Published January 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

High-order harmonics from an ultraintense laser pulse propagating inside a fiber

  • 1. General Physics Institute RAS, Vavilov Street 38, Moscow 119991 (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutskij per. 9, Dolgoprudny Moscow region 141700 (Russian Federation)
  • 3. Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2099 (United States)
  • 4. Space Physics Research Laboratory, University of Michigan, 2455 Hayward Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2143 (United States)

Description

A strong effect of high harmonic radiation during the propagation of a high intensity short laser pulse in a thin wall hollow channel ('fiber') is found and studied via relativistic particle-in-cell simulations. The fiber has finite width walls comprised of an overdense plasma. Only the harmonic radiation with the harmonic number above critical value, for which the fiber walls are transparent, propagates outwards in the form of a coherent ultrashort pulse with very short wavelength

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Journal Title
Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 016405-016405.4
ISSN
1063-651X
CODEN
PLEEE8

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(c) 2003 The American Physical Society