Dramatic enhancement of xuv laser output using a multimode gas-filled capillary waveguide

T. Mocek; C. M. McKenna; B. Cros; S. Sebban; D. J. Spence; G. Maynard; I. Bettaibi; V. Vorontsov; A. J. Gonsavles; S. M. Hooker

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.71.013804

Dramatic enhancement of xuv laser output using a multimode gas-filled capillary waveguide

T. Mocek, C. M. McKenna, B. Cros, S. Sebban, D. J. Spence, G. Maynard, I. Bettaibi, V. Vorontsov, A. J. Gonsavles, S. M. Hooker

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

We report a significant increase of the output of a 41.8-nm Xe ⁸⁺ laser achieved by means of multimode guiding of high-intensity femtosecond laser pulses in a gas-filled dielectric capillary tube. The optimized lasing signal from a 15-mm-long capillary was nearly an order of magnitude higher than that from a gas cell of the same length. Simulations of the propagation of the pump laser pulse in the capillary confirmed that this enhancement is due to reflections from the capillary wall, which increase the length of the Xe ⁸⁺ plasma column generated. The influence of gas pressure and focusing position on the lasing is also presented.

Original language	English
Article number	013804
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	71
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.71.013804
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2005
Externally published	Yes

Access to Document

10.1103/PhysRevA.71.013804

Cite this

@article{4b9a1592b747452781b20e1442d262fa,

title = "Dramatic enhancement of xuv laser output using a multimode gas-filled capillary waveguide",

abstract = "We report a significant increase of the output of a 41.8-nm Xe 8+ laser achieved by means of multimode guiding of high-intensity femtosecond laser pulses in a gas-filled dielectric capillary tube. The optimized lasing signal from a 15-mm-long capillary was nearly an order of magnitude higher than that from a gas cell of the same length. Simulations of the propagation of the pump laser pulse in the capillary confirmed that this enhancement is due to reflections from the capillary wall, which increase the length of the Xe 8+ plasma column generated. The influence of gas pressure and focusing position on the lasing is also presented.",

author = "T. Mocek and McKenna, \{C. M.\} and B. Cros and S. Sebban and Spence, \{D. J.\} and G. Maynard and I. Bettaibi and V. Vorontsov and Gonsavles, \{A. J.\} and Hooker, \{S. M.\}",

year = "2005",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1103/PhysRevA.71.013804",

language = "English",

volume = "71",

journal = "Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics",

issn = "1050-2947",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Dramatic enhancement of xuv laser output using a multimode gas-filled capillary waveguide

AU - Mocek, T.

AU - McKenna, C. M.

AU - Cros, B.

AU - Sebban, S.

AU - Spence, D. J.

AU - Maynard, G.

AU - Bettaibi, I.

AU - Vorontsov, V.

AU - Gonsavles, A. J.

AU - Hooker, S. M.

PY - 2005/1/1

Y1 - 2005/1/1

N2 - We report a significant increase of the output of a 41.8-nm Xe 8+ laser achieved by means of multimode guiding of high-intensity femtosecond laser pulses in a gas-filled dielectric capillary tube. The optimized lasing signal from a 15-mm-long capillary was nearly an order of magnitude higher than that from a gas cell of the same length. Simulations of the propagation of the pump laser pulse in the capillary confirmed that this enhancement is due to reflections from the capillary wall, which increase the length of the Xe 8+ plasma column generated. The influence of gas pressure and focusing position on the lasing is also presented.

AB - We report a significant increase of the output of a 41.8-nm Xe 8+ laser achieved by means of multimode guiding of high-intensity femtosecond laser pulses in a gas-filled dielectric capillary tube. The optimized lasing signal from a 15-mm-long capillary was nearly an order of magnitude higher than that from a gas cell of the same length. Simulations of the propagation of the pump laser pulse in the capillary confirmed that this enhancement is due to reflections from the capillary wall, which increase the length of the Xe 8+ plasma column generated. The influence of gas pressure and focusing position on the lasing is also presented.

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.71.013804

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.71.013804

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:18444370267

SN - 1050-2947

VL - 71

JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

IS - 1

M1 - 013804

ER -

Dramatic enhancement of xuv laser output using a multimode gas-filled capillary waveguide

Abstract

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this