Cascaded chirped photon acceleration for efficient frequency conversion
Abstract
A cascaded sequence of photon acceleration stages using the instantaneous creation of a plasma density gradient by flash ionization allows the generation of coherent and chirped ultraviolet and x-ray pulses with independently tunable frequency and bandwidth. The efficiency of the cascaded process scales with 1/ω in energy, and multiple stages produce significant frequency up-conversion with gas-density plasmas. Lastly, chirping permits subsequent pulse compression to few-cycle durations, and output frequencies are not limited to integer harmonics.
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[2]
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1463322
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1435866; OSTI ID: 1968222
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-PRINCETON-17907-26
Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X; TRN: US1902278
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 1506372; SC0017907; FA9550-15-1-0391; NA0002948
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 25; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; plasma density; ionization; lasers
Citation Formats
Edwards, Matthew R., Qu, Kenan, Jia, Qing, Mikhailova, Julia M., and Fisch, Nathaniel J. Cascaded chirped photon acceleration for efficient frequency conversion. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.5030022.
Edwards, Matthew R., Qu, Kenan, Jia, Qing, Mikhailova, Julia M., & Fisch, Nathaniel J. Cascaded chirped photon acceleration for efficient frequency conversion. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5030022
Edwards, Matthew R., Qu, Kenan, Jia, Qing, Mikhailova, Julia M., and Fisch, Nathaniel J. Thu .
"Cascaded chirped photon acceleration for efficient frequency conversion". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5030022. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1463322.
@article{osti_1463322,
title = {Cascaded chirped photon acceleration for efficient frequency conversion},
author = {Edwards, Matthew R. and Qu, Kenan and Jia, Qing and Mikhailova, Julia M. and Fisch, Nathaniel J.},
abstractNote = {A cascaded sequence of photon acceleration stages using the instantaneous creation of a plasma density gradient by flash ionization allows the generation of coherent and chirped ultraviolet and x-ray pulses with independently tunable frequency and bandwidth. The efficiency of the cascaded process scales with 1/ω in energy, and multiple stages produce significant frequency up-conversion with gas-density plasmas. Lastly, chirping permits subsequent pulse compression to few-cycle durations, and output frequencies are not limited to integer harmonics.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5030022},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 5,
volume = 25,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Thu May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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FIG. 1.: (a) PIC simulation of frequency upshift, with initial field in gray, instantaneously created plasma density in red, and the forward (red) and backward (blue) propagating electromagnetic components, static magnetic field (purple) and electron kinetic energy distribution (orange) a short time interval after the ionization. (b) Energy fraction depositedmore »
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