Title :
High-order surface harmonics generated from nanometer-thick foil targetsusing a 40 TW laser
Author :
Popovici, C.A. ; Fourmaux, S. ; Lecherbourg, L. ; Buffechoux, S. ; Gnedyuk, S. ; Vidal, F. ; Kieffer, J.-C. ; Marjoribanks, R. ; Ozaki, T.
Author_Institution :
Centre Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci., Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We study the effect of energy of the pump laser on high-order harmonic generation (HHG) from foil targets as thin as 30 nm. We see that thinner targets generate harmonics with less background emission.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical harmonic generation; high-order harmonic generation; high-order surface harmonics; nanometer-thick foil targets; power 40 TW; pump laser; Free electron lasers; Harmonic analysis; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical surface waves; Plasmas; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
