Ultrafast laser synchronization at the FERMI@elettra FEL

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8778, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Sigalotti, P ^a   Cinquegrana, P ^a   Demidovich, A ^a   Ivanov, R ^a   Nikolov, I ^a   Kurdi, G ^a   Danailov, M B ^a  

^a SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balanced optical cross correlator; Femtosecond laser synchronization; Seed laser; Seeded FEL; Time jitter

Indexed keywords

CROSS-CORRELATION MEASUREMENTS; FEMTOSECONDS; OPTICAL CROSS CORRELATORS; SEED LASERS; TIME JITTERS; TIME RESOLVED MEASUREMENT; ULTRAFAST LASER SYSTEMS; X-RAY FREE ELECTRON LASERS;

DESIGN; MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; TIMING JITTER; ULTRAFAST LASERS; ULTRASHORT PULSES; X RAYS;

FREE ELECTRON LASERS;

EID: 84880717692     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2020488     Document Type: Conference Paper

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