Demonstration of an all-diode-pumped soft x-ray laser

ORAL

Abstract

We have demonstrated an 18.9 nm, Ni-like molybdenum, transient collisional soft x-ray laser, pumped by a compact, all-diode pumped chirped pulse amplification system. The solid state pump laser is based on cryo-cooled Yb:YAG and produces 8.5 ps pulses with up to 1 J energy at 10 Hz repetition rate. This diode-pumped laser has the potential to greatly increase the repetition rate and average power of soft x-ray lasers on a significantly smaller footprint.

*This work was supported by the Engineering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation under NSF Award Number EEC-0310717 and by NSF grant 0521649.

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Authors

  • Federico Furch

    • NSF ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State University

  • Brendan Reagan

    • NSF ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State University

  • Brad Luther

    • NSF ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State University
    • Colorado State University

  • Alden Curtis

    • NSF ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State University

  • Shaun Meehan

    • NSF ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State University

  • Jorge Rocca

    • NSF ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State University
    • Colorado State University