Size resonances in penetration of intense femtosecond laser pulses through ultra-thin foils

Journal Article · Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776109050033· OSTI ID:21246901

Bordyuh, N V

An analytic expression for the transmission coefficient as a function of the foil thickness d describing penetration of intense femtosecond laser pulses through ultra-thin foils with a thickness of the order of 30-100 nm is derived using the Vlasov-Boltzmann equation. It is found that the transmission of laser radiation stops at the skin depth c/{omega}{sub p}, but sharp and narrow resonances occur for the foil thickness d > c/{omega}{sub p} with the transmission coefficient T = 1.

• OSTI ID: 21246901
• Journal Information: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Vol. 108, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063776109050033; Copyright (c) 2009 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7761
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BOLTZMANN-VLASOV EQUATION
FOILS
LASER RADIATION
LASERS
PULSES
RESONANCE