Title :
Attosecond Optoelectronics in the Relativistic λ 3Regime
Author :
Naumova, N.M. ; Nees, J.A. ; Mourou, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
Particle-in-cell simulations reveal that strong attosecond electromagnetic pulses and dense attosecond electron bunches emerge synchronously from laser-plasma interaction in the relativistic lambda 3 regime. This provides a basis for relativistic attosecond optoelectronics
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; plasma light propagation; plasma simulation; relativistic plasmas; attosecond electromagnetic pulses; attosecond electron bunches; laser-plasma interaction; particle-in-cell simulations; relativistic attosecond optoelectronics; EMP radiation effects; Electron optics; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasma density; Plasma simulation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549188
