Title :
Divergence of high order harmonic emission from intense laser interactions with solid targets
Author :
Easter, James H. ; Nees, John A. ; Hou, Bixue ; Mordovanakis, Aghapi ; Mourou, Gérard A. ; Thomas, Alexander G R ; Krushelnick, Karl
Author_Institution :
Clark MXR, Dexter, MI, USA
Abstract :
Laser plasma interaction reveals harmonic divergence <;4 degrees and increasing with defocus. Circular polarization was found to cause a change in the angle of emission, which may be beneficial in efficient isolated attosecond pulse production.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; plasma light propagation; plasma-beam interactions; plasma-wall interactions; polarisation; circular polarization; defocus; emission angle; harmonic divergence; high order harmonic emission divergence; intense laser interactions; isolated attosecond pulse production; laser plasma interaction; solid targets; Harmonic analysis; Laser modes; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Plasmas; Polarization; Power harmonic filters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
