DocumentCode
2653468
Title
Laser Pulse Compression in Plasma Using Coherent Raman Cascade
Author
Kalmykov, Serguei Y. ; Shvets, Gennady
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Texas Univ., Austin, TX
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
27-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1552
Lastpage
1554
Abstract
Compressing laser beams in plasmas via coherent Raman sideband generation is proposed. Electron density perturbations driven by the laser beatwave broaden the laser spectrum. Thus chirped laser beatnotes are compressed in plasma with high group velocity dispersion
Keywords
chirp modulation; coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; optical pulse compression; plasma density; plasma light propagation; chirped laser beatnotes compression; coherent Raman cascade; coherent Raman sideband generation; electron density perturbation; high group velocity dispersion; laser beatwave broadening; laser pulse compression; laser spectrum; plasma; Chirp; Electron beams; Frequency; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Optical pulse compression; Plasma density; Plasma waves; Pulse modulation; Quantum cascade lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549204
Filename
1549204
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