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High Power Dynamic Polarization Control Using Plasma Photonics.
Turnbull, D; Michel, P; Chapman, T; Tubman, E; Pollock, B B; Chen, C Y; Goyon, C; Ross, J S; Divol, L; Woolsey, N; Moody, J D.
Afiliação
  • Turnbull D; National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
  • Michel P; National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
  • Chapman T; National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
  • Tubman E; York Plasma Institute, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DQ, United Kingdom.
  • Pollock BB; National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
  • Chen CY; School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
  • Goyon C; National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
  • Ross JS; National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
  • Divol L; National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
  • Woolsey N; York Plasma Institute, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DQ, United Kingdom.
  • Moody JD; National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
Phys Rev Lett ; 116(20): 205001, 2016 May 20.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27258871
ABSTRACT
We report the first experimental demonstration of a plasma wave plate based on laser-induced birefringence. An elliptically polarized input was converted into a nearly ideal circularly polarized beam using an optical system composed of a second laser beam and a plasma. The results are in excellent agreement with linear theory and three-dimensional simulations up to phase delays exceeding π/4, thus establishing the feasibility of laser-plasma photonic devices that are ultrafast, damage-resistant, and easily tunable.

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article