Title :
Corrugated plasma waveguide: Slow wave structure for high intensity optical pulses
Author :
Layer, B.D. ; York, A. ; Varma, S. ; Chen, Y. ; Milchberg, H.M.
Author_Institution :
Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742, USA
Abstract :
Up to 4 cm long corrugated plasma waveguides are generated in clustered hydrogen, nitrogen, and argon gas jets. The corrugation period is as short as 70¿m with relative modulation amplitudes up to ~20%.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic waveguides; Laser beams; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Plasma applications; Plasma waves; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431000
