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X-ray second harmonic generation

  • S. Shwartz
  • , M. Fuchs
  • , J. B. Hastings
  • , Y. Inubushi
  • , T. Ishikawa
  • , T. Katayama
  • , D. A. Reis
  • , T. Sato
  • , K. Tono
  • , M. Yabashi
  • , S. Yudovich
  • , S. E. Harris
  • Stanford University
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • RIKEN
  • Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute

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Abstract

We report clear experimental evidence for second harmonic generation at hard x-ray wavelengths. Using a 1.7 Å pumping beam generated by a free electron laser, we observe second harmonic generation in diamond. The generated second harmonic is of order 10 times the background radiation, scales quadratically with pump pulse energy, and is generated over a narrow phase-matching condition. Of importance for future experiments, our results indicate that it is possible to observe nonlinear x-ray processes in crystals at pump intensities exceeding 1016W/cm2.

Original languageEnglish
Article number163901
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume112
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Apr 2014

Funding

Funders
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
Office of Science
U.S. Department of Energy
Volkswagen Foundation

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