Chirped pulse amplification in an extreme-ultraviolet free-electron laser

David Gauthier, Enrico Allaria, Marcello Coreno, Ivan Cudin, Hugo Dacasa, Miltcho Boyanov Danailov, Alexander Demidovich, Simone Di Mitri, Bruno Diviacco, Eugenio Ferrari, Paola Finetti, Fabio Frassetto, David Garzella, Swen Künzel, Vincent Leroux, Benoît Mahieu, Nicola Mahne, Michael Meyer, Tommaso Mazza, Paolo Miotti, Giuseppe Penco, Lorenzo Raimondi, Primož Rebernik Ribič, Robert Richter, Eléonore Roussel, Sebastian Schulz, Luca Sturari, Cristian Svetina, Mauro Trovò, Paul Andreas Walker, Marco Zangrando, Carlo Callegari, Marta Fajardo, Luca Poletto, Philippe Zeitoun, Luca Giannessi and Giovanni De Ninno ()
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David Gauthier: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Enrico Allaria: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Marcello Coreno: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Ivan Cudin: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Hugo Dacasa: Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée, ENSTA ParisTech - CNRS UMR
Miltcho Boyanov Danailov: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Alexander Demidovich: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Simone Di Mitri: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Bruno Diviacco: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Eugenio Ferrari: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Paola Finetti: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Fabio Frassetto: CNR - Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies, via Trasea 7
David Garzella: Commissariat l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives - DRF/IRAMIS/LIDYL, Centre d’Etudes de Saclay
Swen Künzel: Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico
Vincent Leroux: University of Hamburg
Benoît Mahieu: Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée, ENSTA ParisTech - CNRS UMR
Nicola Mahne: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Michael Meyer: European XFEL GmbH
Tommaso Mazza: European XFEL GmbH
Paolo Miotti: CNR - Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies, via Trasea 7
Giuseppe Penco: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Lorenzo Raimondi: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Primož Rebernik Ribič: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Robert Richter: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Eléonore Roussel: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Sebastian Schulz: Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
Luca Sturari: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Cristian Svetina: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Mauro Trovò: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Paul Andreas Walker: University of Hamburg
Marco Zangrando: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Carlo Callegari: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Marta Fajardo: Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico
Luca Poletto: CNR - Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies, via Trasea 7
Philippe Zeitoun: Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée, ENSTA ParisTech - CNRS UMR
Luca Giannessi: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Giovanni De Ninno: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract Chirped pulse amplification in optical lasers is a revolutionary technique, which allows the generation of extremely powerful femtosecond pulses in the infrared and visible spectral ranges. Such pulses are nowadays an indispensable tool for a myriad of applications, both in fundamental and applied research. In recent years, a strong need emerged for light sources producing ultra-short and intense laser-like X-ray pulses, to be used for experiments in a variety of disciplines, ranging from physics and chemistry to biology and material sciences. This demand was satisfied by the advent of short-wavelength free-electron lasers. However, for any given free-electron laser setup, a limit presently exists in the generation of ultra-short pulses carrying substantial energy. Here we present the experimental implementation of chirped pulse amplification on a seeded free-electron laser in the extreme-ultraviolet, paving the way to the generation of fully coherent sub-femtosecond gigawatt pulses in the water window (2.3–4.4 nm).

Date: 2016
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