Title :
1 Hz operation of a gain-saturated 10.9 nm table-top laser
Author :
Wang, Y. ; Alessi, D. ; Martz, D.H. ; Berrill, M. ; Luther, B.M. ; Rocca, J.J.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Sci. Found. ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Sci. & Technol., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
We report a gain-saturated 10.9 nm table-top soft x-ray laser operating at 1 Hz repetition rate. With an average power of 1 mW and pulse energy up to ~2 mJ this laser extends a shorter wavelength the ability to conduct table-top laser experiments.
Keywords :
X-ray lasers; frequency 1 Hz; gain-saturated table-top laser; power 1 muW; size 10.9 nm; soft X-ray laser; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Plasma applications; Plasma measurements; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Tellurium; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2