Frequency conversion of lasers in a dynamic plasma grating

H Peng, C Riconda, S Weber, CT Zhou, SC Ruan�- Physical Review Applied, 2021 - APS
When a dynamic medium in which the laser propagates changes its refractive index in time,
the laser changes its frequency while keeping its wavevector unchanged to fullfil the�…

[HTML][HTML] Reflection and transmission properties of a finite-length electron plasma grating

G Lehmann, KH Spatschek�- Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Considered here is a plasma grating generated by two counterpropagating short laser
pulses. Because of the shortness of the laser pulses, the plasma dynamics are determined�…

Plasma-grating-based laser pulse compressor

G Lehmann, KH Spatschek�- Physical Review E, 2024 - APS
To avoid damage in high-power laser systems, a chirped plasma-based grating is proposed
for compressing laser pulses that have been previously stretched and amplified. This�…

Formation and properties of spatially inhomogeneous plasma density gratings

G Lehmann, KH Spatschek�- Physical Review E, 2023 - APS
Volume plasma density gratings receive increasing interest since, compared to solid-state
optical media, they posses significantly higher damage thresholds. The gratings are�…

[HTML][HTML] Compact ultrafast neutron sources via bulk acceleration of deuteron ions in an optical trap

Z Lei, H Ma, X Zhang, L Yu, Y Zhang, Y Li…�- Matter and Radiation�…, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
A scheme for a quasi-monoenergetic high-flux neutron source with femtosecond duration
and highly anisotropic angular distribution is proposed. This scheme is based on bulk�…

Depolarization of intense laser beams by dynamic plasma density gratings

YX Wang, SM Weng, P Li, ZC Shen…�- High Power Laser�…, 2023 - cambridge.org
As a typical plasma-based optical element that can sustain ultra-high light intensity, plasma
density gratings driven by intense laser pulses have been extensively studied for wide�…

Plasma zone plate for high-power lasers driven by a Laguerre–Gaussian beam

L Wang, W Liu, Q Jia, J Zheng�- Plasma Physics and Controlled�…, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma-based optics has emerged as an attractive alternative to traditional solid-state optics
for high-power laser manipulation due to its higher damage threshold. In this work, we�…

[HTML][HTML] Generating a tunable narrow electron beam comb via laser-driven plasma grating

H Yang, J Wang, S Luan, K Feng, W Wang…�- Matter and Radiation at�…, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We propose a novel approach for generating a high-density, spatially periodic narrow
electron beam comb (EBC) from a plasma grating induced by the interference of two intense�…

Comprehensive study of magnetic field evolution in relativistic jets based on 2D simulations

A Esmaeili, Y Fujita�- Physics of Plasmas, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We use two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations to investigate the generation and
evolution of the magnetic field associated with the propagation of a jet for various initial�…

[HTML][HTML] Propagation characteristics of relativistic ultrashort laser pulse in inhomogeneous plasma

XB Zhang, M Huang, RA Tang, AX Zhang, JK Xue�- AIP Advances, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We study the propagation of a relativistic ultrashort laser pulse in two-dimensional
inhomogeneous plasma with a density ripple based on the theoretical analysis and the�…