Title :
Time-resolved imaging of ultrafast laser-driven plasmas using spectral interferometry
Author :
Zoubir, A. ; Kondo, K. ; Hama, Y. ; Honda, T. ; Kodama, R. ; Tanaka, K.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita
Abstract :
Two temporally separated ultrashort pulses are interfered spectrally to obtain two-dimensional phase distribution of plasma waves generated by a terawatt laser. This technique allows micron-scale resolution in space with 14-fs time resolution.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light interferometry; optical images; optical parametric amplifiers; plasma production by laser; hybrid optical parametric chirped pulse amplification laser; spectral interferometry; temporally separated ultrashort pulses; terawatt laser; time 14 fs; time-resolved imaging; two-dimensional phase distribution; ultrafast laser-driven plasma; Decision support systems; Interferometry; Phase measurement; Plasmas; Q measurement; Quadratic programming; 120.5050; 260.5210; 300.6290; 320.2250; 320.7100; 350.5400;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628826
