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{{Short description|Bulgarian-American physicist}}

{{Infobox scientist
| name = Dimitar Popmintchev
| native_name = Димитър Попминчев
| birth_date = 1980
| birth_place = Kazanlak, Bulgaria
| image = Dimitar_Popmimntchev.jpg
| fields = [[Wikipedia:Physics]], [[Wikipedia:atomic, molecular, and optical physics]], ultrafast lasers, coherent X-ray science
| workplaces = [[Wikipedia:TU Wien]] [[Wikipedia:JILA]] [[Wikipedia:University of California, San Diego]] (adjunct)
| alma_mater = [[Wikipedia:Sofia University]] (BS) [[Wikipedia:Boston College]] (MSc) [[Wikipedia:University of Colorado Boulder]] (PhD, 2017)
| thesis_title = ''Quantum and Extreme Nonlinear Optics: Design of Coherent Ultrafast X-ray Light and Application''
| thesis_year = 2017
| doctoral_advisor = [[Wikipedia:Margaret Murnane]] and [[Wikipedia:Henry Kapteyn]]
| known_for = EUV–X-ray lasers high-harmonic generation attosecond and zeptosecond X-ray pulses
}}

'''Dimitar Popmintchev''' (Bulgarian: '''Димитър Попминчев'''; born 1980) is a Bulgarian-American physicist specializing in ultrafast lasers and coherent EUV–X-ray science. He is Laboratory Manager at Popmintchev LABS within the Photonics Institute at [[Wikipedia:TU Wien]].<ref name="tuwien">"Team - Popmintchev LABS". TU Wien. Retrieved 2026-01-25.</ref><ref name="ucsd">"TEAM – PopmintchevLABS". UCSD. Retrieved 2026-01-25.</ref>

He is known for his work on tabletop coherent X-ray sources and high-harmonic generation, enabling attosecond imaging of quantum systems.<ref name="scholar">"Dimitar Popmintchev - Google Scholar". Retrieved 2026-01-25.</ref><ref name="physicsworld">"How to make zeptosecond X-ray pulses". ''Physics World''. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2026-01-25.</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Popmintchev was born in Kazanlak, Bulgaria, in 1980. He obtained a BS in physics from Sofia University and an MSc from Boston College. He received his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2017.<ref name="thesis">Popmintchev, Dimitar (2017). ''Quantum and Extreme Nonlinear Optics: Design of Coherent Ultrafast X-ray Light and Application'' (PhD thesis). University of Colorado Boulder.</ref>

== Career ==
After completing his PhD, Popmintchev worked as a postdoctoral researcher at [[Wikipedia:JILA]], collaborating with Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn. He later joined TU Wien and became Laboratory Manager of Popmintchev LABS.<ref name="linkedin">"Dimitar Popmintchev - TU Wien". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2026-01-25.</ref>

He also holds an adjunct affiliation with the University of California, San Diego.<ref name="ucsd" />

== Research ==
Popmintchev's research focuses on quantum X-ray science and ultrafast coherent light sources. His work includes:

* high-harmonic generation
* tabletop EUV and X-ray lasers
* attosecond and zeptosecond X-ray pulses
* ultrafast imaging of quantum systems
* EUV lithography metrology applications<ref name="rg">"Dimitar Popmintchev". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2026-01-25.</ref>

== Selected publications ==
* Popmintchev, T.; Chen, M.-C.; Popmintchev, D.; Arpin, P.; Brown, S.; ''et al.'' (2012). "Bright coherent ultrahigh harmonics in the keV x-ray regime from mid-infrared femtosecond lasers." ''Science'' 336 (6086): 1287–1291. doi:10.1126/science.1218497
* Popmintchev, D.; Galloway, B. R.; Chen, M.-C.; Dollar, F.; ''et al.'' (2018). "Near- and Extended-Edge X-Ray-Absorption Fine-Structure Spectroscopy Using Ultrafast Coherent High-Order Harmonic Supercontinua." ''Physical Review Letters'' 120 (9): 093002. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.093002
* Kfir, O.; Grychtol, P.; Turgut, E.; Knut, R.; Zusin, D.; Popmintchev, D.; ''et al.'' (2015). "Generation of bright phase-matched circularly-polarized extreme ultraviolet high harmonics." ''Nature Photonics'' 9: 99–105. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.293

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