Title :
Gain saturated operation of table-top soft X-ray lasers in neon-like ions at 5 Hz repetition rate
Author :
Alessi, D. ; Luther, B.M. ; Wang, Y. ; Larotonda, M.A. ; Berrill, M. ; Pedaci, F. ; Rocca, J.J. ; Shlyaptsev, V.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
We report the demonstration of gain saturated table-top soft X-ray lasers operating at 5 Hz repetition rate in Ne-like Ti at 32.6 nm and Ne-like V at 30.4 nm. Lasing was also observed in Ne-like Cr at 28.6 nm.
Keywords :
X-ray lasers; chromium; isoelectronic series; titanium; vanadium; 28.6 nm; 30.4 nm; 32.6 nm; Cr; Ne-like Cr X-ray lasers; Ne-like Ti X-ray lasers; Ne-like V X-ray lasers; Ti; V; gain saturated table-top soft X-ray lasers; Chromium; Focusing; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Plasma waves; Plasma x-ray sources; Pump lasers; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549297
