Ultra-fast femtosecond (fs) lasers provide a unique technological opportunity to precisely
and efficiently micromachine materials with minimal thermal damage owing to the reduced …

The development of 3rd generation synchrotron radiation sources like European
Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in parallel with recent advances in the technology of …

For the first time, single-crystal diamond planar refractive lenses have been fabricated by
laser micromachining in 300 µm-thick diamond plates which were grown by chemical …

X-ray planar compound refractive lenses were fabricated from a polycrystalline diamond
plate grown by chemical vapor deposition, by precise through cutting with femtosecond laser …

Linear parabolic diamond refractive lenses are presented, designed to withstand high
thermal and radiation loads coming from upgraded accelerator X-ray sources. Lenses were …

The last decade has been marked by the transition towards fourthgeneration synchrotron
radiation sources. The high degree of coherence, brilliance, and radiation power from …

Optimizing the lens design and improving the technological process, we manufactured X-ray
planar compound refractive lenses with vertical sidewalls up to 70 microns deep. The lens …

Refraction through curved surfaces, reflection from curved mirrors in grazing incidence, and
diffraction from Fresnel zone plates are key hard x-ray focusing mechanisms. In this article …

High-quality bi-concave 2D focusing diamond X-ray lenses of apex-radius R= 100 µm
produced via laser-ablation and improved via mechanical polishing are presented here …

A new ultra-compact transfocator (UCTF) based on X-ray compound refractive lenses
(CRLs) is presented. The device can be used to change the number of one-and two …