Grant: Alliance Grants
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
$104,100.00
Femtosecond high Average-power Micro-joule Extreme-Ultraviolet Source (FAMEUS)
EF 2022-23
Résumé
Intense, femtosecond extreme ultraviolet (XUV) sources, currently found only at billion-dollar free-electron laser facilities, are opening new opportunities in physics, chemistry, quantum technology, biology and medicine. In this project, we propose to apply the findings by T. Ozaki's group (INRS-EMT) in high-order harmonic generation from laser ablation media, to reduce the size and cost of such intense XUV sources to a more modest laboratory scale (fitting in a standard university laboratory, with < $1 million total cost), thereby significantly increasing the accessibility of such sources. In particular, we will study the use of intense and highly efficient resonant harmonics (RH), with efficiencies that are an order of magnitude higher than conventional gas harmonics. The results of such studies will be used to develop a unique and compact Femtosecond high Average-power (mW-class) Micro-joule (> 1 µJ/pulse) Extreme-Ultraviolet Source (FAMEUS), or « la source Femtoseconde d'Ultraviolet extrême à haute puissance Moyenne et à haute Énergie (FUMÉ) » in French. We will work with few-cycle Inc. to develop an energetic, wavelength-tunable femtosecond laser in the visible and near-infrared regime, with which we will study RH from various targets. This study will provide data that will allow us to design FAMEUS with an even higher average power of > 10 mW (FAMEUS+). Through this project, few-cycle Inc. will also gain the expertise and be given the first option of license to commercialize FAMEUS, which should attract significant interest from the scientific and technological community. Further, we will work with Axis Photonique Inc. to develop an endstation for FAMEUS and use it to characterize their new XUV camera. Using the FAMEUS endstation, Axis Photonique will be able to provide to potential customers concrete data on their camera on experiments relative to FELs, giving them and their XUV camera a significant competitive advantage compared with their competitors, thus allowing the company to grow.
Programme
Alliance Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Quebec, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
565914-2021
Name nom
Ozaki, Tsuneyuki T
Department département
Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Centre - Varennes
Organization id
56
Institution établissement
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2022
Competition year année de concours
2021
Award amount
104100
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
1208
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Materials sciences
Area of application fr
Sciences des matériaux
Research subject code
3111
Research subject group en
Physics
Research subject group fr
Physique
Research subject en
Lasers
Research subject fr
Laser
Installment
inst:2
Partie
1
Nb partie
2
Application title
Femtosecond high Average-power Micro-joule Extreme-Ultraviolet Source (FAMEUS)
Application summary
Intense, femtosecond extreme ultraviolet (XUV) sources, currently found only at billion-dollar free-electron laser facilities, are opening new opportunities in physics, chemistry, quantum technology, biology and medicine. In this project, we propose to apply the findings by T. Ozaki's group (INRS-EMT) in high-order harmonic generation from laser ablation media, to reduce the size and cost of such intense XUV sources to a more modest laboratory scale (fitting in a standard university laboratory, with < $1 million total cost), thereby significantly increasing the accessibility of such sources. In particular, we will study the use of intense and highly efficient resonant harmonics (RH), with efficiencies that are an order of magnitude higher than conventional gas harmonics. The results of such studies will be used to develop a unique and compact Femtosecond high Average-power (mW-class) Micro-joule (> 1 µJ/pulse) Extreme-Ultraviolet Source (FAMEUS), or « la source Femtoseconde d'Ultraviolet extrême à haute puissance Moyenne et à haute Énergie (FUMÉ) » in French. We will work with few-cycle Inc. to develop an energetic, wavelength-tunable femtosecond laser in the visible and near-infrared regime, with which we will study RH from various targets. This study will provide data that will allow us to design FAMEUS with an even higher average power of > 10 mW (FAMEUS+). Through this project, few-cycle Inc. will also gain the expertise and be given the first option of license to commercialize FAMEUS, which should attract significant interest from the scientific and technological community. Further, we will work with Axis Photonique Inc. to develop an endstation for FAMEUS and use it to characterize their new XUV camera. Using the FAMEUS endstation, Axis Photonique will be able to provide to potential customers concrete data on their camera on experiments relative to FELs, giving them and their XUV camera a significant competitive advantage compared with their competitors, thus allowing the company to grow.
