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@PHDTHESIS{Zia:291315,
      author       = {Zia, Haider},
      othercontributors = {Kärtner, Franz},
      title        = {{E}xperimental and {T}heoretical {S}tudies in
                      {N}on-{L}inear {O}ptical {A}pplications: {F}iber
                      {O}scillators, {R}egenerative {A}mplifiers, {S}imulations on
                      {W}hite-{L}ight {G}eneration},
      issn         = {1435-8085},
      school       = {Universität Hamburg},
      type         = {Dr.},
      address      = {Hamburg},
      publisher    = {Verlag Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron},
      reportid     = {PUBDB-2015-05316, DESY-THESIS-2015-050},
      series       = {DESY-THESIS},
      pages        = {163},
      year         = {2015},
      note         = {Universität Hamburg, Diss., 2015},
      abstract     = {Compact and stable ultrafast laser sources for electron
                      diffraction experiments are the first step in accomplishing
                      the dream experiment of producing a molecular movie. This
                      thesis work focuses on developing new robust laser sources
                      to enable arbitrary scaling in laser repetition rate, pulse
                      energy, duration and stability as needed to provide
                      sufficient integrated detected electrons for high quality
                      diffraction patterns that can be inverted to real space
                      movies. In chapter 2, the construction of a novel stable and
                      high power stretched pulse fiber oscillator outputting 300mW
                      at 31 MHz and compressible pulses to below 90fs will be
                      described. Chapter 3 will describe the construction of a
                      solid-state regenerative amplifier that was developed to
                      achieve pulse energies above 1mJ with 0.40 mJ already
                      achieved at 1 kHz. Novel simulation techniques were explored
                      that aided the construction of the amplifier. Chapter 4
                      derives a new, fast and powerful numerical theory that is
                      implemented for generalized non-linear Schrodinger equations
                      in all spatial dimensions and time. This new method can
                      model complicated terms in these equations that outperforms
                      other numerical methods with respect to minimizing numerical
                      error and increased speed. These advantages are due to this
                      method’s Fourier nature. A simulation tool was created,
                      employing this numerical technique to simulate white-light
                      generation in bulk media. The simulation matches extremely
                      well with published experimental data, and is superior to
                      the original simulation method used to match the experiment.
                      The use of this tool enables accurate calculations of
                      continuum or white light generation as needed for different
                      experimental protocols and serves as the primary input to
                      generate wide bandwidth coherent light. This work has solved
                      the problem of predictably designing continuum generation
                      within targeted wavelength ranges. This information is
                      needed as part of an overall scheme in laser source
                      development to coherently control molecules in the IR region
                      to provide a new photo trigger source for molecular reaction
                      dynamics that will be essential to explore chemical reaction
                      dynamics in general.},
      cin          = {MPSD / CFEL-UFOX / FS-CFEL-2},
      cid          = {I:(DE-H253)MPSD-20120731 / I:(DE-H253)CFEL-UFOX-20160927 /
                      I:(DE-H253)FS-CFEL-2-20120731},
      pnm          = {6211 - Extreme States of Matter: From Cold Ions to Hot
                      Plasmas (POF3-621)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6211},
      experiment   = {EXP:(DE-H253)CFEL-Exp-20150101},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3 / PUB:(DE-HGF)29 / PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
      url          = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/291315},
}