Zhang Q, Zhao K, Li J, Chini M, Cheng Y, Wu Y, Cunningham E, Chang Z. Suppression of driving laser in high harmonic generation with a microchannel plate.
OPTICS LETTERS 2014;
39:3670-3673. [PMID:
24978564 DOI:
10.1364/ol.39.003670]
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Abstract
Separating the infrared driving laser from the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulses after high-order harmonic generation has been a long-standing difficulty. In this Letter, we propose and demonstrate that the driving laser can be blocked by simply installing a microchannel plate (MCP) into the beam line. In addition to its high damage threshold, the MCP filter also transmits photons over the entire XUV region. This paves the way for attosecond pulse generation with unprecedented bandwidth.
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