Download | - View final version: High conversion efficiency of an optical parametric amplifier pumped by 1 kHz Ti:Sapphire laser pulses for tunable high-harmonic generation (PDF, 879 KiB)
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DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.383489 |
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Author | Search for: Naumov, A. Yu.1; Search for: Villeneuve, D. M.1; Search for: Niikura, Hiromichi |
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Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Security and Disruptive Technologies
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Format | Text, Article |
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Abstract | We report that high-conversion efficiency of nearly 50% has been realized by combining a commercially available Ti:Sapphire femtosecond, 1 kHz laser system and an optical parametric amplifier (OPA). For an input energy of 2.2 mJ/pulse at 1 kHz and 35 fs duration, the total OPA output energy of the signal plus idler pulses is 1.09 mJ/pulse at a signal wavelength of 1310 nm. We found that the output beam profile is almost flat-top due to high gain saturation in the OPA. Using the signal pulse, we generate high-harmonics in gases and measure the velocity map images of photoelectrons ionized from argon gas as a function of the signal wavelength. We observe that in a particular range of the high-harmonic photon energy, a four-fold photoelectron angular structure is observed in the low kinetic energy region. Our results indicate that the output pulses with the high-conversion efficiency OPA and super Gaussian beam profile can be used for experiments requiring generation of tunable high-harmonics in the extreme ultra-violet region. |
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Publication date | 2020-01-29 |
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Publisher | The Optical Society |
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Language | English |
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Peer reviewed | Yes |
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Record identifier | 48975544-6fae-4f67-ab85-5ef5b5a835fa |
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Record created | 2020-07-08 |
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Record modified | 2020-10-01 |
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