IPAC2017 - List of Authors (Lamb, T.)

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THPAB105	Design and Operation of the Integrated 1.3 GHz Optical Reference Module with Femtosecond Precision	3963
	T. Lamb, Ł. Butkowski, E.P. Felber, M. Felber, M. Fenner, S. Jabłoński, T. Kozak, J.M. Müller, P. Prędki, H. Schlarb, C. Sydlo, M. Titberidze, F. Zummack DESY, Hamburg, Germany
	In modern Free-Electron Lasers like FLASH or the European XFEL, the short and long-term stability of RF reference signals gains in importance. The requirements are driven by the demand for short FEL pulses and low-jitter FEL operation. In previous publications, a novel, integrated Mach-Zehnder Interferometer based scheme for a phase detector between the optical and the electrical domain was presented and evaluated. This Laser-to-RF phase detector is the key component of the integrated 1.3 GHz Optical Reference Module (REFM-OPT) for FLASH and the European XFEL. The REFM-OPT will phase-stabilize 1.3 GHz RF reference signals to the pulsed optical synchronization systems in these accelerators. Design choices in the final hardware configuration are presented together with measurement results and a performance evaluation from the first operation period in the European XFEL.
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THPAB108	Femtosecond Optical Synchronization System for the European XFEL	3969
	C. Sydlo, M. Felber, C. Gerth, T. Kozak, T. Lamb, J.M. Müller, H. Schlarb, F. Zummack DESY, Hamburg, Germany
	Accurate timing synchronization on the femtosecond timescale is an essential installation for time-resolved experiments at free-electron lasers (FELs) such as FLASH and the upcoming European XFEL. Conventional RF timing systems suffer from RF attenuation for such long distances and have reached to date a limit for synchronization precision of around 100 femtoseconds. An optical synchronization system is used at FLASH and is based on the distribution of femtosecond laser pulses over actively stabilized optical fibers. The upcoming European XFEL has raised the demands due to its large number of stabilized optical fibers and a length of 3400 m. The increased lengths for the stabilized optical fibers necessitated major advancement in precision to achieve the requirement of less than 10 femtosecond precision. This paper reports on the status of the laser-based synchronization system at the European XFEL.
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THPAB109	Fs Level Laser-to-RF Synchronization at REGAE	3972
	M. Titberidze, M. Felber, T. Lamb, H. Schlarb, C. Sydlo DESY, Hamburg, Germany R.A. Loch MPSD, Hamburg, Germany
	The Relativistic Electron Gun for Atomic Exploration (REGAE) is a unique linear accelerator capable of producing ultrashort (~ 10 fs) electron bunches for studying fast processes in matter by means of ultrafast electron diffraction (UED) experiments. Additionally, REGAE is suitable for upcoming external injection experiments for laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA). In order to carry out both mentioned experiments, it is crucial to achieve fs level stability in terms of Laser-to-RF synchronization. In this paper we present an advanced laser-to-RF synchronization scheme based on integrated Mach-Zehnder modulator. The setup demonstrated the Titanium Sapphire photo-injector laser synchronization with 11 fs (rms) precision in the bandwidth up to 100 kHz. Long term timing drift measurements showed unprecedented peak-to-peak stability of 31 fs (7 fs rms) over 43 hours of measurement time. In addition, AM-PM coefficient of the MZM based laser-to-RF synchronization setup has been evaluated and showed a factor of 10 improved performance compared to conventional direct conversion based laser synchronization setup.
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THPAB110	Custom Optomechanics for the Optical Synchronization System at the European XFEL	3976
	F. Zummack, M. Felber, C. Gerth, T. Lamb, J.M. Müller, M. Schäfer, H. Schlarb, C. Sydlo DESY, Hamburg, Germany
	Free-electron-lasers like the upcoming European XFEL demand highly reliable optical synchronization in range of few femtoseconds. The well known optical synchronization system at FLASH had to be re-engineered to meet XFEL requirements comprising demands like ten times larger lengths and raised numbers of optically synchronized instruments. These requirements directly convert to optomechanical precision and have yielded in a specialized design accounting for economical manufacturing technologies. These efforts resulted in reduced spatial dimensions, improved optical repeatability, maintainability and even reduced production costs. To account for thermal influences the heart of the optical synchronization system is based on an optical table made out of SuperInvar. To fully exploit its excellent thermal expansion coefficient, mechanical details need to be taken into account. This work presents the design and its realization of the re-engineered optomechanical parts of the optical synchronization system, comprising mounting techniques, link stabilization units and optical delay lines for high drift suppression.
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Design and Operation of the Integrated 1.3 GHz Optical Reference Module with Femtosecond Precision

3963

T. Lamb, Ł. Butkowski, E.P. Felber, M. Felber, M. Fenner, S. Jabłoński, T. Kozak, J.M. Müller, P. Prędki, H. Schlarb, C. Sydlo, M. Titberidze, F. Zummack
DESY, Hamburg, Germany

In modern Free-Electron Lasers like FLASH or the European XFEL, the short and long-term stability of RF reference signals gains in importance. The requirements are driven by the demand for short FEL pulses and low-jitter FEL operation. In previous publications, a novel, integrated Mach-Zehnder Interferometer based scheme for a phase detector between the optical and the electrical domain was presented and evaluated. This Laser-to-RF phase detector is the key component of the integrated 1.3 GHz Optical Reference Module (REFM-OPT) for FLASH and the European XFEL. The REFM-OPT will phase-stabilize 1.3 GHz RF reference signals to the pulsed optical synchronization systems in these accelerators. Design choices in the final hardware configuration are presented together with measurement results and a performance evaluation from the first operation period in the European XFEL.

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THPAB108

Femtosecond Optical Synchronization System for the European XFEL

3969

C. Sydlo, M. Felber, C. Gerth, T. Kozak, T. Lamb, J.M. Müller, H. Schlarb, F. Zummack
DESY, Hamburg, Germany

Accurate timing synchronization on the femtosecond timescale is an essential installation for time-resolved experiments at free-electron lasers (FELs) such as FLASH and the upcoming European XFEL. Conventional RF timing systems suffer from RF attenuation for such long distances and have reached to date a limit for synchronization precision of around 100 femtoseconds. An optical synchronization system is used at FLASH and is based on the distribution of femtosecond laser pulses over actively stabilized optical fibers. The upcoming European XFEL has raised the demands due to its large number of stabilized optical fibers and a length of 3400 m. The increased lengths for the stabilized optical fibers necessitated major advancement in precision to achieve the requirement of less than 10 femtosecond precision. This paper reports on the status of the laser-based synchronization system at the European XFEL.

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THPAB109

Fs Level Laser-to-RF Synchronization at REGAE

3972

M. Titberidze, M. Felber, T. Lamb, H. Schlarb, C. Sydlo
DESY, Hamburg, Germany
R.A. Loch
MPSD, Hamburg, Germany

The Relativistic Electron Gun for Atomic Exploration (REGAE) is a unique linear accelerator capable of producing ultrashort (~ 10 fs) electron bunches for studying fast processes in matter by means of ultrafast electron diffraction (UED) experiments. Additionally, REGAE is suitable for upcoming external injection experiments for laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA). In order to carry out both mentioned experiments, it is crucial to achieve fs level stability in terms of Laser-to-RF synchronization. In this paper we present an advanced laser-to-RF synchronization scheme based on integrated Mach-Zehnder modulator. The setup demonstrated the Titanium Sapphire photo-injector laser synchronization with 11 fs (rms) precision in the bandwidth up to 100 kHz. Long term timing drift measurements showed unprecedented peak-to-peak stability of 31 fs (7 fs rms) over 43 hours of measurement time. In addition, AM-PM coefficient of the MZM based laser-to-RF synchronization setup has been evaluated and showed a factor of 10 improved performance compared to conventional direct conversion based laser synchronization setup.

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THPAB110

Custom Optomechanics for the Optical Synchronization System at the European XFEL

3976

F. Zummack, M. Felber, C. Gerth, T. Lamb, J.M. Müller, M. Schäfer, H. Schlarb, C. Sydlo
DESY, Hamburg, Germany

Free-electron-lasers like the upcoming European XFEL demand highly reliable optical synchronization in range of few femtoseconds. The well known optical synchronization system at FLASH had to be re-engineered to meet XFEL requirements comprising demands like ten times larger lengths and raised numbers of optically synchronized instruments. These requirements directly convert to optomechanical precision and have yielded in a specialized design accounting for economical manufacturing technologies. These efforts resulted in reduced spatial dimensions, improved optical repeatability, maintainability and even reduced production costs. To account for thermal influences the heart of the optical synchronization system is based on an optical table made out of SuperInvar. To fully exploit its excellent thermal expansion coefficient, mechanical details need to be taken into account. This work presents the design and its realization of the re-engineered optomechanical parts of the optical synchronization system, comprising mounting techniques, link stabilization units and optical delay lines for high drift suppression.

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