Title :
100 MHz frequency combs in the XUV spectral region
Author :
Jones, R.J. ; Moll, Kevin D. ; Thorpe, Michael J. ; Ye, Jun
Author_Institution :
JILA, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Abstract :
High-harmonic generation is achieved at 100 MHz repetition rates by utilizing a femtosecond enhancement cavity to increase peak intensities from a mode-locked laser. This provides a coherent frequency comb in the VUV for high-resolution spectroscopy.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; measurement by laser beam; optical harmonic generation; ultraviolet spectroscopy; XUV spectral region; coherent frequency comb; femtosecond enhancement cavity; high-harmonic generation; high-resolution spectroscopy; mode-locked laser; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Nonlinear optics; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers; (320.0320) Ultrafast optics; (320.7160) Ultrafast technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627601