Title :
Application of corrugated plasma waveguides
Author :
Layer, B.D. ; York, A. ; Palastro, J. ; Antonsen, T.M., Jr. ; Varma, S. ; Chen, Y. ; Milchberg, H.M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Phys. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD
Abstract :
We report progress towards the application of corrugated plasma waveguides[1] to THz generation[2] and direct electron acceleration[3]. These waveguides are generated in hydrogen, nitrogen and argon plasmas with a wide range of controllable parameters.
Keywords :
plasma filled waveguides; plasma light propagation; Bessel beam; corrugated plasma waveguides; direct electron acceleration; terahertz generation; ultrashort pulsed laser systems; Acceleration; Electromagnetic waveguides; Electrons; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Plasma accelerators; Plasma applications; Plasma waves; Pulse modulation; Waveguide lasers; (350.3950) Micro-optics; (350.5400) Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
