Abstract

It is here discussed the design of ultrafast extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) grating compressors that can be used to condition the spectral phase of ultrashort chirped pulses to compensate for the phase chirp and get closer to the Fourier limit. We discuss the two configurations that can be used to realize the compressor, the classical diffraction mount, and the off-plane one. The concept is applied to the realization of a XUV compressor with applications to free-electron lasers.

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Double-configuration grating monochromator for extreme-ultraviolet ultrafast pulses

L. Poletto, P. Miotti, F. Frassetto, C. Spezzani, C. Grazioli, M. Coreno, B. Ressel, D. Gauthier, R. Ivanov, A. Ciavardini, M. de Simone, S. Stagira, and G. De Ninno
Appl. Opt. 53(26) 5879-5888 (2014)

Time-preserving grating monochromators for ultrafast extreme-ultraviolet pulses

Luca Poletto and Fabio Frassetto
Appl. Opt. 49(28) 5465-5473 (2010)

Single-grating monochromator for extreme-ultraviolet ultrashort pulses

Fabio Frassetto, Cephise Cacho, Chris A. Froud, I.C. Edmund Turcu, Paolo Villoresi, Will A. Bryan, Emma Springate, and Luca Poletto
Opt. Express 19(20) 19169-19181 (2011)

Tolerances of time-delay-compensated monochromators for extreme-ultraviolet ultrashort pulses

Luca Poletto
Appl. Opt. 48(23) 4526-4535 (2009)

Time-delay compensated monochromator in the off-plane mount for extreme-ultraviolet ultrashort pulses

Luca Poletto and Paolo Villoresi
Appl. Opt. 45(34) 8577-8585 (2006)