Generation of Bright, Spatially Coherent Soft X-Ray High Harmonics in a Hollow Waveguide Using Two-Color Synthesized Laser Pulses

Cheng Jin, Gregory J. Stein, Kyung-Han Hong, and C. D. Lin
Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 043901 – Published 22 July 2015
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Abstract

We investigate the efficient generation of low-divergence high-order harmonics driven by waveform-optimized laser pulses in a gas-filled hollow waveguide. The drive waveform is obtained by synthesizing two-color laser pulses, optimized such that highest harmonic yields are emitted from each atom. Optimization of the gas pressure and waveguide configuration has enabled us to produce bright and spatially coherent harmonics extending from the extreme ultraviolet to soft x rays. Our study on the interplay among waveguide mode, atomic dispersion, and plasma effect uncovers how dynamic phase matching is accomplished and how an optimized waveform is maintained when optimal waveguide parameters (radius and length) and gas pressure are identified. Our analysis should help laboratory development in the generation of high-flux bright coherent soft x rays as tabletop light sources for applications.

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  • Received 17 February 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.043901

© 2015 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Cheng Jin1,*, Gregory J. Stein2, Kyung-Han Hong2, and C. D. Lin1

  • 1J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
  • 2Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

  • *Present address: School of Science, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, People’s Republic of China.

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Vol. 115, Iss. 4 — 24 July 2015

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