Dr. Craig W. Siders Profile

Dr. Craig W. Siders

Senior Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab

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Publications (15)

Proceedings Article | 18 December 2024 Presentation + Paper

Advancements in high fluence multilayer dielectric gratings for ultrafast lasers

Hoang Nguyen, Jeff Bude, Brad Hickman, Candis Jackson, James Nissen, Craig Siders, Sean Tardif, Jackson Williams, David Alessi

Proceedings Volume 13190, 131900J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3032550

KEYWORDS: Optical gratings, Laser systems engineering, Laser development, Ultrafast phenomena, Ultrafast lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser induced damage, Laser energy, Design, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2019 Paper

Laser Technology Development for High Peak Power Lasers Achieving Kilowatt Average Power and Beyond

E. Sistrunk, D. Alessi, A. Bayramian, K. Chesnut, A. Erlandson, T. Galvin, D. Gibson, H. Nguyen, B. Reagan, K. Schaffers, C. Siders, T. Spinka, C. Haefner

Proceedings Volume 11034, 1103407 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2525380

KEYWORDS: High power lasers, Particle beams, Laser applications, Pulsed laser operation, Laser development, Laser systems engineering, Diodes, Amplifiers, Spatial filters, Optical amplifiers, Fusion energy

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2019 Paper

Scaling of petawatt-class lasers to multi-kHZ repetition rates

T. Galvin, A. Bayramian, K. Chesnut, A. Erlandson, C. Siders, E. Sistrunk, T. Spinka, C. Haefner

Proceedings Volume 11033, 1103303 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2520981

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Amplifiers, Diodes, Laser development, High power lasers

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2018 Paper

Active learning with deep Bayesian neural network for laser control

Thomas Galvin, Sandrine Herriot, Brenda Ng, Wade Williams, Sachin Talathi, Thomas Spinka, Emily Sistrunk, Craig Siders, Constantin Haefner

Proceedings Volume 10751, 107510N (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2324364

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Neural networks, Laser safety, Performance modeling, Machine learning, Amplifiers, Systems modeling, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2010 Paper

Power scaling analysis of fiber lasers and amplifiers based on non-silica materials

Jay Dawson, Michael Messerly, John Heebner, Paul Pax, Arun Sridharan, Amber Bullington, Raymond Beach, Craig Siders, C. P. Barty, Mark Dubinskii

Proceedings Volume 7686, 768611 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852393

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Silica, YAG lasers, Thermal effects, Optical fibers, Fiber amplifiers, Laser scattering, Raman scattering, Glasses, Raman spectroscopy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2009

Interferometric adaptive optics for high-power laser pointing and wavefront control and phasing

Kevin Baker, Eddy Stappaerts, Doug Homoelle, Mark Henesian, Erlan Bliss, Craig Siders, Christopher Barty

JM3, Vol. 8, Issue 03, 033040, (July 2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3167840

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Microelectromechanical systems, National Ignition Facility, Wavefronts, Laser beam diagnostics, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, High power lasers, Optical simulations

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

Interferometric adaptive optics for high-power laser pointing, wavefront control, and phasing

K. Baker, E. Stappaerts, D. Homoelle, M. Henesian, E. Bliss, C. Siders, C. P. J. Barty

Proceedings Volume 7209, 720907 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.816574

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Microelectromechanical systems, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, National Ignition Facility, Laser beam diagnostics, Photons, Mirrors, Beam splitters, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

High energy short pulse fiber laser front end for kilo-Joule class CPA systems

J. Dawson, S. Mitchell, R. Beach, M. Messerly, C. Siders, H. Phan, C. Barty

Proceedings Volume 6102, 610214 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.644950

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Fiber amplifiers, Laser systems engineering, Pulsed laser operation, National Ignition Facility, Picosecond phenomena, Mode locking, Optical amplifiers, Bragg cells, Fourier transforms

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2005 Paper

Single-pulse and burst-mode ablation of gold films measured by quartz crystal microbalance

Oleksiy Andrusyak, Matthew Bubelnik, Jeremy Mares, Theresa McGovern, Craig Siders

Proceedings Volume 5647, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.585335

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Laser ablation, Electrodes, Gold, Quartz, Femtosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Laser cutting, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2004 Paper

Burst-mode femtomachining of copper and Lexan (Abstract Only)

Craig Siders, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume 5273, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.528636

KEYWORDS: Laser ablation, Copper, Femtosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Laser cutting, Laser damage threshold, Metals, Ionization, Helium, Laser induced damage

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Proceedings Article | 11 June 2002 Paper

Femtosecond x-ray studies of the photo-induced structural phase transition in VO2

Andrea Cavalleri, Csaba Toth, Craig Siders, Jeffrey Squier, Patrick Forget, Sebastien Magnan, Jean-Claude Kieffer

Proceedings Volume 4643, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.470410

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Femtosecond phenomena, Reflectivity, Diffraction, Crystals, Picosecond phenomena, Ultrafast phenomena, X-ray diffraction, Electrons, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 14 November 2001 Paper

Characterization of a broadband multi-keV laser plasma x-ray source for femtosecond time-resolved EXAFS

Patrick Forget, Fabien Dorchies, Jean-Claude Kieffer, Csaba Toth, Andrea Cavalleri, Craig Siders, Jeffrey Squier, Olivier Peyrusse

Proceedings Volume 4504, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.448477

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Plasma, Femtosecond phenomena, X-ray sources, Laser systems engineering, Solids, Spectroscopy, Temporal resolution, Tantalum, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 12 November 1999 Paper

High-power narrow-band terahertz generation using multiple-pulse excitation of photoconductive antennas

Sang-Gyu Park, Andrew Weiner, Michael Melloch, Craig Siders, Jennifer Siders, Antoinette Taylor

Proceedings Volume 3795, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.370154

KEYWORDS: Terahertz radiation, Photoresistors, Antennas, Electrons, Gallium arsenide, Picosecond phenomena, Absorption, Near field, Radiation effects, Near field optics

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Proceedings Article | 21 October 1999 Paper

Ultrafast movies of atomic motion with femtosecond laser-based x rays

Craig Siders, Andrea Cavalleri, Klaus Sokolowski-Tinten, Ting Guo, Csaba Toth, Ralph Jimenez, Christoph Rose-Petruck, Martin Kammler, Michael Horn-von-Hoegen, Dietrich von der Linde, Kent Wilson, Christopher Barty

Proceedings Volume 3776, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366680

KEYWORDS: Ultrafast phenomena, X-rays, Crystals, X-ray diffraction, Picosecond phenomena, Silicon, Germanium, Diffraction, Femtosecond phenomena, Gallium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 1994 Paper

Self-starting femtosecond pulse generation from a Ti:sapphire laser synchronously pumped by a pointing-stabilized mode-locked Nd:YAG laser

Craig Siders, Erhard Gaul, Michael Downer, A. Babin, Andrey Stepanov

Proceedings Volume 2116, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175843

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Nd:YAG lasers, Mirrors, Femtosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Laser stabilization, Interferometry, Gallium arsenide, Sensors, Picosecond phenomena

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