Title :
Saturated high-repetition soft X-ray lasers at wavelengths down to 13.9 nm in Ni-like ions
Author :
Larotonda, M.A. ; Wang, Y. ; Luther, B.M. ; Alessi, D. ; Berrill, M. ; Marconi, M.C. ; Rocca, J.J. ; Shlyaptsev, V.N.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
Saturated tabletop lasers between 18.9 and 13.9 nm operating at 5 Hz repetition rate are demonstrated from Nickel-like transitions. The results were obtained utilizing a picosecond laser heating pulse of only 1 J.
Keywords :
X-ray lasers; ion lasers; isoelectronic series; laser beams; laser transitions; 1 J; 18.9 to 13.9 nm; Ni-like ions; Nickel-like transitions; high-repetition soft X-ray lasers; picosecond laser heating pulse; saturated tabletop lasers; Heating; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549338
