Title :
Saturated 13.2 nm high repetition rate laser in nickel-like Cd and isoelectronic scaling down to 10.9 nm
Author :
Luther, B.M. ; Wang, Y. ; Larotonda, M.A. ; Alessi, D. ; Berrill, M. ; Shlyaptsev, V.N. ; Rocca, J.J.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Abstract :
A table-top lambda = 13.2 nm soft X-ray laser operating at 5 Hertz repetition rate with 1 muW average power was demonstrated in Ni-like Cd. Lasing down to 10.9 nm was also obtained in transitions of other Ni-like ions.
Keywords :
X-ray lasers; cadmium; Cd; high repetition rate laser; isoelectronic scaling down; soft X-ray laser; wavelength 10.9 nm; wavelength 13.2 nm; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Plasma waves; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultraviolet sources; X-ray lasers; (140.7240) UV, XUV, and X-ray lasers; (340.7480) X-rays;
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.2006.4628454
