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Self-Guiding of Ultrashort, Relativistically Intense Laser Pulses through Underdense Plasmas<? format?> in the Blowout Regime

Ralph et al., 2009

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722079466111251003
Author
Ralph J
Marsh K
Pak A
Lu W
Clayton C
Fang F
Mori W
Joshi C
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Physical review letters

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The self-guiding of relativistically intense but ultrashort laser pulses has been experimentally investigated as a function of laser power, plasma density, and plasma length in the blowout regime. The extent of self-guiding, observed by imaging the plasma exit, is shown to be …
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    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accomodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
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    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
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    • B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
    • B23K26/062—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam
    • B23K26/0626—Energy control of the laser beam
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