Power Scaling and Stability of Intracavity High Order Harmonic Generation

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Abstract

We generate high order harmonics of a femtosecond frequency comb at the focus of a high finesse optical cavity with 150 MHz repetition rate. The resulting table top high average brightness extreme ultraviolet (XUV) light source has promising applications in XUV frequency metrology, strong field and molecular physics studies, and more traditional XUV applications currently served by synchrotron light sources. We will discuss our recent technical achievements and detailed understandings of the intracavity extreme nonlinear processes that have led to XUV output power beyond the10 $\mu $W per harmonic level and reduced high frequency optical phase noise. We will also present the latest measurement on the coherence properties of VUV/XUV frequency combs.

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Authors

  • Thomas Allison

    JILA, NIST and the University of Colorado

  • Dylan Yost

    JILA, NIST and the University of Colorado

  • Arman Cingoz

    JILA, NIST and the Univserity of Colorado

  • Axel Ruehl

    IMRA America, Inc.

  • Ingmar Hartl

    IMRA America, Inc.

  • Martin Fermann

    IMRA America, Inc.

  • Jun Ye

    JILA, JILA, University of Colorado, JILA, NIST and the University of Colorado, JILA/NIST, University of Colorado