• DocumentCode
    2752353
  • Title

    Efficient and intense high-order surface harmonics generated from nanometer-thick foil targets pumped by a 70 TW laser

  • Author

    Popovici, C.A. ; Fourmaux, S. ; Lecherbourg, L. ; Buffechoux, S. ; Gnedyuk, S. ; Vidal, F. ; Kieffer, J.-C. ; Marjoribanks, R. ; Ozaki, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci., Mater. et Telecommun., Varennes, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    779
  • Lastpage
    780
  • Abstract
    Using a 2.3 J, 32 fs (70 TW) Ti:sapphire laser, we demonstrate highly efficient high-order surface harmonic generation from nanometric thin foils. Results show that pulse contrast currently limits the HHG efficiency.
  • Keywords
    optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; HHG; energy 2.3 J; high-order surface harmonics generation; laser; nanometer-thick foil targets; nanometric thin foils; power 70 TW; time 32 fs; Free electron lasers; Frequency conversion; Harmonic analysis; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Plasmas; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110787
  • Filename
    6110787
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2752353