Yunlin Li         Yuelin Li's APS Home Page

 


APS Contact information:

Advanced Photon Source
Argonne National Laboratory
Phone: 630-252-7863
Fax: 630-252-5703
E-mail: ylli@aps.anl.gov
S-Mail: Yuelin Li,  9700 S. Cass Ave., Bldg. 401, Room B2168, Argonne, IL 60439


Education:

Ph. D, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics.

B. S., Peking University

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Publication List

Teaching:

Laser Application in Accelerators,  June 23-27, 2008, Annapolis, Maryland

Course Notes

2008 Summer Session of  Unite State Particle Accelerator School, 2008.

   

Old research

Application of EO sampling for charged particle beam diagnostics
Photoinjector drive laser: synchronization and pulse shaping
Physics of free-electron lasers
Laser beam interaction
Laser plasma interaction and application for ultrafast X-ray generation and electron acceleration 

Current research

Time domain phonon dynamics


Recent Presentations:

Under construction

Some Old Presentations:

SPIE 2004 (August 2004)
Optical properties of the high-gain, self-amplified free-electron laser. PPT

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (May 2004)
Optical properties of the output of the high-gain, self-amplified free-electron laser.

Argonne Linear Free-Elecectron Laser Facility (ALFF) User Workshop (October 2003)
Temporal and spectrtral characteristics of the LEUTL FEL.
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Invited: Workshop on New Aspects of Quark Nuclear Physics with Polarized Photons (February 2003)
Possibility of brigth, polarized high energy photon sources at the Advanced Photon Source. ppt
Material distributed at the workshop: Generation of bright, tunable, polarized gamma-ray sources by scattering laser pulses from APS electron beams

Workshop on Laser Issues for Electron RF Photoinjectors, SLAC (October 2002)
Experience with and expectations for the drive laser for the APS PC gun. ppt
A more detailed account on the subject Operation of the APS Photoinjector Drive Laser System

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (May 2002)
Intensity and pulse shape effect on the spectral and angular distribution of nonlinear Thomson scattering. ppt

Ivited, Workshop on Novel Photon Sources from Relativistic Electron Beams. Pocatello, Idaho, September 2001
Generating sub-100 fs X-ray Pulses using APS Injector Linac.

Free-Electron Laser Conference 2000, Durham (August 2000)
Progress of tabletop plasma X-ray lasers at LLNL. PDF


POEMS (Sorry, one has to be able to read in Chinese)

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.


Selected publications:


Y. Li, S. Chemerisov, and J. Lewellen
Laser pulse shaping for generating uniform three-dimensional ellipsoidal electron beams
Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 12, 020702 (2009).

Y. Li, Y. Sun, and K. J. Kim
High-power beam-based coherently enhanced THz radiation source
Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 11, 080701 (2008).

Y. Li and S. Chemerisov
‘Manipulation of spatiotemporal photon distribution via chromatic aberration
Opt. Lett. 33, 1996 (2008).

K. Nemeth,B. Shen,Y. Li, H. Shang, R. Crowell, K.C. Harkay, and J.R. Cary
Laser-driven betatron oscillation in a laser-wakefield cavity
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 095002 (2008).

Y. Li and J. Lewellen
Generating a Quasiellipsoidal Electron Beam by 3D Laser-Pulse Shaping
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 078401 (2008).

Y. Li and K.-J. Kim
Nonrelativistic electron bunch train for coherently enhanced terahertz radiation sources
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 014101 (2008).

B. Shen, Y. Li, M.Y. Yu, and J. Cary
Bubble regime for ion acceleration in a laser-driven plasma
Phys. Rev. E 14, 055402 (R) (2007).

B. Shen, Y. Li, K. Nemeth, H. Shang, Y.-C. Chae, R. Soliday, R. Crowell, E. Frank, W. Gropp, and J. Cary
Electron injection by a nanowire in the bubble regime
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053115 (2007).

Y. Li and R. Crowell
Shortening of laser pulse with self modulated phase at the focus of a lens
Opt. Lett. 32, 93 (2007)

Y. Li, W. Guo, W. Liu and K. Harkay
A storage-ring-based, ultrashort positron beam source
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 021113 (2006)

Y Li
Electro-optical sampling at near-zero optical bias
Appl. Phys Lett. 88, 251108 (2006)

S. Krinsky and Y Li
Statistical analysis of the chaotic optical field from a self-amplified spontaneous-emission free-electron laser
Phys. Rev. E 73, 066501 (2006)

Y Li, S. Krinsky, J Lewellen, V Sajaev
Frequency-domain statistics of the chaotic optical field of a high-gain, self amplified free-electron laser and its correlation to the time-domain statistics
Appl Phys B 80, 31 (2005)

Y Li , J. Lewellen, Z. Huang, S. Krinsky 
Intensity and pulse shape effect on the spectra and the angular distribution of nonlinear Thomson scattering
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics; May 16-21, 2004, San Francisco, California.

Y Li, S. Krinsky, J Lewellen, K.-J. Kim, V Sajaev, S Milton
Characterization of a chaotic optical field using a high-gain, self-amplified free-electron laser
Phys Rev Lett 91, 243602 (2003)

Y Li, J Lewellen, Z Huang, V Sajaev, SV Milton
Time-resolved measurement of a self-ampli ed free-electron laser
Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A 507, 413 (2003).

V Sajaev et al
Z-dependent spectral measurements of SASE FEL radiation at APS
Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A 506, 304 (2003).

Y Li, J Lewellen, Z Huang, V Sajaev, S Milton
Time-resolved phase measurement of a self-amplified free-electron laser
Phys Rev Lett 89, 234801 (2002) and the Erratum (Phys Rev Lett 90, 199903 (2003))

AH Lumpkin, et.al.
Evidence for microbunching "sidebands" in a saturated free-electron laser using coherent optical transition radiation
Phys Rev Lett 88, 234801 (2002).

Y Li and S. V. Milton
Intensity and pulse shape effect on the spectra and the angular distribution of nonlinear Thomson scattering
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics; May 19-24, 2002, Long Beach, California.

Y. Li, Z. Huang, M. D. Borland, and S. Milton
Small-angle Thomson scattering of ultrafast laser pulses for bright, sub-100-fs x-ray radiation
Phys Rev ST AB 5, 044701 (2002).

SV Milton, et.al.
Exponential Gain and Saturation of a Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission Free-Electron Laser
Science 292, 2037-2041 (2001).

Y Li, J Dunn, J Nilsen, A L Osterheld, V N Shlyaptsev
Saturated table-top X-ray laser at 19 nm
J Opt Soc Am B 17, 1098-1101 (2000).

J Dunn, Y Li, A L Osterheld, J Nilsen, J R Hunter, and V N Shlyaptsev
Gain saturation regime for transient Ni-like ion x-ray lasers
Phys Rev Lett 84, 4834-37 (2000).

Y Li, J Nilsen, J Dunn, A L Osterheld, and A Ryabtsev, and S Churilov
Wavelengths of the Ni-like 4d 1S0 - 4p 1P1 X-ray laser line
Phys Rev A 58, R2668-2671 (1998).

Y Li, and J Nilsen
Scaling laws for electron densities and gain coefficients in low-Z Ne-like lasers
Phys Scr 57, 237-241 (1998).

Y Li, H Schillinger, Ch Ziener, and R Sauerbrey
Reinvestigation of the Duguay soft X-ray laser: a parameter space for high power fs laser systems
Opt Commun 144, 118-124 (1997); 175, 477 (2000).

S P Nikitin, T M Antonsen, T R Clark, Y Li, H M Milchberg
Guiding of intense femtosecond pulses in preformed plasma channels
Opt Lett 22,1787-1789 (1997).

Y Li, G Pretzler, P Lu, E E Fill and J Nilsen
Study of Ne- and Ni-like X-ray lasers using the prepulse technique
Phys Plasmas 4, 479-489 (1997).

J Zhang, E E Fill, Y Li et al
High gain X-ray lasing at 11.1 nm in sodium like copper driven by a 20-J, 2-ps Nd:glass laser
Opt Lett 21, 1035-1037 (1996).

J C Moreno, J Nilsen, Y Li, P Lu, and E E Fill
Two dimensional near field images of the neon like germanium soft X-ray laser
Opt Lett 21, 866-868 (1996).

Y Li, G Pretzler, E E Fill, and J Nilsen
Temporally and spatially resolved investigation of the J=0 1 and J=2 1, 3p 3s lasers in neonlike germanium
J Opt Soc Am B 13, 742-750 (1996).

J Nilsen, H Fiedorowicz, A Bartnik, Y Li, P Lu, and E E Fill
Self photo pumped soft X-ray laser
Opt Lett 21, 408-410 (1996).

Y Li, G Pretzler, P Lu, and E E Fill
Demonstration of X-ray lasing in nickel like tin
Phys Rev A 53, R652-654 (1996).

H Fiedorowicz, A Bartnik, Y Li, P Lu, and E E Fill
Demonstration of soft X-ray lasing with neonlike argon and nickellike xenon using a laser irradiated gas puff target
Phys Rev Lett 76, 415 418 (1996).

Y Li, G Pretzler, and E E Fill
Study of anomalous lasing behavior of the two J=0 1 transitions in Ne like V
Appl Phys B 63, 125-130 (1996).

Y Li, G Pretzler, and E E Fill
Neon like ion lasers in the extreme ultraviolet region
Phys Rev A 52, R3433-3435 (1995).

Y Li, G Pretzler, and E E Fill
Spatial position of prepulse induced J=0 1, 3p 3s lasing in low Z neon like ions
Phys Rev A 51, R4341-4344 (1995).

Y Li, G Pretzler, and E E Fill
Observation of lasing on the two J=0-1, 3p-3s transitions at 26.1 and 30.4 nm in neonlike vanadium
Opt Lett 20, 1026-1028 (1995).

Y Li, G D Tsakiris, R Sigel
Self calibration of a thinned, backside illuminated charge coupled device in the soft X-ray region
Rev Sci Instrumen 66, 80-86 (1995).

Y Li, J Zhang
A compact model for ultra short pulse driven recombination X-ray lasers in hydrogen like ions
J Phys D 27, 707-713 (1994).

Z Xu, P Fan, L Lin, Y Li et al
Space and time resolved investigation of short wavelength X-ray laser in Li like Ca ions
Appl Phys Lett 63,1023-1025 (1993).

Y Li, Z Xu, S Chen, X Wang, Z Jiang, and X Feng
Space resolved investigation of soft X-ray emission characteristics of laser plasma in a half cylindrical shell target
Phys Rev A 41, 4528 4530 (1990).