Igor Constantin Alexander

Background

About Igor Constantin Alexander

Since I was a teenager, I have been fascinated by lasers and optics. This was my reason to study physics engineering, especially focused on laser physics. During my diploma thesis studies, I have developed great enthusiasm in topics like ultra-fast laser systems, higher harmonic generation and nonlinear optics, through which I was able to collect experimental experience in these elds. After my diploma thesis, I started my PhD thesis in nuclear physics in the group of Prof. Aulenbacher at the Mainz Microtron located at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. I took this possibility because I was curious to broaden my horizon in the knowledge of physics and because it included work on the generation of picosecond laser/electron pulses. An important part of my PhD thesis was to design a laser system that the requirements of a continuous wave electron accelerator and to achieve high-current operation. It gave me great pleasure to collaborate with the sta of the institute’s own workshops in order to engineer all required parts for my setup. With the experience that I have gained in my PhD thesis, I have increased my abilities to solve many technical problems, especially those related to UHV-suitable components and laser systems. Besides the research for my PhD thesis I had the opportunity to assist a lecture where I coordinated the exercises together with a team of student instructors. In the process of my PhD thesis I assisted and supervised numerous master and bachelor students in their studies for our collaboration. During my PhD thesis, I programmed in Mathematica to evaluate and analyze the collected data. On the basis of these experiences, I acquired a broader understanding of the fundamentals of programming. Since the spring of 2018, I own two NVIDIA Tesla K40m accelerator cards and engage privately with the CUDA programming language.