We report an efficient intracavity XUV output coupler based on an anti-reflection-coated grazing incidence plate (GIP). Conceptually, GIP is an extension of a Brewster plate, affording low loss of the circulating fundamental light and serving as a highly efficient, extremely broadband output coupler for XUV. Due to the grazing incidence geometry, the short wavelength reflectivity can be extended to the keV range. The first GIP realized shows parameters close to the design. We discuss both the limitations of the GIP in comparison with other XUV output couplers and the applicability of the GIP extension at longer wavelengths, down to the MIR.
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We demonstrate the operation of a plasma-based extreme ultraviolet (XUV) laser at a 1 kHz repetition rate driven by infrared pump pulses of less than 20 mJ. The 41.8 nm laser pulses were generated in a Xe plasma created by optical-field ionization by the L1 Allegra laser at ELI Beamlines.
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June 2023
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin─Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.
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