• DocumentCode
    690123
  • Title

    Control of harmonic generation from relativistic mirrors

  • Author

    Kahaly, S. ; Monchoce, S. ; Vincenti, H. ; Dromey, B. ; Zepf, M. ; Martin, Patrick ; Quere, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Commissariat a l´Energie Atomique DSM, CEN Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate for the first time that fine varying of the density gradient of a plasma mirror along with laser spatial phase on target allows total control over the harmonic generation mechanisms and harmonic spatial properties. An analytical model is also proposed.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; mirrors; optical control; optical harmonic generation; plasma density; analytical model; density gradient; harmonic generation control; harmonic generation mechanism; harmonic spatial properties; laser spatial phase; plasma mirror; relativistic mirror; Doppler effect; Harmonic analysis; Laser beams; Laser modes; Plasmas; Read only memory; Surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834516