Physics of laser-driven plasma-based electron accelerators

E Esarey, CB Schroeder, WP Leemans - Reviews of modern physics, 2009 - APS
Laser-driven plasma-based accelerators, which are capable of supporting fields in excess of
100 GV∕ m, are reviewed. This includes the laser wakefield accelerator, the plasma beat …

Self-channeling of high-peak-power femtosecond laser pulses in air

A Braun, G Korn, X Liu, D Du, J Squier, G Mourou - Optics letters, 1995 - opg.optica.org
The self-channeling of ultrashort laser pulses through 20 m of air was demonstrated. The
channeled pulse was measured to have 0.75 mJ of energy, a diameter of 80 μ m FWHM …

Broadband THz emission from gas plasmas induced by femtosecond optical pulses: From fundamentals to applications

HG Roskos, MD Thomson, M Kreß… - Laser & photonics …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We review the generation of broadband THz radiation from femtosecond photo‐induced gas
plasmas, with an emphasis on the highly efficient “AC‐bias” case where the plasma is …

Self-focusing and guiding of short laser pulses in ionizing gases and plasmas

E Esarey, P Sprangle, J Krall… - IEEE journal of quantum …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Several features of intense, short-pulse (/spl lsim/1 ps) laser propagation in gases
undergoing ionization and in plasmas are reviewed, discussed, and analyzed. The wave …

Experiments and simulations of tunnel-ionized plasmas

WP Leemans, CE Clayton, WB Mori, KA Marsh… - Physical Review A, 1992 - APS
The tunneling-ionization model predicts that fully ionized plasmas with controllable
perpendicular (T⊥) and negligible longitudinal temperature (T∥) can be produced. The …

Ionization-induced defocusing of intense laser pulses in high-pressure gases

SC Rae - Optics communications, 1993 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional simulation results are presented for the case of an intense ultrashort laser
pulse propagating through an initially neutral high-pressure gas. The combined effects of …

Self-guiding and stability of intense optical beams in gases undergoing ionization

P Sprangle, E Esarey, J Krall - Physical Review E, 1996 - APS
The propagation of intense optical beams in gases undergoing ionization is analyzed. Two
types of optical beam modes are considered: a fundamental Gaussian and a higher-order …

The internal modified layer structure of silicon carbide induced by ultrafast laser and its application in stealth dicing

X **e, T Liu, K Lv, Y Huang, Y Huang, W Hu… - Precision Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Silicon carbide (SiC) is widely applied in high-power electronic devices due to its excellent
properties. Stealth dicing (SD) as one of the dicing methods, exhibits the advantages of few …

High-order harmonic generation in the tunneling regime

K Miyazaki, H Takada - Physical Review A, 1995 - APS
We present systematic experimental studies of high-order harmonic generation in He and
Ne that have been performed with an intense, femtosecond Ti: sapphire laser at intensities …

Guiding of relativistic laser pulses by preformed plasma channels

CGR Geddes, C Toth, J Van Tilborg, E Esarey… - Physical review …, 2005 - APS
Guiding of relativistically intense (> 10 18 W/cm 2) laser pulses over more than 10 diffraction
lengths has been demonstrated using plasma channels formed by hydrodynamic shock …