Title :
An efficient Ni Kα X-ray source driven by a high energy fiber CPA system
Author :
Liao, K.-H. ; Mordovanakis, A.G. ; Hou, B. ; Chang, G. ; Mourou, G. ; Nees, J. ; Galvanauskas, A.
Author_Institution :
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor
Abstract :
In this paper we report the first demonstration of efficient hard X-ray generation using a femtosecond fiber laser. The hard X-ray source has yield efficiencies similar to those obtained with solid state laser drivers with comparable pulse energies and intensities. Further experiments on increasing X-ray yield efficiency with higher pulse energies from the current system are in progress. Since this fiber laser technology is scalable to >100-W of average power this demonstration opens a path towards compact high-brightness hard X-ray sources for imaging and time resolved diffraction experiments.
Keywords :
X-ray lasers; chirp modulation; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; X-ray yield efficiency; chirped pulse amplification; femtosecond fiber laser; hard X-ray generation; high-brightness X-ray source; high-energy fiber CPA system; time resolved diffraction experiments; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasma x-ray sources; Power lasers; Pulse measurements; X-ray diffraction; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0930-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386301
