Electromagnetically Induced Guiding of Counter-propagating Lasers in Plasmas
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 08543 (US)
- Max-Plank-Institut fur Quantenoptik, D-85748, Garching (Germany)
The interaction of counter-propagating laser pulses in a plasma is considered. When the frequencies of the two lasers are close, nonlinear modification of the refraction index results in the mutual focusing of the two beams. A short (of order the plasma period) laser pulse can also be nonlinearly focused by a long counter-propagating beam which extends over the entire guiding length. This phenomenon of electromagnetically induced guiding can be utilized in laser-driven plasma accelerators.
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, NJ 08543 (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 16738
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL--3297; ON: DE98058015
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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