Title :
High flux coherent supercontinuum soft X-ray source driven by a single-stage 10 mJ, kHz, Ti:sapphire laser amplifier
Author :
Chengyuan Ding ; Wei Xiong ; Tingting Fan ; Hickstein, Daniel D. ; Popmintchev, Tenio ; Xiaoshi Zhang ; Walls, M. ; Murnane, Margaret M. ; Kapteyn, Henry C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the highest flux tabletop coherent soft X-ray source to date, using high harmonics driven by a single-stage Ti:sapphire-pumped OPA at 1.3μm. The spectrum extends to 200eV, with a flux of >106 photons/pulse/1% bandwidth.
Keywords :
X-ray production; harmonic generation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; energy 10 mJ; highest flux tabletop coherent supercontinuum soft X-ray source; single-stage Ti:sapphire-pumped OPA; wavelength 1.3 mum; Harmonic analysis; Optical frequency conversion; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Pump lasers; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
