DocumentCode
2248899
Title
High-energy femtosecond optical parametric amplifier for soft x-ray harmonic generation
Author
Takahashi, Eiji J. ; Nabekawa, Yasuo ; Kanai, Tsuneto ; Midorikawa, Katsumi
Author_Institution
Laser Technol. Lab., RIKEN, Wako
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A total output energy exceeding 8 mJ with 50 fs pulse duration has been achieved in the infrared region by power scaling of a parametric amplifier chain, making this source suited as a driver for soft x-ray harmonic pulses.
Keywords
X-ray optics; high-speed optical techniques; optical harmonic generation; optical parametric amplifiers; energy 8 mJ; femtosecond optical parametric amplifier; parametric amplifier chain; soft X-ray harmonic generation; time 50 fs; Driver circuits; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (140.4480) Optical amplifiers; (190.4970)Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4571992
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