Guiding of relativistic laser pulses by preformed plasma channels

被引：75

作者：

Geddes, CGR

Toth, C

van Tilborg, J

Esarey, E

Schroeder, CB

Cary, J

Leemans, WP

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[2] TechX Corp, Boulder, CO 80303 USA

[3] Eindhoven Univ Technol, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands

[4] Univ Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2005年 / 95卷 / 14期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.145002

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Guiding of relativistically intense (> 10(18) W/cm(2)) laser pulses over more than 10 diffraction lengths has been demonstrated using plasma channels formed by hydrodynamic shock. Pulses up to twice the self-guiding threshold power were guided without aberration by tuning the guide profile. Transmitted spectra and mode images showed the pulse remained in the channel over the entire length. Experiments varying guided mode power and simulations show a large plasma wave was driven. Operating just below the trapping threshold produces a dark current free structure suitable for controlled injection.

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