Novel tunable narrow-band extreme ultraviolet laser source based on high-order harmonic generation with 300 ps near-infrared pulses

Author

Brandi, F. ; Neshev, D. ; Hogervorst, W. ; Ubachs, W.

Author_Institution

Laser Centre, Vrije Univ., Amsterdam, Netherlands

fYear

2003

fDate

22-27 June 2003

Firstpage

436

Abstract

A novel table-top laser source delivering narrow-band extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) radiation is presented. This XUV source is based on high-order harmonic generation (HHG) in an atomic gas jet. The fundamental radiation is provided by a laser system generating high-energy Fourier-transform-limited (FT) pulses in the near-infrared (NIR). The pulse duration of 320 ps covers the intermediate region between Q-switched and mode-locked lasers, and provides high peak powers. A key element in the set-up is a pulse compressor, based on stimulated Brillouin scattering.

Keywords

Q-switching; atom lasers; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; ultraviolet sources; 300 ps; Q-switched lasers; XUV source; atomic gas jet; high-energy Fourier-transform-limited pulses; high-order harmonic generation; mode-locked lasers; near-infrared pulses; pulse compressor; stimulated Brillouin scattering; tunable narrow-band extreme ultraviolet laser source; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Laser mode locking; Narrowband; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultraviolet sources;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7733-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314294

Filename

1314294