Sterling Backus

TL;DR: Phase-matched harmonic conversion of visible laser light into soft x-rays was demonstrated and the recently developed technique of guided-wave frequency conversion was used to upshift light from 800 nanometers to the range from 17 to 32 nanometers.

TL;DR: By carefully tailoring the shape of intense light pulses, this work can control the interaction of light with an atom during ionization, improving the efficiency of X-ray generation by an order of magnitude.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review progress in the development of high peak-power ultrafast lasers, and discuss in detail the design issues which determine the performance of these systems, and summarize some of the new scientific advances made possible by this technology, such as the generation of coherent femtosecond x-ray pulses, and the MeV-energy electron beams and high-energy ions.

TL;DR: In this article, a single-shot damage threshold measurement and modeling for fused silica at 800 nm as a function of pulse duration down to 20 fs was presented, and the respective roles of multiphoton ionization, tunnel ionization and impact ionization in laser damage were examined.

TL;DR: This work demonstrates the capability to perform EUV holography with a tabletop experimental setup and presents spatial coherence measurements of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light generated through the process of high-harmonic up-conversion of a femtosecond laser.