Metasurface-based multi-harmonic free-electron light source
Abstract
Metasurfaces are subwavelength spatial variations in geometry and material where the structures are of negligible thickness compared to the wavelength of light and are optimized for far-field applications, such as controlling the wavefronts of electromagnetic waves. Here, we investigate the potential of the metasurface near-field profile, generated by an incident few-cycle pulse laser, to facilitate the generation of high-frequency light from free electrons. In particular, the metasurface near-field contains higher-order spatial harmonics that can be leveraged to generate multiple higher-harmonic X-ray frequency peaks. We show that the X-ray spectral profile can be arbitrarily shaped by controlling the metasurface geometry, the electron energy, and the incidence angle of the laser input. Using ab initio simulations, we predict bright and monoenergetic X-rays, achieving energies of 30 keV (with harmonics spaced by 3 keV) from 5-MeV electrons using 3.4-eV plasmon polaritons on a metasurface with a period of 85 nm. As an example, we present the design of a four-color X-ray source, a potential candidate for tabletop multicolor hard X-ray spectroscopy. Our developments could help pave the way for compact multi-harmonic sources of high-energy photons, which have potential applications in industry, medicine, and the fundamental sciences.
- Authors:
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[1];
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Physics; Univ. of Mons (Belgium). Micro- and Nanophotonic Materials Group
- Singapore Inst. of Manufacturing Tech. (Singapore)
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Physics
- Univ. of Mons (Belgium). Micro- and Nanophotonic Materials Group
- Technion-Israel Inst. of Tech., Haifa (Israel). Dept. of Electrical Engineering
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Krell Institute, Ames, IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1510282
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-97ER25308
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Light, Science & Applications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2047-7538
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
Citation Formats
Rosolen, Gilles, Wong, Liang Jie, Rivera, Nicholas, Maes, Bjorn, Soljačić, Marin, and Kaminer, Ido. Metasurface-based multi-harmonic free-electron light source. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41377-018-0065-2.
Rosolen, Gilles, Wong, Liang Jie, Rivera, Nicholas, Maes, Bjorn, Soljačić, Marin, & Kaminer, Ido. Metasurface-based multi-harmonic free-electron light source. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-018-0065-2
Rosolen, Gilles, Wong, Liang Jie, Rivera, Nicholas, Maes, Bjorn, Soljačić, Marin, and Kaminer, Ido. Wed .
"Metasurface-based multi-harmonic free-electron light source". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-018-0065-2. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1510282.
@article{osti_1510282,
title = {Metasurface-based multi-harmonic free-electron light source},
author = {Rosolen, Gilles and Wong, Liang Jie and Rivera, Nicholas and Maes, Bjorn and Soljačić, Marin and Kaminer, Ido},
abstractNote = {Metasurfaces are subwavelength spatial variations in geometry and material where the structures are of negligible thickness compared to the wavelength of light and are optimized for far-field applications, such as controlling the wavefronts of electromagnetic waves. Here, we investigate the potential of the metasurface near-field profile, generated by an incident few-cycle pulse laser, to facilitate the generation of high-frequency light from free electrons. In particular, the metasurface near-field contains higher-order spatial harmonics that can be leveraged to generate multiple higher-harmonic X-ray frequency peaks. We show that the X-ray spectral profile can be arbitrarily shaped by controlling the metasurface geometry, the electron energy, and the incidence angle of the laser input. Using ab initio simulations, we predict bright and monoenergetic X-rays, achieving energies of 30 keV (with harmonics spaced by 3 keV) from 5-MeV electrons using 3.4-eV plasmon polaritons on a metasurface with a period of 85 nm. As an example, we present the design of a four-color X-ray source, a potential candidate for tabletop multicolor hard X-ray spectroscopy. Our developments could help pave the way for compact multi-harmonic sources of high-energy photons, which have potential applications in industry, medicine, and the fundamental sciences.},
doi = {10.1038/s41377-018-0065-2},
journal = {Light, Science & Applications},
number = 1,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Wed Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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