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Generation of bright phase-matched circularly-polarized extreme ultraviolet high harmonics

Journal Article · · Nature Photonics
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  1. Solid State Inst. and Physics Department, Haifa (Israel); JILA/University of Colorado Boulder
  2. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
  3. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States); National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, CO (United States)
  4. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, CO (United States)
  5. Solid State Institute and Physics Department, Haifa (Israel); Ort Braude College, Karmiel (Israel)
  6. Solid State Inst. and Physics Department, Haifa (Israel)
Circularly-polarized extreme ultraviolet and X-ray radiation is useful for analysing the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of materials. To date, such radiation has only been available at large-scale X-ray facilities such as synchrotrons. Here, we demonstrate the first bright, phase-matched, extreme ultraviolet circularly-polarized high harmonics source. The harmonics are emitted when bi-chromatic counter-rotating circularly-polarized laser pulses field-ionize a gas in a hollow-core waveguide. We use this new light source for magnetic circular dichroism measurements at the M-shell absorption edges of Co. We show that phase-matching of circularly-polarized harmonics is unique and robust, producing a photon flux comparable to linearly polarized high harmonic sources. Furthermore, this work represents a critical advance towards the development of table-top systems for element-specific imaging and spectroscopy of multiple elements simultaneously in magnetic and other chiral media with very high spatial and temporal resolution.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Israel Science Foundation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0002002
OSTI ID:
1682255
Journal Information:
Nature Photonics, Journal Name: Nature Photonics Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 9; ISSN 1749-4885
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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