Soft x-ray beamsplitters and highly dispersive multilayer mirrors for use as soft x-ray laser cavity components

Conference · Mon Jan 12 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5658531

Hawryluk, A M; Ceglio, N M; Stearns, D G; Danzmann, K; Kuehne, M; Muller, P; Wende, B

The demonstration of amplified spontaneous emission at soft x-ray wavelengths has highlighted the need for normal incidence optics for soft x-rays. Specifically, x-ray laser cavity components will be needed to further advances in x-ray laser research. In this paper, we present the fabrication, characterization and analysis of two possible cavity components, an x-ray beamsplitter and a highly dispersive multilayer mirror. Each of these can be used as x-ray laser cavity output couplers. 7 refs., 10 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt - Inst. Berlin (Germany, F.R.)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5658531
• Report Number(s): UCRL-95969; CONF-860880-57; ON: DE88004003
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
BEAM SPLITTING
DESIGN
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
FABRICATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LASER CAVITIES
LASERS
MIRRORS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RADIATIONS
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SOFT X RADIATION
TESTING
X RADIATION
X-RAY LASERS