Title :
Generation of sub-/spl mu/J high-order harmonics in the soft x-ray region
Author :
Takahashi, E. ; Nabekawa, Y. ; Otuka, T. ; Obara, M. ; Midorikawa, K.
Author_Institution :
Laser Technol. Lab., RIKEN, Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrated the energy scaling of phase matched high-order harmonics using a self-guiding beam. By adjusting the gas density and the pump laser focusing, we generated the 27th harmonic with an output energy as high as 0.5 /spl mu/J at wavelength 30 nm.
Keywords :
X-ray optics; X-ray production; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; 0.5 muJ; 27th harmonic; 30 nm; energy scaling; gas density; output energy; phase matched high-order harmonics; pump laser focusing; self-guiding beam; soft x-ray region; sub-/spl mu/J high-order harmonic generation; Focusing; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Laser theory; Optical frequency conversion; Physics; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.968006
