Coherent ultrashort extreme ultraviolet sources and quantum control of their characteristics with applications to multispectral diffraction microscopy
Abstract
The objective of this thesis is to explore the dynamics of the high order harmonic generation (HHG) during the interaction of ultra-short intense laser pulses with gas targets, control the HHG characteristics and use the HHG as an optimized secondary coherent source in the extreme ultra-violet (XUV) for applications in diffraction microscopy. The investigation is based upon the systematic study of the effects of the experimental parameters, such as gas species, gas pressure, focusing conditions and chirp of the laser pulse, in the HHG process. The novelty of the study relies upon the fact that HHG takes place at the leading edge of the laser pulse, conditions that depart from the typical HHG conditions reported in the literature. Thus, highly non-linear phenomena, such as self-phase modulation, that largely affect the HHG process come into play. These effects can be controlled by the laser characteristics and consequently the HHG quality characteristics can also be controlled. Thus, a ...
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