Welcome to the Ultrafast Laser Laboratory - Uwe Morgner
The investigation of ultrafast processes in nature requires the preparation of tailored light pulses with durations much shorter than the inherent dynamics of the process under test.
Our group is doing high level research on pulsed lasers and their applications in many different areas of science. Our expertise in laser physics spans from the world wide shortest pulses with single cycle durations via high repetition rate high energy sources to terawatt peak powers.
Our laser application research addresses fundamental questions regarding the light-matter interaction as well as micro machining or bio imaging.
Mode-locked DPSS Laser
The DPSS laser team explores the potential of Yb-based mode-locked oscillators and amplifiers regarding pulse energy scaling and pulse duration limitations, respectively. Beside unique parametric devices the generation of complex laser-written waveguide structures is presented on the following sites.
Ti:sapphire Oscillators
Currently Ti:sapphire lasers developed by our group hold the distinction of generating the shortest as well as the most energetic laser pulses ever achieved from Ti:sapphire oscillators. Using these unique laser systems allows us to investigate numerous areas in fundamental physics with exceptional precision.
Amplifier Systems
In our working group one potential research field is the development of different amplifier concepts with high repetition rates and reasonable pulse energies, e.g. a “rod-type fiber amplifier” or “optical parametric amplifiers” (OPAs). Furthermore there are several commercially available amplifier systems delivering up to TW peak power. [more...]
XUV Laser Physics
This research ares focus on coherent and strong field interactions of lasers with matter involving the use of ultrafast and ultra-intense lasers for the generation of laser-driven short-pulse light sources producing extreme ultraviolet wavelengths.
The "Ultrafast Laser" group members 2010
iqo.uni-hannover.de
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