Compact 200 kHz HHG source driven by a few-cycle OPCPA

Anne Harth; Chen Guo; Yu Chen Cheng; Arthur Losquin; Miguel Miranda; Sara Mikaelsson; Christoph M. Heyl; Oliver Prochnow; Jan Ahrens; Uwe Morgner; Anne L'Huillier; Cord L. Arnold

doi:10.1088/2040-8986/aa9b04

Compact 200 kHz HHG source driven by a few-cycle OPCPA

Anne Harth, Chen Guo, Yu Chen Cheng, Arthur Losquin, Miguel Miranda, Sara Mikaelsson, Christoph M. Heyl, Oliver Prochnow, Jan Ahrens, Uwe Morgner, Anne L'Huillier, Cord L. Arnold

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We present efficient high-order harmonic generation (HHG) based on a high-repetition rate, few-cycle, near infrared (NIR), carrier-envelope phase stable, optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier (OPCPA), emitting 6 fs pulses with 9 μJ pulse energy. In krypton, we reach conversion efficiencies from the NIR to the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation pulse energy on the order of ∼10^-6 with less than 3 μJ driving pulse energy. This is achieved by optimizing the OPCPA for a spatially and temporally clean pulse and by a specially designed high-pressure gas target. In the future, the high efficiency of the HHG source will be beneficial for high-repetition rate two-colour (NIR-XUV) pump-probe experiments, where the available pulse energy from the laser has to be distributed economically between pump and probe pulses.

Original language	English
Article number	014007
Journal	Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/aa9b04
Publication status	Published - 2018 Jan 1

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Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

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frequency conversion
harmonic generation
including higher-order harmonic generation
optical parametric oscillators and amplifiers
optical pulse generation and pulse compression
ultrafast processes

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Compact 200 kHz HHG source driven by a few-cycle OPCPA

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Short Attosecond Pulse Trains at High Repetition Rates for Novel Pump-Probe and Coincidence Studies

Ultrafast Photoionization Dynamics Studied with Coincidence Momentum Imaging Spectrometers

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