Title :
Periodic index-modulated plasma waveguide
Author :
Layer, B.D. ; York, A. ; Varma, S. ; Chen, Y. ; Milchberg, H.M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Phys. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a wire-obstructed cluster flow technique for making periodically modulated plasma waveguides in hydrogen, nitrogen, and argon with sharp, stable voids as short as 50 mum with a period as small as 200 mum.
Keywords :
argon; hydrogen; nitrogen; plasma filled waveguides; plasma flow; Ar; H2; N2; argon; hydrogen; nitrogen; periodic index-modulated plasma waveguide; wire-obstructed cluster flow technique; Acceleration; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic waveguides; Electrons; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma stability; Plasma waves; (350.3950) Micro-optics; (350.5400) Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
