Plasma optics: A perspective for high-power coherent light generation and manipulation

Riconda C.; Weber S.

doi:10.1063/5.0138996

Volume 8 Issue 2

Mar. 2023

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Riconda C., Weber S.. Plasma optics: A perspective for high-power coherent light generation and manipulation[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(2): 023001. doi: 10.1063/5.0138996

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Riconda C., Weber S.. Plasma optics: A perspective for high-power coherent light generation and manipulation[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(2): 023001. doi: 10.1063/5.0138996

Riconda C., Weber S.. Plasma optics: A perspective for high-power coherent light generation and manipulation[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(2): 023001. doi: 10.1063/5.0138996

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Riconda C., Weber S.. Plasma optics: A perspective for high-power coherent light generation and manipulation[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(2): 023001. doi: 10.1063/5.0138996

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Plasma optics: A perspective for high-power coherent light generation and manipulation

doi: 10.1063/5.0138996

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LULI, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, École Polytechnique, CEA, 75252 Paris, France
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Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, ELI Beamlines Facility, 25241 Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic

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Corresponding author: a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: stefan.weber@eli-beams.eu
Received Date: 2022-12-16
Accepted Date: 2022-12-21

Available Online: 2023-03-01

Publish Date: 2023-03-01

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Over the last two decades, the importance of fully ionized plasmas for the controlled manipulation of high-power coherent light has increased considerably. Many ideas have been put forward on how to control or change the properties of laser pulses such as their frequency, spectrum, intensity, and polarization. The corresponding interaction with a plasma can take place either in a self-organizing way or by prior tailoring. Considerable work has been done in theoretical studies and in simulations, but at present there is a backlog of demand for experimental verification and the associated detailed characterization of plasma-optical elements. Existing proof-of-principle experiments need to be pushed to higher power levels. There is little doubt that plasmas have huge potential for future use in high-power optics. This introduction to the special issue of Matter and Radiation at Extremes devoted to plasma optics sets the framework, gives a short historical overview, and briefly describes the various articles in this collection.

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