Frequency upshifting of laser pulses by ionization fronts. Memorandum report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5463215
A novel method for upshifting the frequency of a laser pulse is examined, which utilizes the interaction of the pulse with a co=propagating relativistic ionization front. The induced frequency shift is found to initially scale linearly with the propagation time {tau}. Asymptotically, the frequency scales as {radical} {tau}. Phase slippage limitations may be overcome by appropriately increasing the plasma density as a function of {tau}, thus allowing for substantially higher frequency shifts.
- Research Organization:
- Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5463215
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-234354/9/XAB; NRL-MR--6737; CNN: DE-AI05-83ER-40017; ARPA Order-7412A
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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