Generation and applications of high-order harmonic radiation

Claes-Goran Wahlstrom

doi:10.1117/12.221624

25 September 1995 Generation and applications of high-order harmonic radiation

Claes-Goran Wahlstrom

Proceedings Volume 2520, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221624
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Coherent radiation in the extreme ultraviolet and soft x-ray spectral regions can be generated as high-order harmonics by focusing a high-power, short-pulse laser into a jet of free atoms or ions. This process is of basic physics interest, as a probe of the behavior of an atom strongly perturbed by an electromagnetic field. At the same time, the generated radiation has unique properties of short pulse length, high peak power, and high spectral brightness which can be utilized in various applications. The perspectives for optimizing this process, both in efficiency, spectral range, and characteristics are discussed. Examples are presented, illustrating how this new source of coherent radiation can be used in different applications.

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Claes-Goran Wahlstrom "Generation and applications of high-order harmonic radiation", Proc. SPIE 2520, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications, (25 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221624

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