Title :
Radially polarized terahertz radiation from relativistic laser plasma of metal foil target
Author :
Nashima, S. ; Hosoda, M. ; Orimo, S. ; Ogura, Kanayo ; Mori, M. ; Sagisaka, A. ; Daido, H.
Author_Institution :
Osaka City Univ., Osaka, Japan
Abstract :
We investigated the radiation distribution and polarization characteristics of terahertz (THz) waves from a Ti foil target that was vertical to the incident plane. We found that the polarization of THz waves that radiated vertically was not linear and the polarizing axis was rotated.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; foils; plasma production by laser; relativistic plasmas; terahertz wave generation; titanium; Ti; metal foil target; radially polarized terahertz radiation; relativistic laser plasma; terahertz wave polarization; terahertz wave radiation distribution; titanium foil target; Conferences; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Plasmas; Power lasers; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612504
