Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet/soft x-ray laser driven by a compact solid-state chirped pulse amplification laser system entirely pumped by laser diodes is described. The solid-state pump laser generates compressed pulses of sub-10 ps duration with energy greater than 1 J at a chosen repetition rate in a cryogenically cooled Yb:YAG system. Lasing in the 18.9 nm line of Ni-like Mo was observed. The diode-pumped laser has the potential to greatly increase the repetition rate and average power of lasers having a variety of EUV/SXR wavelengths on a significantly smaller footprint.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 17, 2009
Publication date:
February 18, 2010
Applicant:
XUV, Inc.
Inventors:
Jorge J. Rocca, Bradley M. Luther, Brendan A. Reagan, Federico J.A. Furch