MRI: Development of a High Average Power Ultrafast Laser

该项目旨在开发一种高平均功率、飞秒激光系统，其性能远远超过目前世界上任何地方存在的激光系统。它将产生能量为1-4mJ的脉冲，脉冲持续时间低于20fs，重复频率为10 - 40kHz。它还将能够产生形状光脉冲，用于物质量子控制实验，优化EUV生成，新型高分辨率显微镜和微加工。该激光器将用于各种各样的应用实验，这些实验将由JILA小组完成，也涉及来自科罗拉多大学、麻省理工学院、纽约州立大学石溪分校、加州大学伯克利分校、科罗拉多州立大学、普林斯顿大学和韦恩州立大学的合作者。因此，一种新的、高性能的激光系统将被广泛地用于光学科学和工程项目。此外，激光设计将通过出版物、网页和技术转移向工业界提供给超快激光社区。JILA集团在向科学和工程社区以及工业转让技术方面有着非常强大的记录。最重要的是，该项目还将为学生在激光和光学设计、快速电子、EUV生成、新型脉冲整形技术和机械设计等高科技领域提供良好的培训基地。

This project seeks to develop a high-average power, femtosecond laser system withcapabilities well-beyond what exists anywhere in the world at present.It will generate pulseswith energies of 1-4mJ,with a pulse duration of under 20fs,and at a repetition rate of 10 - 40kHz.It will also be capable of generating shaped light pulses for experiments in quantum controlof matter,optimizing EUV generation,novel high-resolution microscopies,and micro-machining.This laser will be used for a wide variety of application experiments which will bedone by the JILA group,and also involving collaborators from the University of Colorado,MIT,SUNY Stony Brook,UC Berkeley,Colorado State University,Princeton University,and WayneState University.Thus,a new,high-performance laser system will be heavily used for a widerange of optical science and engineering projects.Furthermore,the laser designs will be madeavailable to the ultrafast laser community through publications,web pages,and technologytransfer to industry.The JILA group has a very strong track record of technology transfer,bothto the scientific and engineering communities and to industry.Most importantly,this project willalso provide an excellent training ground for students in high technology areas such as laser andoptical design,fast electronics,EUV generation,novel pulse shaping technologies,andmechanical design.