Title :
High harmonic generation from ions in a capillary discharge
Author :
Reagan, Brendan ; Gaudiosi, David M. ; Popmintchev, Tenio ; Grisham, Michael ; Cohen, Oren ; Walker, Barry C. ; Rocca, Jorge J. ; Murnane, Margaret M. ; Kapteyn, Henry C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Abstract :
We demonstrate a significant extension of the high harmonic cutoff by generation in a pre-ionized plasma created with a capillary discharge. In xenon, the cutoff extends from ~ 95 to 140 eV.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); ionisation; optical harmonic generation; plasma filled waveguides; plasma light propagation; xenon; Xe; capillary discharge ion; electron volt energy 95 eV to 140 eV; high harmonic generation; preionized plasma; Frequency conversion; Laser beam cutting; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Plasma waves; Plasma x-ray sources; Power harmonic filters; Waveguide lasers; X-ray lasers; Xenon; (140.7240) UV, XUV, and X-ray lasers; (190.4160) Multiharmonic generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628453
