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High repetition rate, high average power, coherent light sources emitting in the mid infrared (mid-IR) spectral region (3-5 μm) are important for many civiland military applications, such as remote sensing, spectroscopy and defense countermeasures. Currently, the most mature technique to deliver such radiation is through frequency down-conversion in Optical Parametric Oscillators (OPOs). Despite many studies of different research groups involved in this field, developing compact and reliable systems delivering tens of watts with good beam quality is still challenging. The thermal effects in nonlinear crystals and optical damage threshold of components involved in such high power systems are the limiting factors.The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate a compact and robust system delivering mid-IR high average power (in the order of tens of watts) with goodbeam quality (M² ≤ 2). The thesis can be divided in two parts. The first part o this work is dedicated to the investigation of different OPO resonators based on nonlinear crystals of Zinc Germanium Phosphide (ZGP). The OPO pump source is a 10 kHz, Ho3+ :LLF MOPA (Master Oscillator Power Amplifier) system, developed at ISL and delivering 68.7 W of total output power at a wavelength of 2.065 μm with a diffraction limited beam quality. The study includes linear resonators, and two different non-planar ring cavities, the so-called RISTRA and FIRE resonators.We explore the advantages and drawbacks of each design and a comparison between them is reported. A maximum output power of 38 W with an M² = 2.2 is demonstrated using a linear resonator, while the beam quality is improved down to an M² = 1.4, in the FIRE resonator, at an output power of 25 W.In the second part, this thesis shows how the performances of these devices can be further enhanced, both in power and output beam quality. At first, reducing the pump spot size allows us to decrease the oscillation threshold and up-scale the average power, obtaining 30 W in RISTRA and reaching one of the limitation of our ...

High repetition rate, high average power, coherent light sources emitting in the mid infrared (mid-IR) spectral region (3-5 μm) are important for many civiland military applications, such as remote sensing, spectroscopy and defense countermeasures. Currently, the most mature technique to deliver such radiation is through frequency down-conversion in Optical Parametric Oscillators (OPOs). Despite many studies of different research groups involved in this field, developing compact and reliable systems delivering tens of watts with good beam quality is still challenging. The thermal effects in nonlinear crystals and optical damage threshold of components involved in such high power systems are the limiting factors.The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate a compact and robust system delivering mid-IR high average power (in the order of tens of watts) with goodbeam quality (M² ≤ 2). The thesis can be divided in two parts. The first part o this work is dedicated to the investigation of different OPO resonators based on nonlinear crystals of Zinc Germanium Phosphide (ZGP). The OPO pump source is a 10 kHz, Ho3+ :LLF MOPA (Master Oscillator Power Amplifier) system, developed at ISL and delivering 68.7 W of total output power at a wavelength of 2.065 μm with a diffraction limited beam quality. The study includes linear resonators, and two different non-planar ring cavities, the so-called RISTRA and FIRE resonators.We explore the advantages and drawbacks of each design and a comparison between them is reported. A maximum output power of 38 W with an M² = 2.2 is demonstrated using a linear resonator, while the beam quality is improved down to an M² = 1.4, in the FIRE resonator, at an output power of 25 W.In the second part, this thesis shows how the performances of these devices can be further enhanced, both in power and output beam quality. At first, reducing the pump spot size allows us to decrease the oscillation threshold and up-scale the average power, obtaining 30 W in RISTRA and reaching one of the limitation of our ...

High repetition rate, high average power, coherent light sources emitting in the mid infrared (mid-IR) spectral region (3-5 μm) are important for many civiland military applications, such as remote sensing, spectroscopy and defense countermeasures. Currently, the most mature technique to deliver such radiation is through frequency down-conversion in Optical Parametric Oscillators (OPOs). Despite many studies of different research groups involved in this field, developing compact and reliable systems delivering tens of watts with good beam quality is still challenging. The thermal effects in nonlinear crystals and optical damage threshold of components involved in such high power systems are the limiting factors.The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate a compact and robust system delivering mid-IR high average power (in the order of tens of watts) with goodbeam quality (M² ≤ 2). The thesis can be divided in two parts. The first part o this work is dedicated to the investigation of different OPO resonators based on nonlinear crystals of Zinc Germanium Phosphide (ZGP). The OPO pump source is a 10 kHz, Ho3+ :LLF MOPA (Master Oscillator Power Amplifier) system, developed at ISL and delivering 68.7 W of total output power at a wavelength of 2.065 μm with a diffraction limited beam quality. The study includes linear resonators, and two different non-planar ring cavities, the so-called RISTRA and FIRE resonators.We explore the advantages and drawbacks of each design and a comparison between them is reported. A maximum output power of 38 W with an M² = 2.2 is demonstrated using a linear resonator, while the beam quality is improved down to an M² = 1.4, in the FIRE resonator, at an output power of 25 W.In the second part, this thesis shows how the performances of these devices can be further enhanced, both in power and output beam quality. At first, reducing the pump spot size allows us to decrease the oscillation threshold and up-scale the average power, obtaining 30 W in RISTRA and reaching one of the limitation of our ...

This article focuses on two films – Prometeo Deportado ('Prometheus deported') directed by Fernando Mieles and Vengo Volviendo ('Here and there') directed by Isabel Rodas León and Gabriel Paez Hernandez – that relate to Ecuadorian emigration and immigration. Both cultural products call attention to the realities behind the traditional presumption that the economic benefit of living outside the Ecuadorian borders outweighs the human price most people must pay in return. Using a border studies theoretical framework, this article analyses concepts such as dehumanization and deterritorialization within the conversation about emigration, immigration, cultural adaptation and assimilation of Ecuadorians who venture abroad or dream of relocating outside of their country.

SPAIN IS A EUROPEAN COUNTRY, AT LEAST FROM A GEOGRAPHICAL point of view. Culturally and historically it is part of Western Europe. During most of the 19th century and the first third of the 20th century it enjoyed constitutional government in one form or another. The liberal revolution of 1820 was the first outbreak of rebellion against the legitimist order imposed by the Holy Alliance in continental Europe. Men, institutions and parties of the Spanish Republic of 1931–36 were of European stature.

La historia de Colombia ha estado marcada por multitud de conf lictos, especialmente armados, en los que la violencia, con sus diferentes formas (directa, estructural, cultural, simbólica e híbrida), ha primado como eje de actuación para su resolución, haciéndose eco en todos los estamentos de la sociedad, desde el individuo hasta el Estado. Este contexto ha afectado la toma de decisiones del individuo en su proceso de desarrollo y las del Estado en su gestión política, provocando una serie de desequilibrios, tanto a nivel individual como social, que necesitan ser tratados. Desde la implantación de valores culturales como la paz, la educación, conocimientos sobre gestión económica y tributaria, la investigación y la ciencia, se pretende contribuir al progreso positivo y continuado para la formación de un Estado de bienestar equitativo y sostenible. ; The history of Colombia has been marked by a multitude of conf licts, especially armed, where violence, with its different forms (direct, structural, cultural, symbolic and hybrid), has prevailed as the axis of action for its resolution, echoing in all estates of society, from the individual to the State. This context has affected the decision making of the individual in his development process and those of the State in his political management, causing a series of imbalances, both at an individual and social level, that need to be addressed. From the establishment of cultural values such as peace, education, knowledge about economic and tax management, research and science, it is intended to contribute to positive and continuous progress for the formation of an equitable and sustainable welfare state.