Title :
Relativistic surface harmonics
Author :
Tarasevitch, A. ; Lobov, K. ; Dietrich, C. ; von der Linde, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Laser- und Plasmaphysik, Univ. Duisburg-Essen, Essen
Abstract :
Experiments and computer simulations of high harmonic generation from surface plasmas using femtosecond laser pulses are presented. By increasing the pump intensity above 1019 W/cm2 and varying the plasma scale length the mechanism of harmonic generation are changed.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; computer simulations; femtosecond laser pulses; high harmonic generation; relativistic surface harmonics; surface plasmas; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Plasma sources; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics; (320.2250) Femtosecond phenomena; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (350.5400) Plasma;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628452