Light pipe for high intensity laser pulses
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Optical guiding of intense laser pulses over a distance of more than 20 Rayleigh lengths in a plasma is demonstrated using a two-pulse technique. The first pulse prepares a shock-driven, axially extended radial electron density profile which guides a second pulse, injected after an optimum delay which increases with mass of the plasma ions. In the intensity range considered here (${10}^{3}$--${10}^{14}$ W/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$), the channel is observed to support mode structure reminiscent of an optical waveguide.
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A parabolic transverse density profile can be matched to guide a Gaussian laser mode without distortion in the low intensity limit, and guiding has been previously demonstrated over many Z_R at input intensities below 2x10^17 W/cm2.
“A parabolic transverse density profile can be matched to guide a Gaussian laser mode without distortion in the low intensity limit, and guiding has been previously demonstrated [18][19][20][21] over many Z R at input intensities below 2x10 17 W/cm 2 .”
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- Authors
- Durfee, C. G., & Milchberg, H. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Venue
- Physical Review Letters
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 1993-10-11
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 15
- Pages
- 2409-2412
- ISSN
- 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2001299888
- Cited by
- 517
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 20.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physical Review Letters (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Control and Systems Engineering › Pulsed Power Technology Applications
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
- Keywords
- light guide, high-intensity laser pulses, laser-plasma interaction, optical guiding, Rayleigh length, plasma channel, mode structure, high-intensity laser propagation
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