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	{{Author\|Harold Foppele}}		{{Author\|Harold Foppele}}
	{{Sourceattribution\|Tenio Popmintchev\|1}}		{{Sourceattribution\|Tenio Popmintchev\|1}}

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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Tenio Popmintchev
| birth_date = {{birth date|1977|6|29}}
| birth_place = Bulgaria
| image = Tenio_Popmintchev.jpg
| fields = [[Wikipedia:Physics]], [[Wikipedia:atomic, molecular, and optical physics]], ultrafast lasers, coherent X-ray science
| workplaces = [[Wikipedia:University of California, San Diego]] [[Wikipedia:TU Wien]] [[Wikipedia:JILA]]
| alma_mater = [[Wikipedia:Sofia University]] (BS) [[Wikipedia:University of Colorado Boulder]] (PhD)
| known_for = Tabletop X-ray lasers High-harmonic generation Attosecond and zeptosecond X-ray pulses
}}

'''Tenio Popmintchev''' (born June 29, 1977) is a Bulgarian-American physicist specializing in ultrafast lasers and coherent X-ray science. He is an assistant professor of physics at the [[Wikipedia:University of California, San Diego]] (UCSD), where he leads Popmintchev LABS focused on quantum X-ray technology.<ref name="ucsdprofile">"Tenio Popmintchev – UCSD Profiles". Retrieved 2026-01-23.</ref><ref name="lab">"PopmintchevLABS – Quantum X-ray Science and Technology". Retrieved 2026-01-23.</ref>

He is known for his work in developing tabletop X-ray lasers capable of generating coherent extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and soft-to-hard X-rays, enabling attosecond imaging of quantum systems.<ref name="sciencenews">"Tenio Popmintchev fits X-ray laser on a tabletop". ''Science News''. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2026-01-23.</ref><ref name="scholar">"Tenio Popmintchev - Google Scholar". Retrieved 2026-01-23.</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Popmintchev was born in Bulgaria in 1977.<ref name="sciencenews" /> He studied quantum electronics and laser physics at [[Wikipedia:Sofia University]].<ref>"Tenio Popmintchev" (PDF). Sofia University. Retrieved 2026-01-23.</ref>

In 2003, he moved to the United States for graduate studies and received his PhD in atomic, molecular, and optical physics from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2010.<ref name="ucsdprofile" />

== Career ==
Following his PhD, Popmintchev worked as a postdoctoral researcher and later as a research professor at [[Wikipedia:JILA]], a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and the [[Wikipedia:National Institute of Standards and Technology]].<ref>"Tenio Popmintchev – UCSD Profiles". Retrieved 2026-01-23.</ref><ref>"Tenio Popmintchev – UCSD Academia". Retrieved 2026-01-23.</ref>

He joined the faculty at UCSD as an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and the Center for Advanced Nanoscience.<ref name="ucsdprofile" /> He also holds an affiliation with the [[Wikipedia:Technical University of Vienna]].<ref name="lab" />

== Research ==
Popmintchev's research focuses on quantum EUV and X-ray science, including the development of coherent X-ray light with tunable properties for ultrafast imaging and spectroscopy of quantum materials.<ref name="lab" />

Key research areas include:
* high-harmonic generation (HHG) in the keV X-ray regime<ref name="scholar" />
* development of tunable coherent EUV and X-ray lasers<ref name="ucsdprofile" />
* attosecond and zeptosecond X-ray pulse generation<ref>"Tenio Popmintchev – Inspire HEP". Retrieved 2026-01-23.</ref>
* applications in EUV lithography metrology and coherent diffractive imaging<ref name="lab" />

== Awards and honors ==
Popmintchev has received several awards, including:<ref name="ucsdprofile" />
* Sloan Research Fellowship (2018)
* European Research Council Starting Grant (2017)
* SN 10 Outstanding Young Scientist Award (2016)
* Presidential Medal of Bulgaria (2016)
* Pythagoras Award for Outstanding Young Scientist (2016)
* The Outstanding Young Persons of Bulgaria (2015)
* Finalist, Outstanding PhD Thesis Research Award, American Physical Society (2011)

== 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, T.; Chen, M.-C.; Arpin, P.; Murnane, M. M.; Kapteyn, H. C. (2010). "The attosecond nonlinear optics of bright coherent X-ray generation." ''Nature Photonics'' 4: 822–832.
* 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.

== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Quantum information scientists]]

{{Author|Harold Foppele}}
{{Sourceattribution|Tenio Popmintchev|1}}

Biography:Tenio Popmintchev - Revision history

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