Aperiodic CrSc multilayer mirrors for attosecond water window pulses

Opt Express. 2013 Sep 23;21(19):21728-40. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.021728.

Abstract

Extending single attosecond pulse technology from currently sub-200 eV to the so called 'water window' spectral range may enable for the first time the unique investigation of ultrafast electronic processes within the core states of bio-molecules as proteins or other organic materials. Aperiodic multilayer mirrors serve as key components to shape these attosecond pulses with a high degree of freedom and enable tailored short pulse pump-probe experiments. Here, we report on chirped CrSc multilayer mirrors, fabricated by ion beam deposition with sub-angstrom precision, designed for attosecond pulse shaping in the 'water window' spectral range.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biopolymers / analysis*
  • Biopolymers / chemistry*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Lasers*
  • Lenses*
  • Nephelometry and Turbidimetry / instrumentation*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Water / chemistry*

Substances

  • Biopolymers
  • Water