Derrek Wilson

ORCID: 0000-0001-5856-7331
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  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
  • Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics
  • Solid State Laser Technologies
  • Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Near-Field Optical Microscopy
  • Terahertz technology and applications
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • Laser Material Processing Techniques
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Laser Design and Applications
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
2020-2022

Brigham Young University
2022

Life Cycle Engineering (United States)
2021

Kansas State University
2014-2019

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2012

We demonstrate a chirped-pulse-amplified Ti:Sapphire laser system operating at 1 kHz, with 20 mJ pulse energy, 26 femtosecond duration (0.77 terawatt), and excellent long term carrier-envelope-phase (CEP) stability. A new vibrational damping technique is implemented to significantly reduce noise on both the stretcher compressor, thus enabling single-shot CEP value of 250 mrad RMS over hour 300 9 hours. This is, best our knowledge, ever reported for any terawatt class laser. also used pump...

10.1364/oe.23.004563 article EN cc-by Optics Express 2015-02-12

Abstract For the last several decades, wavelength range accessible for strong-field, few-cycle studies has remained limited to visible, near infrared and mid-wave regimes. In particular, sources in long-wave have been lacking. We report development of a 1 kHz, laser source with up 9 μ m central gigawatt peak powers. When focused, this can ionize gas targets, which we demonstrate here through ionization atomic xenon at wavelengths ranging from 5 m. This opens new opportunities fundamental...

10.1038/s41598-019-42433-1 article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2019-04-12

Views Icon Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Twitter Facebook Reddit LinkedIn Tools Reprints and Permissions Cite Search Site Citation Derrek J. Wilson, Julio Gea-Banacloche; Simple model to estimate the contribution of atmospheric CO2 Earth's greenhouse effect. American Journal Physics 1 April 2012; 80 (4): 306–315. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3681188 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers...

10.1119/1.3681188 article EN American Journal of Physics 2012-03-24

We generate few-cycle laser pulses from both the depleted pump and signal of an optical parametric amplifier using self-phase modulation in a single hollow-core fiber. Despite pump's poor spatial quality entering fiber, it produces field with less than 2.5 cycles. Moreover, we can simultaneously (same fiber) 4 cycle signal. The coherent combination allows for bandwidth spanning 500 to 1500 nm. geometry minimal path differences two fields, paving route generating multi-octave, synthesized...

10.1364/josab.35.000a45 article EN publisher-specific-oa Journal of the Optical Society of America B 2018-03-23

The non-linear response of dielectrics to intense, ultrashort electric fields has been a sustained topic interest for decades with one its most important applications being femtosecond laser micro/nano-machining. More recently, renewed interests in strong field physics solids were raised the advent mid-infrared pulses, such as high-order harmonic generation, optical-field-induced currents, etc. All these processes are underpinned by photoionization (PI), namely electron transfer from valence...

10.48550/arxiv.2101.10429 preprint EN cc-by arXiv (Cornell University) 2021-01-01

An optical parametric amplifier signal and its unconverted pump are studied as a method of waveform synthesis. Generating broad spectra with self phase modulation to create coherent multi-octave CEP stabilized pulses is discussed.

10.1364/cleo_si.2014.sth4e.5 article EN 2014-01-01

We demonstrate a terawatt class Ti:Sapphire laser, 20 mJ pulse energy, 26 femtosecond duration, 1kHz repetition rate, with Carrier-envelope-phase (CEP) stabilized within 300 mrad RMS, measured single shot over 9 hours.

10.1364/fio.2015.ftu3f.2 article EN Frontiers in Optics 2015-01-01

Get PDF Email Share with Facebook Tweet This Post on reddit LinkedIn Add to CiteULike Mendeley BibSonomy Citation Copy Text D. J. Wilson, A. M. Summers, and C. Trallero-Herrero, "A 260 MW light source at 7 μm center wavelength as a path strong field science in the far infrared," Frontiers Optics 2015, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optica Publishing Group, 2015), paper FTh4A.2. Export BibTex Endnote (RIS) HTML Plain alert Save article

10.1364/fio.2015.fth4a.2 article EN Frontiers in Optics 2015-01-01

An intracavity TIRM (iTIRM) that incorporates the evanescent wave scattering region within a laser cavity is described. Its advantages and applications including observation of particles too small for traditional are

10.1364/fio.2012.ftu3a.36 article EN 2012-01-01

We describe a compact, 1-m-long, hollow-core fiber (HCF) with 97.4% transmission. 1mJ, 170fs pulses are compressed to 25fs 92% total efficiency, energy stability of 0.6% RMS and an M 2 parameter about 1.05.

10.1364/up.2020.th4a.6 article EN The 22nd International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena 2020 2020-01-01

We developed a high transmission Hollow-core fiber (HCF) with 1mm ID that supports 97% absolute transmission. were able to achieve about 30 times spectral broadening of 11mJ, 1.5ps pulses from 275W, 25 kHz InnoSlab multi-pass amplifier 90% The spectrum achieved Kr at 1 bar 50fs TL bandwidth.

10.1364/cleo_si.2022.sm3o.6 article EN Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2022-01-01

To reach high average power operation combined with good conversion efficiency we utilize spectrally selective amplification multiple nonlinear crystals to yield 12% 30W output at 2um wavelength.

10.1364/up.2022.th4a.42 article EN The International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena (UP) 2022 2022-01-01

A Frequency Resolved Optical Gating instrument accepting s or p polarized input pulses ranging from 205 nm to 2000 nm, durations 2 cycles 100 ps, and nano-Joule energies is presented.

10.1364/up.2022.th4a.45 article EN The International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena (UP) 2022 2022-01-01

We demonstrate Yb laser (170fs) propagation in large a core hollow-core fiber (HCF) with 97.4% transmission. It serves as pre-compression stage to achieve 1.3 cycle pulses second step 70% overall efficiency

10.1364/up.2022.tu2b.4 article EN The International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena (UP) 2022 2022-01-01

To reach high average power operation combined with good conversion efficiency we utilize spectrally selective amplification multiple nonlinear crystals to yield 12% 30W output at 2um wavelength.

10.1364/cleo_at.2022.jm2e.1 article EN Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2022-01-01

The results are based on a commercial Yb:KGW regenerative amplifier (Pharos, Light Conversion) delivering 1 mJ, 170 fs pulses at to 6 kHz. This beam is precisely matched the fundamental mode of large core HCF ( few-cycle Inc.) mm inner diameter, by realizing focal spot diameter 660 μm 1/e 2 intensity (corresponding approximately Rayleigh range 0.3 m).

10.1109/cleo/europe-eqec52157.2021.9542479 article EN 2021-06-21

A Frequency Resolved Optical Gating instrument accepting s or p polarized input pulses ranging from 205 nm to 2000 nm, durations 2 cycles 100 ps, and nano-Joule energies is presented.

10.1364/cleo_si.2021.sw3j.1 article EN Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2021-01-01

We describe a compact, 1-m-long, hollow-core fiber (HCF) with 97.4% transmission. 1mJ, 170fs pulses are compressed to 25fs 92% total efficiency, energy stability of 0.6% RMS and an M 2 parameter about 1.05.

10.1364/cleo_si.2021.sw2r.4 article EN Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2021-01-01

We describe a compact, 1-m-long, hollow-core fiber (HCF) with 97.4% transmission. 1mJ, 170fs pulses are compressed to 25fs 92% total efficiency, energy stability of 0.6% RMS and an M 2 parameter about 1.05.

10.1364/assl.2021.aw2a.5 article EN Laser Congress 2020 (ASSL, LAC) 2021-01-01
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