Title :
Experimental Observations of the Relativistic Deflection of Light
Author :
Power, E.P. ; Nees, J.A. ; Naumova, N.M. ; Hong, K.-H. ; Matsuoka, T. ; Yanovsky, V.P. ; Hou, B. ; Mourou, G.A. ; Sokolov, I.V.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
Focusing several-cycle laser pulses to relativistic intensities in a lambda3 volume on plasma of ~lambda scale-length leads to deflection of the radiation. Spatio-spectral measurements at I=1.5times1018 W/cm2 show relativistic deflection and spectral broadening
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; plasma light propagation; plasma simulation; relativistic plasmas; spectral line broadening; PIC simulation; laser pulse focusing; relativistic deflection; spatio-spectral measurements; spectral broadening; ultrafast phenomena; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Electrons; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation;
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.2005.1549189
