FEL2011 - List of Authors (Schlott, V.)

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Optical Synchronization of the SwissFEL 250 Mev Test Injector Gun Laser With the Optical Master Oscillator

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V.R. Arsov, S. Hunziker, M.G. Kaiser, V. Schlott
Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
F. Löhl
CLASSE, Ithaca, New York, USA

Funding: This work is partly supported by IRUVX-PP, an EU co-funded project under FP7 (Grant Agreement 211285)
The SwissFEL gun laser stability is crucial for stable SASE operation in the hard X-ray regime. In 10 pC mode in which sub-10 fs photon pulses will be delivered for the users, the gun laser arrival time jitter at the cathode shouldn't exceed 30 fs (rms). In the present design it is foreseen that the gun oscillator is optically stabilized. It is also necessary to check the stability of the combination laser oscillator and transfer line with an optical reference. For this, the Ti:Sa oscillator was used as a master laser and its pulses were delivered through a ca. 5 m long free space transfer line to optically synchronize an Er-fiber oscillator via two color balanced optical cross correlator with a BBO crystal. The two lasers were placed on different optical tables, which didn't have a mechanical connection through the transfer line. Stable optical lock for at least 60 minutes was demonstrated with an in-loop stability in the range 3.7-17.6 fs. In the range 10 Hz-1 kHz the phase noise stability of the optically locked Er-fiber oscillator varied between 76.5 fs and 118.5 fs rms, 76 fs of which was the contribution of the 1.5 GHz PLO, to which the Ti:Sa oscillator was RF-locked.

THPB06

Coherent Terahertz Radiation Monitors for Multiple Spectral Bands

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R. Ischebeck, G.L. Orlandi, P. Peier, V. Schlott, B. Smit, C. Vicario, C. Zimmerli
Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
C. Gerth
DESY, Hamburg, Germany

The SwissFEL Injector Test Facility is destined for demonstrating electron beam parameters that are suitable for FEL operation. Of particular interest is the on-line measurement of longitudinal phase space properties, as this provides insight into the bunch compression process. The spectral distribution of diffraction radiation offers a robust way to assess bunch length and longitudinal profile. The bunch length at the SwissFEL Injector Test Facility can be varied by changing the photocathode laser. Diffraction radiation is emitted as the electron bunches pass through a hole in a titanium foil. The emitted Terahertz radiation has been simulated by the code THz Transport, and the propagation to the detectors has been modeled.

FROA4

Response Matrix of Longitudinal Instrumentation in SwissFEL

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R. Ischebeck, B. Beutner, R. Kalt, P. Peier, S. Reiche, T. Schilcher, V. Schlott
Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland

Several sources of jitter and drift affect the longitudinal phase space dynamics of SwissFEL. To evaluate how drifts can be identified and corrected through appropriate diagnostics and beam-based feedbacks, the response matrix of possible longitudinal diagnostics on laser and RF stability is modeled. To this intent, photocathode laser intensity, laser arrival time, RF phases and RF amplitudes are individually varied in an ELEGANT model, and the expected response of on-line diagnostics on the simulated bunches is evaluated. By comparing the slope of the response to the expected resolution of the instrumentation, suitable monitors can be selected for a feedback.

Slides FROA4 [2.837 MB]

Paper	Title	Page
TUPA21	Optical Synchronization of the SwissFEL 250 Mev Test Injector Gun Laser With the Optical Master Oscillator	243
	V.R. Arsov, S. Hunziker, M.G. Kaiser, V. Schlott Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland F. Löhl CLASSE, Ithaca, New York, USA
	Funding: This work is partly supported by IRUVX-PP, an EU co-funded project under FP7 (Grant Agreement 211285) The SwissFEL gun laser stability is crucial for stable SASE operation in the hard X-ray regime. In 10 pC mode in which sub-10 fs photon pulses will be delivered for the users, the gun laser arrival time jitter at the cathode shouldn't exceed 30 fs (rms). In the present design it is foreseen that the gun oscillator is optically stabilized. It is also necessary to check the stability of the combination laser oscillator and transfer line with an optical reference. For this, the Ti:Sa oscillator was used as a master laser and its pulses were delivered through a ca. 5 m long free space transfer line to optically synchronize an Er-fiber oscillator via two color balanced optical cross correlator with a BBO crystal. The two lasers were placed on different optical tables, which didn't have a mechanical connection through the transfer line. Stable optical lock for at least 60 minutes was demonstrated with an in-loop stability in the range 3.7-17.6 fs. In the range 10 Hz-1 kHz the phase noise stability of the optically locked Er-fiber oscillator varied between 76.5 fs and 118.5 fs rms, 76 fs of which was the contribution of the 1.5 GHz PLO, to which the Ti:Sa oscillator was RF-locked.

THPB06	Coherent Terahertz Radiation Monitors for Multiple Spectral Bands	572
	R. Ischebeck, G.L. Orlandi, P. Peier, V. Schlott, B. Smit, C. Vicario, C. Zimmerli Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland C. Gerth DESY, Hamburg, Germany
	The SwissFEL Injector Test Facility is destined for demonstrating electron beam parameters that are suitable for FEL operation. Of particular interest is the on-line measurement of longitudinal phase space properties, as this provides insight into the bunch compression process. The spectral distribution of diffraction radiation offers a robust way to assess bunch length and longitudinal profile. The bunch length at the SwissFEL Injector Test Facility can be varied by changing the photocathode laser. Diffraction radiation is emitted as the electron bunches pass through a hole in a titanium foil. The emitted Terahertz radiation has been simulated by the code THz Transport, and the propagation to the detectors has been modeled.

FROA4	Response Matrix of Longitudinal Instrumentation in SwissFEL	652
	R. Ischebeck, B. Beutner, R. Kalt, P. Peier, S. Reiche, T. Schilcher, V. Schlott Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
	Several sources of jitter and drift affect the longitudinal phase space dynamics of SwissFEL. To evaluate how drifts can be identified and corrected through appropriate diagnostics and beam-based feedbacks, the response matrix of possible longitudinal diagnostics on laser and RF stability is modeled. To this intent, photocathode laser intensity, laser arrival time, RF phases and RF amplitudes are individually varied in an ELEGANT model, and the expected response of on-line diagnostics on the simulated bunches is evaluated. By comparing the slope of the response to the expected resolution of the instrumentation, suitable monitors can be selected for a feedback.
	Slides FROA4 [2.837 MB]