately. [...]

In this work we present the outline of an experimental setup for dielectric laser acceleration of relativistic electron bunches produced by the ARES linac under construction at the SINBAD facility (DESY Hamburg). The experiment will be performed as part of the Accelerator on a Chip International Program (ACHIP), funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. [...]

The concept of dielectric laser accelerators (DLA) has gained increasing attention in accelerator research, because of the high achievable acceleration gradients (GeV/m). This is due to the high damage threshold of dielectrics at optical frequencies. [...]