Guiding of high intensity laser pulses in straight and curved plasma channel experiments

被引：323

作者：

Ehrlich, Y ^{[1
]}

Cohen, C ^{[1
]}

Zigler, A ^{[1
]}

Krall, J ^{[1
]}

Sprangle, P ^{[1
]}

Esarey, E ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] USN,RES LAB,BEAM PHYS BRANCH,DIV PLASMA PHYS,WASHINGTON,DC 20375

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1996年 / 77卷 / 20期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.4186

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Experimental demonstration of optical guiding of a high intensity (>10(16) W/cm(2)) laser pulse in a 1 cm long cylindrical plasma channel formed by a slow capillary discharge is presented. Optical guiding in a curved plasma (radius of curvature = 10 cm) is also demonstrated. It is shown experimentally that the guiding mechanism is insensitive to laser intensity over a wide range (similar to 10(8)-10(16) W/cm(2)). Results show guiding over similar or equal to 11 vacuum diffraction lengths in both straight and curved channels, in agreement with theory and simulation.

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页码：4186 / 4189

页数：4

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