Bloch-Maxwell modelling of multi-mJ 100 fs fully-coherent amplified high harmonic pulse

Ph Zeitoun, E. Oliva, M. Fajardo, T. T.T. Le, D. Ros, S. Sebban, P. Velarde

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Abstract

By seeding amplifying plasmas pumped with the so-called Transient collisionnal excitation scheme, the amplified pulse seems to be limited to an energy of several 10's of μJ. Aiming to attain several mJ, we study the seeding of plasma pumped by long laser pulse. Thanks to our time-dependant Maxwell-Bloch code, we demonstrate that direct seeding with femtosecond pulse is inefficient. We also study the amplification of pulse train with the drawback of re-synchronizing the pulses. We proposed and studied the amplification of high harmonic seed stretched by a grating pair, amplified finally compressed. We consider off-axis diffraction on the gratings for maximizing their efficiency. Considering the phase deformation induced by the amplification and the spectral narrowing the final pulse is 230 fs in duration and 5 mJ.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationX-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources
Subtitle of host publicationDevelopment and Applications IX
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2011
Externally publishedYes
EventX-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources: Development and Applications IX - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 23 Aug 201125 Aug 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8140
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceX-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources: Development and Applications IX
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period23/08/1125/08/11

Keywords

  • High harmonic generation
  • Off-axis diffraction
  • Seeding
  • Soft x-ray laser

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