Generation of Coherent VUV and Soft X-Rays

Abstract

The goal of this program is the generation of coherent extreme ultra- violet and soft x-ray coherent sources. The general method employed is optical nonlinear harmonic generation in gaseous media. There are basically two complementary approaches which can be used. The first is to utilize successive low-order processes, taking advantage of resonance enhancements to create large nonlinear coefficients. The second approach is to generate short wavelength radiation in a single high-order nonlinear stage, utilizing extremely high power densities to achieve observable signal levels. During the past period both of these approaches have been investigated, and our results are described in the following sections.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA035442

Entities

People

  • James Forrest Young
  • Stephen E. Harris

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Delay Lines
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Dye Lasers
  • Efficiency
  • Gas Breakdown
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Resonance
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Soft X Rays
  • Ultraviolet Radiation
  • Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation
  • X Rays
  • Yag Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design