Title :
Coherent ultrashort XUV emission by harmonic generation: optimization and applications
Author_Institution :
Service des Photons, Atomes et Molecules, CEA, Centre d´Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. We present recent experimental results on the optimization of the harmonic efficiency in a pulsed jet, on the focusing of the radiation using a Bragg-Fresnel lens, and on the application to XUV interferometry.
Keywords :
light coherence; light interferometry; optical focusing; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; plasma diagnostics; Bragg-Fresnel lens; XUV interferometry; average fringe shift; coherent ultrashort XUV emission; femtosecond timescale; frequency-domain interferograms; harmonic efficiency; harmonic generation; intense femtosecond laser pulses; large spectral range; multiphoton processes; optimization; plasma probing; pulsed jet; radiation focusing; subpicosecond temporal resolution; Atomic measurements; Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Optical pulse generation; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967858
