Title :
High harmonic generation from solid targets at high repetition rate
Author :
Easter, James H. ; Mordovanakis, Aghapi G. ; Hou, Bixue ; Mourou, Gerard ; Nees, John A. ; Krushelnick, Karl
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Harmonics up to the 15th order are produced from solid targets using 3 mJ, 30 fs pulses focused to a spot size of 1.7 μm and 3 × 1018 W/cm2. Combined conversion efficiency to the highest harmonics is > 10-5.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical harmonic generation; energy 3 mJ; high harmonic generation; solid target; time 30 fs; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Physics; Power harmonic filters; Pulse amplifiers; Solids;
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