Title :
Efficient generation of extended plasma waveguides with the axicon ignitor-heater scheme
Author :
Tsai, Hai-En ; Chu, Hsu-Hsin ; Xiao, Yee-Fang ; Lee, Chau-Hwang ; Lin, Jiunn-Yuan ; Wang, Jyhpyng ; Chen, Szu-Yuan
Author_Institution :
Graduate Inst. of Electro-Optical Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
Abstract :
By using an axicon lens in conjunction with the ignitor-heater scheme, a 1.2-cm-long high-quality plasma waveguide is generated efficiently, which can extend the range of laser-plasma interaction much beyond the limit of Rayleigh range
Keywords :
lenses; optical waveguides; plasma filled waveguides; plasma heating by laser; plasma light propagation; 1.2 cm; Rayleigh range; axicon ignitor-heater scheme; axicon lens; extended plasma waveguides; laser-plasma interaction;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
