LIGHT PIPE FOR HIGH-INTENSITY LASER-PULSES

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DURFEE, CG [1 ]
MILCHBERG, HM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT ELECT ENGN,COLL PK,MD 20742
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.2409
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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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 ion's. In the intensity range considered here (10(13)-10(14) W/cm2), the channel is observed to support mode structure reminiscent of an optical waveguide.
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页码:2409 / 2412
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