Dr. Todd Ditmire Profile

Dr. Todd Ditmire

at National Energetics

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Publications (15)

Proceedings Article | 8 June 2023 Presentation

Presentation

Commissioning of the L4n laser beamline: a high-repetition-rate nanosecond-pulse laser system for high-energy density physics experiments (Conference Presentation)

Pavel Trojek, Štepan Vyhlídka, Jan Bartonícek, Jan Hubácek, Daniel Kramer, Petr Szotkowski, Florian Condamine, Noémie Jourdain, Tomáš Laštovicka, Raj Singh, Gaetan Fauvel, Gavin Friedman, Antoine Gintrand, Ludovít Haiser, Mojmír Havlík, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Václav Orna, Paul Pandikan, Oldrich Renner, Peter Rubovic, Anastasia Sklia, Todd Ditmire, Erhard Gaul, Stefan Weber, Bedrich Rus

Proceedings Volume PC12577, PC1257707 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2669590

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Physics, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2019 Presentation

Presentation

Using high-field ionization for ultrahigh laser pulse intensity calibration (Conference Presentation)

Marcelo Ciappina, Sergey Popruzhenko, Georg Korn, Todd Ditmire, Stefan Weber, Sergei Bulanov

Proceedings Volume 11036, 110360A (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2521037

KEYWORDS: Ionization, Pulsed laser operation, Calibration, Laser systems engineering, Electromagnetic radiation, Laser energy, High power lasers, Femtosecond phenomena, Systems modeling, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 9 May 2019 Paper

Paper

Temporal diagnostics for kJ class laser using object-image-grating self-tiling compressor

Štěpán Vyhlídka, Pavel Trojek, Daniel Kramer, Davorin Peceli, František Batysta, Jan Bartoníček, Jan Hubáček, Ted Borger, Roman Antipenkov, Erhard Gaul, Todd Ditmire, Bedřich Rus

Proceedings Volume 11034, 1103409 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524484

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Diagnostics, Fizeau interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2019 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Spectral shaping of a 5 Hz, multi-joule OPCPA frontend for a 10 PW laser system

František Batysta, Roman Antipenkov, Jan Bartoníček, Štěpán Vyhlídka, Pavel Trojek, Teddy Borger, Jonas Kolenda, April Kissinger, Jonathan Green, Robertas Kananavicius, Gilles Chériaux, Jeffrey Jarboe, Sandra Bruce, Jan Hubáček, Gavin Friedman, Eric Beutlich, Chris Malato, Jack Naylon, Dave Hidinger, Erhard Gaul, Daniel Kramer, Michael Donovan, Todd Ditmire, Bedřich Rus

Proceedings Volume 11034, 110340C (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524951

KEYWORDS: Laser systems engineering, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Amplifiers, Glasses, Fiber lasers, Manufacturing, Complex systems, System integration, Laser applications, Nonlinear response

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation

Presentation

kJ-10 PW class laser system at 1 shot a minute (Conference Presentation)

Gilles Chériaux, Erhard Gaul, Roman Antipenkov, Ted Borger, Jonathan Tyler Green, František Batysta, Gavin Friedman, Axel Jochmann, Daniel Kramer, Bedrich Rus, Pavel Trojek, Štepan Vyhlídka, Todd Ditmire

Proceedings Volume 10898, 1089806 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2507627

KEYWORDS: Laser systems engineering, Laser development, Glasses, Amplifiers, Physics, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 26 June 2017 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

ELI-beamlines: progress in development of next generation short-pulse laser systems

B. Rus, P. Bakule, D. Kramer, J. Naylon, J. Thoma, M. Fibrich, J. Green, J. C. Lagron, R. Antipenkov, J. Bartoníček, F. Batysta, R. Baše, R. Boge, S. Buck, J. Cupal, M. A. Drouin, M. Ďurák, B. Himmel, T. Havlíček, P. Homer, A. Honsa, M. Horáček, P. Hríbek, J Hubáček, Z. Hubka, G. Kalinchenko, K. Kasl, L. Indra, P. Korous, M. Košelja, L. Koubíková, M. Laub, T. Mazanec, A. Meadows, J. Novák, D. Peceli, J. Polan, D. Snopek, V. Šobr, P. Trojek, B. Tykalewicz, P. Velpula, E. Verhagen, Š. Vyhlídka, J. Weiss, C. Haefner, A. Bayramian, S. Betts, A. Erlandson, J. Jarboe, G. Johnson, J. Horner, D. Kim, E. Koh, C. Marshall, D. Mason, E. Sistrunk, D. Smith, T. Spinka, J. Stanley, C. Stolz, T. Suratwala, S. Telford, T. Ditmire, E. Gaul, M. Donovan, C. Frederickson, G. Friedman, D. Hammond, D. Hidinger, G. Chériaux, A. Jochmann, M. Kepler, C. Malato, M. Martinez, T. Metzger, M. Schultze, P. Mason, K. Ertel, A. Lintern, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, J. Collier

Proceedings Volume 10241, 102410J (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2269818

KEYWORDS: Laser systems engineering, Optical amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Semiconductor lasers, Laser development, Laser applications, Cryogenics, Oscillators, Amplifiers, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2015 Paper

Paper

Laser generation of ultra-short neutron bursts from high atomic number converters

I. Pomerantz, E. McCary, A. Meadows, A. Arefiev, A. Bernstein, C. Chester, J. Cortez, M. Donovan, G. Dyer, E. Gaul, D. Hamilton, D. Kuk, A. Lestrade, C. Wang, T. Ditmire, B. Hegelich

Proceedings Volume 9514, 95140Q (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2181494

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Copper, Metals, Laser development, Picosecond phenomena, Particles, Laser irradiation, Radiography, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2015 Paper

Paper

ELI-Beamlines: development of next generation short-pulse laser systems

B. Rus, P. Bakule, D. Kramer, J. Naylon, J. Thoma, J. Green, R. Antipenkov, M. Fibrich, J. Novák, F. Batysta, T. Mazanec, M. Drouin, K. Kasl, R. Baše, D. Peceli, L. Koubíková, P. Trojek, R. Boge, J. Lagron, Š. Vyhlídka, J. Weiss, J, Cupal, J. Hřebíček, P. Hříbek, M. Durák, J. Polan, M. Košelja, G. Korn, M. Horáček, J. Horáček, B. Himmel, T. Havlíček, A. Honsa, P. Korouš, M. Laub, C. Haefner, A. Bayramian, T. Spinka, C. Marshall, G. Johnson, S. Telford, J. Horner, B. Deri, T. Metzger, M. Schultze, P. Mason, K. Ertel, A. Lintern, J. Greenhalgh, C. Edwards, C. Hernandez-Gomez, J. Collier, T, Ditmire, E. Gaul, M. Martinez, C. Frederickson, D. Hammond, C. Malato, W. White, J. Houžvička

Proceedings Volume 9515, 95150F (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2184996

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Oscillators, Semiconductor lasers, Crystals, Laser systems engineering, Diagnostics, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 9 May 2013 Paper

Paper

Laser-ion acceleration from transparent overdense plasmas at the Texas Petawatt

I. Pomerantz, J. Blakeney, G. Dyer, L. Fuller, E. Gaul, D. Gautier, D. Jung, A. Meadows, R. Shah, C. Wang, J. Fernandez, T. Ditmire, B. Hegelich

Proceedings Volume 8779, 87791L (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2021343

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Plasmas, Ions, Phase modulation, Electrons, Copper, Solids, Mirrors, Promethium, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2013 Paper

Paper

Fragmentation of clusters and recombination induced by intense and ultrashort x-ray laser pulses

N. Tîmneanu, B. Iwan, J. Andreasson, M. Bergh, M. Seibert, C. Bostedt, S. Schorb, H. Thomas, D. Rupp, T. Gorkhover, M. Adolph, T. Möller, A. Helal, K. Hoffmann, N. Kandadai, J. Keto, T. Ditmire

Proceedings Volume 8777, 87770J (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2019299

KEYWORDS: Xenon, Ions, X-rays, Methane, Molecules, Plasma, Liquid crystal lasers, Ionization, X-ray lasers, Chemical species

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2011 Paper

Paper

Adaptive optics on petawatt lasers: current performance of the Texas Petawatt Laser

Mikael Martinez, Erhard Gaul, Teddy Borger, Frances Aymond, Douglas Hammond, Marty Ringuette, Ramiro Escamilla, Todd Ditmire, John Caird, Al Erlandson, Igor Iovanovic, Chris Ebbers, Bill Molander

Proceedings Volume 7913, 79130H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880765

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Design for manufacturing, Diagnostics, Laser systems engineering, Amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Adaptive optics, Crystals, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2006 Paper

Paper

The Texas Petawatt Laser

Mikael Martinez, Erhard Gaul, Todd Ditmire, Skyler Douglas, Dan Gorski, Watson Henderson, Joel Blakeney, Doug Hammond, Michael Gerity, John Caird, Al Erlandson, Igor Iovanovic, Chris Ebbers, Bill Molander

Proceedings Volume 5991, 59911N (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.638939

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Laser systems engineering, Laser applications, Crystals, Laser development, Fusion energy, Diagnostics, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 19 June 2003 Paper

Paper

PLEIADES: a subpicosecond Thomson x-ray source for ultrafast materials probing

David Fittinghoff, Paul Springer, Christopher Barty, Winthrop Brown, John Crane, Robert Cross, Todd Ditmire, David Gibson, Frederic Hartemann, Gregory Le Sage, James Rosenzweig, Dennis Slaughter, Fred Streitz, Aaron Tremaine, Scott Anderson, Jaroslav Kuba, Rex Booth, John Moriarty, Andy McMahan, Hyunchae Cynn, Choong-shik Yoo

Proceedings Volume 4978, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478587

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Picosecond phenomena, Electron beams, Photons, Optical amplifiers, X-ray sources, Laser scattering, Pulsed laser operation, Oscillators, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2001 Paper

Paper

Nuclear fusion driven by Coulomb explosions of deuterium clusters

Jason Zweiback, Roland Smith, Thomas Cowan, Greg Hays, J. Hartley, Richard Howell, C. Steinke, Kenneth Wharton, T. Ditmire

Proceedings Volume 4424, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425651

KEYWORDS: Fusion energy, Ions, Plasma, Laser energy, Electrons, Pulsed laser operation, Chemical species, Ultrafast lasers, Interferometry, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 10 April 1995 Paper

Paper

Amplification of femtosecond pulses to above 1 J with large-aperture Cr:LiSrAlF6 amplifiers

Todd Ditmire, Michael Perry

Proceedings Volume 2377, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206417

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Femtosecond phenomena, Absorption, Energy efficiency, Xenon, Head, Lamps, Plasma, Ultraviolet radiation

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Showing 5 of 15 publications

Conference Committee Involvement (3)

Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers

13 April 2015 | Prague, Czech Republic

Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers

15 April 2013 | Prague, Czech Republic

ELI: Ultrarelativistic Laser-Matter Interactions and Petawatt Photonics

18 April 2011 | Prague, Czech Republic

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