Generation of Ultrafast Vuv Radiation by Reflection from a Relativistic Ionization Front,
Abstract
Tunable radiation can be produced by Doppler upshifting light from a laser-generated moving ionization front. We analyze this technique as a way of generating ultrashort tunable short-wavelength light pulses, and demonstrate the possibility of making pulses of duration approx. 1 femtosecond in the UV and XUV. The demonstration of this technique should be possible using the current generation of high power ultrashort-pulse (0.1 Joules in 100 fsec) laser systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 22, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADP007046
Entities
People
- Henry Kapteyn
- Margaret M. Murnane
Organizations
- Washington State University