Title :
Grating-assisted phase matching in extreme nonlinear optics
Author :
Cohen, Oren ; Xiaoshi Zhang ; Lytle, A. ; Popmintchev, Tenio ; Kapteyn, Henry C. ; Murnane, Margaret M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Abstract :
We propose a new technique for phase-matching frequency upconversion into the X-ray region. High harmonic generation in the presence of a weak counter-propagating quasi-CW beam is equivalent to low-order harmonic generation via grating-assisted phase-matching.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical frequency conversion; optical phase matching; X-ray region; counterpropagating beam; extreme nonlinear optics; frequency upconversion; grating-assisted phase matching; high harmonic generation; low-order harmonic generation; quasicontinuous-wave beam; Coherence; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Intensity modulation; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical propagation; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453100
