Phase-Matched Generation of Coherent Soft-X-Rays
Optics
2024-03-29 v1 Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
Phase-matched harmonic conversion of visible laser light into soft x-rays was demonstrated. The recently developed technique of guided-wave frequency conversion was used to upshift light from 800 nanometers to the range from 17 to 32 nanometers. This process increased the coherent x-ray output by factors of 10^2 to 10^3 compared to the non-phase-matched case. This source uses a small-scale (sub-millijoule) high repetition-rate laser and will enable a wide variety of new experimental investigations in linear and nonlinear x-ray science.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2403.19636,
title = {Phase-Matched Generation of Coherent Soft-X-Rays},
author = {Andy Rundquist and Charles G. Durfee and Zenghu Chang and Catherine Herne and Sterling Backus and Margaret M. Murnane and Henry C. Kapteyn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.19636},
year = {2024}
}
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9 pages, 4 figures