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

Fig. 1. Example of a very regular density grating generated by two crossing laser beams in a plasma. Reproduced with permission from Peng et al., Phys. Rev. Appl. 15, 054053 (2021). Copyright 2021 American Physical Society.²²

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Fig. 2. Proof-of-principle experiment for an ellipsoidal plasma mirror (EPM) used for re-focusing. Reproduced with permission from Nakatsutsumi et al., Opt. Lett. 35, 2134 (2010). Copyright 2010 Optical Society of America.⁹

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Fig. 3. Principle of plasma amplification. Result of a one-dimensional kinetic simulation. The intensity scale is in units of 10¹⁵ W/cm². Courtesy of J.-R. Marquès.

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Table 1. Categorization of various plasma-optical processes. n_c denotes the critical plasma density. The notions of strong and weak coupling are discussed in Ref. 5 and references therein. The last column refers to proof-of-principle experiments in the context of high-power operation.

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Table 1. Categorization of various plasma-optical processes. n_c denotes the critical plasma density. The notions of strong and weak coupling are discussed in Ref. 5 and references therein. The last column refers to proof-of-principle experiments in the context of high-power operation.

Plasma-optical element^a	Time scale	Intensity	Density	Setup	Experiment
Amplification SRS	Electron	Weak coupling	$< n_{c} / 4$	Multiple beam	Yes
Amplification SBS	Ion	Strong coupling	$< n_{c}$	Multiple beam	Yes
FEPG	Ion	Ionization	$< n_{c}$	Multiple beam	No
Beam combining	Ion	Weak coupling	$< n_{c}$	Multiple beam	Yes
Frequency-shift	Ion/electron	Ionization/wave coupling	$< n_{c}$	Multiple beam	No
Plasma mirror	Hydro	Ionization	$> n_{c}$	Single beam	Yes
Polarization change	Ion	Weak/strong	$< n_{c}$	Multiple beam	Partially
Spectral broadening	Electron/ion	Ionization/wave coupling	$< n_{c}$	Single/multiple beam	No
Harmonic generation	Electron	Ionization	≶n_c	Single beam	Partially
EPM focusing	Hydro	Ionization	$> n_{c}$	Multiple beam	Yes
Hologram	Ion	Weak/strong	≶n_c	Multiple beam	No
Gratings	Electron/ion	Weak/strong	≶n_c	Multiple beam	Partially

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

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Received: Dec. 16, 2022

Accepted: Dec. 21, 2022

Published Online: Apr. 12, 2023

The Author Email: Weber S. (stefan.weber@eli-beams.eu)

DOI:10.1063/5.0138996

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Table 1. Categorization of various plasma-optical processes. nc denotes the critical plasma density. The notions of strong and weak coupling are discussed in Ref. 5 and references therein. The last column refers to proof-of-principle experiments in the context of high-power operation.

Table 1. Categorization of various plasma-optical processes. nc denotes the critical plasma density. The notions of strong and weak coupling are discussed in Ref. 5 and references therein. The last column refers to proof-of-principle experiments in the context of high-power operation.

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Table 1. Categorization of various plasma-optical processes. n_c denotes the critical plasma density. The notions of strong and weak coupling are discussed in Ref. 5 and references therein. The last column refers to proof-of-principle experiments in the context of high-power operation.

Table 1. Categorization of various plasma-optical processes. n_c denotes the critical plasma density. The notions of strong and weak coupling are discussed in Ref. 5 and references therein. The last column refers to proof-of-principle experiments in the context of high-power operation.