Few-cycle Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interactions at Kilohertz Repetition Rates
Abstract
Relativistic few cycle laser pulses enable applications in high field physics, such as high harmonic generation or laser wakefield acceleration. We demonstrate efficient pulse compression of an output of a 36 fs laser pulse at 800 nm to 7 fs at the kilohertz repetition rate. Characterization of the on-target intensity shows that the overall wavefront is preserved, such that intensity is increased by >4. With proper dispersion correction optics, intensities of 1019 to 1020 Wcm-2 can be achieved. Numerical modeling is also presented for the pulse compression and the corresponding few cycle relativistic interaction.
This work is supported by NSF under Grant No. DGE-1633631, DMR-1548924, PHY-1753165, and CHE-0840513.- Publication:
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APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020APS..DPPN08005S