Abstract
A short plasma channel will focus a laser pulse in a manner similar to a conventional solid lens. Such a plasma channel lens will be able to tolerate laser intensities far above the usual damage limits for conventional optics. This offers the possibility of manipulating intense laser pulses when the spot size is tens of microns and placing the focusing or defocusing optics much closer to the target or interaction region.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 113 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science |
State | Published - 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2002 IEEE International Conference on plasma Science - Banff, Alta., Canada Duration: 26 May 2002 → 30 May 2002 |