The ELI ERIC facility offers international users ultrashort laser sources via the ALPS facility focusing on few-cycle laser drivers for attosecond pulses,particle beams and ultrahigh intensity interactions.The HR1 sys...The ELI ERIC facility offers international users ultrashort laser sources via the ALPS facility focusing on few-cycle laser drivers for attosecond pulses,particle beams and ultrahigh intensity interactions.The HR1 system supports attosecond high harmonic generation(HHG)and time-resolved spectroscopy at 100 kHz.However,its high repetition rate,while aiding statistical analysis,poses thermal challenges and limits certain applications requiring lower repetition rates.To address this,the HR Alignment laser system was developed for the HHG beamline at the ELI-ALPS facility.This new system delivers sub-6 fs,1 mJ pulses with a tunable repetition rate(from 10 Hz to 10 kHz)and carrier-envelope phase(CEP)stabilization.It utilizes an ytterbium-doped potassium gadolinium tungstate front-end,multi-pass cell compression,and chirped mirrors.Characterization confirms excellent energy and CEP stability(below 300 mrad),beam quality and temporal contrast,matching the HR1 laser's performance.This compact,stable system provides highflux attosecond generation for reaction microscopy enhancing ultrafast research in the ELI-ALPS facility.展开更多
基金The ELI-ALPS project(GINOP-2.3.6-15-2015-00001)is supported by the European Unionco-financed by the European Regional Development Fund
文摘The ELI ERIC facility offers international users ultrashort laser sources via the ALPS facility focusing on few-cycle laser drivers for attosecond pulses,particle beams and ultrahigh intensity interactions.The HR1 system supports attosecond high harmonic generation(HHG)and time-resolved spectroscopy at 100 kHz.However,its high repetition rate,while aiding statistical analysis,poses thermal challenges and limits certain applications requiring lower repetition rates.To address this,the HR Alignment laser system was developed for the HHG beamline at the ELI-ALPS facility.This new system delivers sub-6 fs,1 mJ pulses with a tunable repetition rate(from 10 Hz to 10 kHz)and carrier-envelope phase(CEP)stabilization.It utilizes an ytterbium-doped potassium gadolinium tungstate front-end,multi-pass cell compression,and chirped mirrors.Characterization confirms excellent energy and CEP stability(below 300 mrad),beam quality and temporal contrast,matching the HR1 laser's performance.This compact,stable system provides highflux attosecond generation for reaction microscopy enhancing ultrafast research in the ELI-ALPS facility.
