Pulse compression in plasma: Generation of femtosecond pulses without CPA

Shvets, G. ; Fisch, N. J. ; Pukhov, A. ; Meyer-ter-Vehn, J.

Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory.

关键词: Amplification;    Compression;    Parametric Amplifiers;    Beam-Plasma Systems;    Laser Radiation;   

DOI  :  10.2172/758641
RP-ID  :  PPPL-3474
RP-ID  :  AC02-76CH03073
RP-ID  :  758641

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Laser pulses can be efficiently compressed to femtosecond duration when a smaller-frequency short pulse collides with high frequency long pulse in rare plasma, absorbing most of its energy. The mechanism of short pulse amplification is nonlinear superradiance.