Title :
Role of self-focusing in bright coherent x-ray generation by mid-infrared driving Lasers
Author :
Bonggu Shim;Samuel E. Schrauth;Tenio Popmintchev;Ming-Chang Chen;Dimitar Popmintchev;Skirmantas Ališauskas;Audrius Pugzlys;Andrius Baltuška;Margaret Murnane;Henry Kapteyn;Alexander L. Gaeta
Author_Institution :
School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
fDate :
5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We theoretically investigate the role of self-focusing in high harmonic generation in high pressure waveguides. Self-focusing can stabilize phase matching at higher pressures than predicted for full phase matching, further enhancing the flux.
Keywords :
"Gas lasers","Frequency conversion","X-ray lasers","Laser beams","Waveguide lasers","Ionization","Gases"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
