Femtosecond quantum optics

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: INTAS-93-0638

Project closed

Start date 1 October 1994

End date 31 October 1995

Funded under

• International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993-

Total cost No data

EU contribution € 10 000,00

Coordinated by

Istituto Nazionale di Ottica
Italy

Objective

The aim of this project is to shine femtosecond light pulses of high power in order to induce multiphoton or tunnel process on the electrons of metals or of isolated atoms. If the pulse duration is shorter than the electron-photon relaxation time, one foresees a coherent optics at 10-13 sec.

In the project new experiments regarding the yield of photon emission and the harmonic content will be done. The UV spectra have therefore to be analysed. Additionally a theory of laser/metal interaction in the femtosecond regime in view of modelling experiments will be developed for theoretical understanding and modelling the experiments.

Novel results are expected in the following areas: efficient photoemission of electrons for high brilliance cathodes; study of the Fermi surface of metals; and production of UV and X-ray by multiphoton processes.

Programme(s)

• IC-INTAS - International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993-

Topic(s)

• 12 - Atomic Structure, Lasers and Optics

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

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Coordinator

Istituto Nazionale di Ottica

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Largo Enrico Fermi 6 ; 50125 Firenze ; Italy
• Total cost: No data

Participants (2)

Central Design Bureau of Unique Instrumentation

Russia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 117342 Moscow
• Total cost: No data

Max-Planck Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 85748 Garching
• Total cost: No data