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Achromatic circular polarization generation for ultra-intense lasers.

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1017016

Generating circular polarization for ultra-intense lasers requires solutions beyond traditional transmissive waveplates which have insufficient bandwidth and pose nonlinear phase (B-integral) problems. We demonstrate a reflective design employing 3 metallic mirrors to generate circular polarization.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1017016
Report Number(s):
SAND2010-3360C
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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