Demonstration of an all-diode-pumped soft x-ray laser.
We have demonstrated an 18.9 nm Ni-like molybdenum soft x-ray laser, pumped by a compact all-diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser. The solid-state pump laser 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 the average power of soft x-ray lasers on a significantly smaller footprint.
Furch
Federico J
FJ
National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA. fjafurch@lamar.colostate.edu
Reagan
Brendan A
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Luther
Bradley M
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Curtis
Alden H
AH
Meehan
Shaun P
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Rocca
Jorge J
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