Defense Presentation

David Alessi

Ph.D. Qualifying
June 16, 2009, 2pm
ERC B301

Abstract:  This is a qualifying exam

Adviser: Jorge J. Rocca
Co-adviser: NA
Non-ECE member: Siu Au Lee (physics)
Member3: Carmen S. Menoni
Member4: Mario C. Marconi
Additional member: NA

Publications to be Reviewed:
Y. Wang, E. Granados, F. Pedaci, D. Alessi, B. Luther, M. Berrill, and J.J. Rocca, “Phase coherent table top soft x-ray lasers at 18.9 nm and 13.9 nm by saturated amplification of high harmonic pulses in Nickel-like ions,” Nature Photonics 2, 94 (2008)
A. Weith, M. A. Larotonda, Y. Wang, B. M. Luther, D. Alessi, M. C. Marconi, and J. J. Rocca, “Continuous high-repetition-rate operation of collisional soft-x-ray lasers with solid targets,” Opt. Lett. 31, 1994 (2006)
B. M. Luther, Y. Wang, M. A. Larotonda, D. Alessi, M. Berrill, J. J. Rocca, J. Dunn, R. Keenan, V. N. Shlyaptsev, “High repetition rate collisional soft x-ray lasers based on grazing incidence pumping”, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 42, 4 (2006)
Y. Wang, M. A. Larotonda, B. M. Luther, D. Alessi, M. Berrill, V. N. Shlyaptsev, and J. J. Rocca, “Demonstration of high-repetition-rate tabletop soft-x-ray lasers with saturated output at wavelengths down to 13.9 nm and gain down to 10.9 nm”, Phys. Rev. A 72, 053807, (2005)
J. J. Rocca, Y. Wang, M. A. Larotonda, B. M. Luther, M. Berrill, and D. Alessi, V. N. Shlyaptsev, "Saturated 13.2 nm high-repitition-rate laser in nickellike cadmium", Opt. Lett. 30, 2581 (2005)
D. Alessi, B. M. Luther, Y. Wang, M. A. Larotonda, M. Berrill, and J. J. Rocca, “High repetition rate operation of saturated tabletop soft x-ray lasers in transitions of neon-like ions near 30 nm”, Opt. Express 13, 2093 (2005)
B. M. Luther, Y. Wang, M. A. Larotonda, D. Alessi, M. Berrill, M. C. Marconi, J. J. Rocca, V. N. Shlyaptsev, "Saturated high-repetition-rate 18.9 nm table-top laser in nickellike molybdenum", Opt. Lett. 30, 165 (2005)
B. M. Luther, Y. Wang, M.Berrill, D. Alessi, M. C. Marconi, M. A. Larotonda, and J. J. Rocca, "Highly ionized Ar plasma waveguides generated by a fast capillary discharge", IEEE Trans. on Plasma Science 33, 582, (2005)
M. A. Larotonda, B. M. Luther, Y. Wang, Y. Liu, D. Alessi, M. Berrill, A. Dummer, F. Brizuela, C. S. Menoni, M. C. Marconi, V. N. Shlyaptsev, J. Dunn, J. J. Rocca, “Characteristics of a Saturated 18.9 nm Tabletop Laser Operating at 5-Hz Repetition Rate”, IEEE J. Select. Topics in Quantum Electron. 10, 1363 (2004)



Program of Study:
PH521 Introduction to Lasers
PH522 Introductory Laser Laboratory
PH651 Quantum Mechanics I
PH652 Quantum Mechanics II
EE546 Laser Fundamentals and Devices
EE580 Ultrafast Optics
EE580 Physical Optics
EE580 Plasma Physics and Applications
EE580 Optical Interferometry and Laser Metrology
ECE641 Electromagnetics
ECE642 Time Harmonic Electromagnetics
EE680 Nonlinear Optics
EE777 X-Ray Lasers