06 Instrumentation, Controls, Feedback & Operational Aspects

T24 Lasers

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TUPC123 An Electro-Optic Deflector for a Fast Laser-Wire Scanner 1356
 
  • A. Bosco, G. A. Blair, S. T. Boogert, G. E. Boorman
    Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey
 
  A large aperture electro-optic deflector has been designed, realized and tested for application on a laser-wire scanner for particle accelerators. Results on the important parameters such as deflection strenght, speed and mode quality preservation are shown and discussed.  
TUPC124 Development of a High Power Fibre Laser for Laser Based Electron Beam Diagnostics 1359
 
  • L. Corner, N. Delerue, M. Newman, R. Walczak
    OXFORDphysics, Oxford, Oxon
  • G. A. Blair, S. T. Boogert
    Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey
  • L. Corner, D. F. Howell, L. J. Nevay
    JAI, Oxford
 
  We present the latest results on the development of a high power fibre laser system for the laserwire project on ILC-like laser based electron beam diagnostics. The laser consists of a solid state oscillator which can be synchronised to an external frequency reference, and two amplification stages in double clad doped fibre, giving 1uJ pulses in a burst mode suitable for the ATF2 laserwire project. This output is amplified in large mode area photonic crystal fibre to generate the high pulse energy necessary for Compton scattering without any deleterious nonlinear effects, whilst maintaining the high spatial mode quality and beam pointing stability of a fibre laser. These properties are essential for producing the sub-micron spot sizes required for the measurement of small particle beam sizes.