Spatially coherent tabletop soft X-ray laser sources with milliwatt average power

Author

Rocca, J.J. ; Benware, B. ; Filevich, J. ; Frati, M. ; Marconi, M.C. ; Seminario, M. ; Mancini, H.L. ; Hammersten, E. ; Jankowska, E. ; Luther, B. ; Braley, D. ; Artiukov, I.A. ; Vinogradov, A. ; Shlyaptsev, V.N.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

July 30 2001-Aug. 1 2001

Abstract

We summarize the development status of milliwatt average power tabletop soft X-ray lasers based on fast capillary discharges with essentially full spatial coherence, and give examples of their use in dense plasma interferometry, soft X-ray reflectometry, laser ablation, and plasma generation.

Keywords

X-ray lasers; X-ray reflection; electromagnetic wave interferometry; gas lasers; laser ablation; plasma diagnostics; plasma production by laser; reflectometry; dense plasma interferometry; fast capillary discharges; full spatial coherence; laser ablation; milliwatt average power; plasma generation; ray tracing; soft X-ray laser sources; soft X-ray reflectometry; spatially coherent tabletop laser; Fault location; Interferometry; Laser ablation; Plasma density; Plasma sources; Plasma x-ray sources; Power lasers; Reflectometry; Spatial coherence; X-ray lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications/Ultraviolet and Blue Lasers and Their Applications/Ultralong Haul DWDM Transmission and Networking/WDM Components, 2001. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topica

Conference_Location

Copper Mountain, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7100-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.2001.941909

Filename

941909