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Full tunability of laser femtosecond high-order harmonics in the ultraviolet spectral range

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We demonstrate experimentally the full tunability of a coherent femtosecond source in the whole ultraviolet spectral region. The experiment relies on the technique of high-order harmonic generation driven by a near-infrared parametric laser source in krypton gas. By tuning the drive wavelength in the range between 1100 to 1900 nm, we generated intense harmonics from near to extreme ultraviolet. A number of photons per shot of the order of 107 has been measured for the first harmonic orders. Many novel scientific prospects are expected to benefit from the use of such a table-top tunable source.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Luca Romanzin (Sincrotrone Trieste) and Andrea Martin (CNR-IOM) for technical assistance in the installation of the spectrometer.

This work has been supported by the CITIUS project [36] of the Italian–Slovenian Cross-border Cooperation Programme.

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  1. University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 11c, 5270, Ajdovščina, Slovenia

    B. Mahieu & G. De Ninno

  2. Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, CNR-IFN and Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, 35131, Padova, Italy

    S. Coraggia, F. Frassetto & L. Poletto

  3. Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, CNR-IFN and Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy

    M. Devetta, M. Negro, C. Vozzi & S. Stagira

  4. Sincrotrone Trieste Elettra, S.S.14—km 163.5 in AREA Science Park, 34149, Basovizza, Italy

    B. Mahieu, C. Callegari, M. Coreno, G. De Ninno & C. Spezzani

  5. Institute of Inorganic Methodologies and Plasmas, CNR-IMIP, Monterotondo, 00016, Rome, Italy

    M. Coreno

  6. Service des Photons Atomes et Molécules, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, Centre d’Etudes de Saclay, Bâtiment 522, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    B. Mahieu & D. Garzella

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Mahieu, B., Coraggia, S., Callegari, C. et al. Full tunability of laser femtosecond high-order harmonics in the ultraviolet spectral range. Appl. Phys. B 108, 43–49 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-012-4944-6

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