Title :
Ultrahigh-efficiency high harmonic generation driven by UV lasers
Author :
Popmintchev, Dimitar ; Ming-Chang Chen ; Hernandez-Garcia, C. ; Perez-Hernandez, Jose A. ; Sequeira, Junieta ; Brown, Shannon ; Dollar, F. ; Grytchtol, Patrik ; Walker, Benjamin ; Plaja, L. ; Murnane, Margaret M. ; Kapteyn, Henry C. ; Popmintchev, Tenio
Author_Institution :
JILA, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate bright high harmonic generation driven by UV lasers with ultra-high conversion efficiency approaching 10-3 and ultra-narrow single-harmonic bandwidth of ~0.2%. The enhanced flux results from improved phase-matching combined with stronger single-atom yield.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; solid lasers; UV lasers; phase matching; single-atom yield; ultra-high conversion efficiency; ultra-narrow single-harmonic bandwidth; ultrahigh-efficiency high harmonic generation; Gas lasers; Harmonic analysis; Laser theory; Optical frequency conversion; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
