Breakthroughs in Photonics 2012: New Advances in Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications

Author

Sebban, S. ; Zeitoun, P. ; Klisnick, A.

Author_Institution

Lab. d´Opt. Appl., Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

2013

fDate

Apr-13

Abstract

This paper reviews the major accomplishments in the development of plasma-based soft X-ray lasers and their applications in 2012. Significant experimental breakthroughs include the extension of the lasing range down to 1.5 nm in an X-FEL photoionized plasma and the 100-Hz operation of a 18.9-nm laser with a record average power of 0.15 mW. New fields of applications, exploiting the high-brightness, coherence, and compactness of the source, were demonstrated. Further breakthroughs toward higher peak power are anticipated from numerical simulations of injection-seeded soft X-ray lasers.

Keywords

X-ray lasers; brightness; free electron lasers; light coherence; nanophotonics; numerical analysis; X-FEL photoionized plasma; brightness; coherence; frequency 100 Hz; injection-seeded soft X-ray lasers; numerical simulations; photonics; plasma-based soft X-ray lasers; size 1.5 nm; wavelength 18.9 nm; Free electron lasers; Laser applications; Laser excitation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; X-ray imaging; X-ray lasers; X-ray lasers; coherent sources; high-resolution imaging;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Journal, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1943-0655

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPHOT.2013.2256116

Filename

6493373