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Intense Mid-Infrared Laser Pulse Generated via Flying-Mirror Red-Shifting in Near-Critical-Density Plasmas |
| Yu Lu, Dong-Ao Li, Qian-Ni Li, Fu-Qiu Shao, and Tong-Pu Yu* |
| Department of Physics, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China |
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Yu Lu, Dong-Ao Li, Qian-Ni Li et al 2024 Chin. Phys. Lett. 41 024101 |
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Abstract Relativistic femtosecond mid-infrared pulses can be generated efficiently by laser interaction with near-critical-density plasmas. It is found theoretically and numerically that the radiation pressure of a circularly polarized laser pulse first compresses the plasma electrons to form a dense flying mirror with a relativistic high speed. The pulse reflected by the mirror is red-shifted to the mid-infrared range. Full three-dimensional simulations demonstrate that the central wavelength of the mid-infrared pulse is tunable from 3 µm to 14 µm, and the laser energy conversion efficiency can reach as high as 13$\%$. With a 0.5–10 PW incident laser pulse, the generated mid-infrared pulse reaches a peak power of 10–180 TW, which is interesting for various applications in ultrafast and high-field sciences.
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Received: 30 November 2023
Published: 20 February 2024
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41.75.Jv
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(Laser-driven acceleration?)
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52.38.Kd
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(Laser-plasma acceleration of electrons and ions)
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