Experimental investigation of chirp pulse Raman amplification in plasma

Xue Yang; Gregory Vieux; Enrico Brunetti; John Patrick Farmer; Bernhard Ersfeld; Mark Wiggins; Riju Issac; Gregor H. Welsh; Dino Jaroszynski

doi:10.1117/12.887195

Experimental investigation of chirp pulse Raman amplification in plasma

Xue Yang, Gregory Vieux, Enrico Brunetti, John Patrick Farmer, Bernhard Ersfeld, Mark Wiggins, Riju Issac, Gregor H. Welsh, Dino Jaroszynski

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Abstract

Raman backscattering (RBS) in plasma has been proposed as a way of amplifying and compressing high intensity laser pulses for more than a decade. Not like the chirped pulse amplification (CPA) laser system, in which the laser intensity is limited by the damage threshold of conventional media, plasma is capable of tolerating ultrahigh laser intensities, together with RBS which is enable to transfer laser energy efficiently from a higher frequency pulse to a lower one, this scheme opens a scenario of the next generation of laser amplifiers. Experimental investigation has been carried out with a long (250 ps) pump pulse and a counter-propagating short (70 fs) probe pulse interacting in an under-dense preformed capillary plasma channel. Energy transfer from the pump pulse to the probe was observed. The guiding property was studied and the energy gain dependence of pump and probe energy were recorded.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Harnessing relativistic plasma waves as novel radiation sources from terahertz to x-rays and beyond II
Editors	D.A. Jaroszynski
Place of Publication	Bellingham
Pages	80750G
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887195
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	Conference on Harnessing Relativistic Plasma Waves as Novel Radiation Sources from Terahertz to X-Rays and Beyond II - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 20 Apr 2011 → 21 Apr 2011

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	8075
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

Conference

Conference	Conference on Harnessing Relativistic Plasma Waves as Novel Radiation Sources from Terahertz to X-Rays and Beyond II
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Period	20/04/11 → 21/04/11

Keywords

experimental investigation
chirp pulse
raman amplification
plasma
laser plasma interaction;
capillary
chirped pulse

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Yang, X., Vieux, G., Brunetti, E., Farmer, J. P., Ersfeld, B., Wiggins, M., Issac, R., Welsh, G. H., & Jaroszynski, D. (2011). Experimental investigation of chirp pulse Raman amplification in plasma. In D. A. Jaroszynski (Ed.), Harnessing relativistic plasma waves as novel radiation sources from terahertz to x-rays and beyond II (pp. 80750G). (Proceedings of SPIE ; Vol. 8075).. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887195

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Yang, X, Vieux, G, Brunetti, E, Farmer, JP, Ersfeld, B , Wiggins, M, Issac, R, Welsh, GH & Jaroszynski, D 2011, Experimental investigation of chirp pulse Raman amplification in plasma. in DA Jaroszynski (ed.), Harnessing relativistic plasma waves as novel radiation sources from terahertz to x-rays and beyond II. Proceedings of SPIE , vol. 8075, Bellingham, pp. 80750G, Conference on Harnessing Relativistic Plasma Waves as Novel Radiation Sources from Terahertz to X-Rays and Beyond II , Prague, Czech Republic, 20/04/11. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887195

Experimental investigation of chirp pulse Raman amplification in plasma. / Yang, Xue; Vieux, Gregory; Brunetti, Enrico et al.
Harnessing relativistic plasma waves as novel radiation sources from terahertz to x-rays and beyond II. ed. / D.A. Jaroszynski. Bellingham, 2011. p. 80750G (Proceedings of SPIE ; Vol. 8075).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

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Experimental investigation of chirp pulse Raman amplification in plasma

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