• 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