Prepulse suppression using a self-induced ultrashort pulse plasma mirror

David M. Gold; Howard Nathel; Paul Robert Bolton; William E. White; Linn D. Van Woerkom

doi:10.1117/12.46134

1 June 1991 Prepulse suppression using a self-induced ultrashort pulse plasma mirror

David M. Gold, Howard Nathel, Paul Robert Bolton, William E. White, Linn D. Van Woerkom

Proceedings Volume 1413, Short-Pulse High-Intensity Lasers and Applications; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46134
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The plasma mirror is a self-induced, plasma-based optical element which can be inserted into existing experiments to reduce prepulse energy without significant degradation of ultrashort pulse laser light. We have directly observed the nonlinear reflectivity of the plasma mirror as well as the spatial and temporal characteristics of the reflected pulse. The initial measurements indicate that the incident pulse reflects specularly from a high density, highly reflective plasma. The reflected pulse has a smoothed spatial profile and reduced pulsewidth. We outline future work to characterize both the plasma mirror technique of prepulse suppression and its reflected pulse.

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David M. Gold, Howard Nathel, Paul Robert Bolton, William E. White, and Linn D. Van Woerkom "Prepulse suppression using a self-induced ultrashort pulse plasma mirror", Proc. SPIE 1413, Short-Pulse High-Intensity Lasers and Applications, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46134

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