Title :
Simulation of coupling of ultra-intense laser pulses to funnel-mouthed plasma waveguides
Author :
Wu, J.Z. ; Cooley, J.H. ; Antonsen, T.M. ; Milchberg, H.M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Res. in Electron. & Appl. Phys., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD
Abstract :
We present the results of simulations showing the formation of funnel-mouthed plasma channels in gas jets. Simulations then show 90% coupling efficiency of a 70 mJ, 100 fs pulse to the funnel-mouthed plasma channel
Keywords :
plasma filled waveguides; plasma jets; plasma light propagation; plasma production by laser; plasma simulation; 100 fs; 70 mJ; funnel-mouthed plasma channel formation; gas jets; laser-produced funnel-mouthed plasma waveguides; ultra-intense laser pulses; Electrons; Gas lasers; Optical coupling; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Plasma accelerators; Plasma applications; Plasma simulation; Plasma waves; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549182
