Publications

Here you will find a list of our publications since 1995. For journal papers and conference proceedings, select the corresponding year from the menu below.

Doctorate Theses

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"Ultra-broadband optical parametric amplification by using signal beam angular dispersion"
Author: Luís Cardoso
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 2008 - Supervisor: G. Figueira
"The Weibel instability in astrophysical and laboratory plasmas: from gamma-ray bursts to fast ignition"
Author: Massimiliano Fiore
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 2008 - Supervisor: L. O. Silva
"Cascaded four-wave mixing processes and laser pulse generation in ultrafast nonlinear optics"
Author: Hélder Crespo
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 2006 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Propulsão a plasma em veículos espaciais"
Author: Ivo Vieira
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 2006 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"LIDARLAB: sistema lidar bi-comprimento-de-onda e multi-direccional para detecção remota de aerossóis"
Author: José A. Rodrigues
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 2004 - Supervisor: D. P. Resendes
"Quantum theory of photon acceleration and quantum effects in non-stationary optical media"
Author: Ariel Guerreiro
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 2004 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Nonlinear dust particle dynamics and collective effects in complex plasmas"
Author: Gianfranco Sorasio
Dept. Plasma Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, 2003 - Supervisor: P. K. Shukla
"Particle acceleration in laser-induced Coulomb explosions"
Author: Madalena Eloy
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 2003 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Experimental and numerical study of laser-plasma electron accelerators"
Author: Ricardo Fonseca
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 2002 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Laser-plasma interaction: application to particle acceleration"
Author: Nelson Lopes
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 2002 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Estudo espectroscópico da ionização de um plasma de alumínio por absorção de uma fonte de raios-x"
Author: Marta Fajardo
Tech. Univ. Lisbon + École Polytechnique, France, 2001 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Experimental evidence for adiabatic photon frequency upshift: photon acceleration"
Author: João M. Dias,
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 2001 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Development and characterisation of a Ti:sapphire - Nd:glass laser system based on chirped pulse amplification"
Author: Gonçalo Figueira
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 2001 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça, Colin N. Danson
"Electromagnetic wave scattering in turbulent and dusty plasmas"
Author: Rui Guerra
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 1999 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Theory of photon acceleration in plasmas"
Author: Luís Oliveira e Silva
Tech. Univ. Lisbon, 1997 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça

Master Theses

"Caractérisation optique et optimisation du fonctionnement d'une chaîne laser basée sur l'étalement, l'amplification et la compression d'impulsions"
Nicolas Cornet
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 2008 - Supervisor: Gonçalo Figueira
"White light parametric instabilities in plasmas"
Bruno Brandão
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 2008 - Supervisor: Luís Oliveira e Silva
"Coulomb Acceleration of Protons with a Free-Electron Laser: Prospects for Nuclear Fusion"
Elsa Abreu
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 2007 - Supervisor: Marta Fajardo
"Tunability and Control of Intense Laser Sources in Plasmas"
Frederico Fiúza
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 2007 - Supervisor: Luís Oliveira e Silva
"Ultraintense ultrashort laser-cluster interactions"
Joana Martins
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 2007 - Supervisor: Luís Oliveira e Silva
"Characterization of ionization fronts by interferometric diagnostics"
Nuno Lemos
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 2007 - Supervisor: João Mendanha Dias
"Wavefront reconstruction and simulation of visual acuity to study the impact of optical aberrations after eye surgeries"
Filipa Viola
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 2007 - Supervisor: João M. Dias and António Castanheira Dinis
"Aberrações oculares associadas ao uso de lentes de contacto hidrofílicas mensais"
Inês R. P. Baptista
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 2007 - Supervisor: João M. Dias e Manuel Monteiro Grilo
"Caracterização da fase espectral de impulsos laser ultra-curtos"
João Wemans
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 2004 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Desenvolvimento de um diagnóstico de impulsos laser ultra-curtos"
André Gouveia
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 2001 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Projecto, construção e caracterização de uma fonte de raios-x"
Carla Rosa
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 1999 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Diagnóstico de difusão colectiva de luz laser - aplicação ao estudo de flutuações atmosféricas"
João Mendanha Dias
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 1995 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça
"Supressão dinâmica da instabilidade electrociclotrónica e geração de harmónicas num meio activo perturbado por uma onda de Triv"
Luís Lapão
IST/Technical University of Lisbon, 1994 - Supervisor: J. T. Mendonça, J.A.C. Cabral