Controlling ultrashort intense laser pulses by plasma Bragg gratings with ultrahigh damage threshold

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-421

  Wu, H C ^a   Sheng, Z M ^a   Zhang, Q J ^a   Cang, Y ^a   Zhang, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Photonic band gap; Plasma Bragg grating; Pulse compression; Pulse stretching

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; BRAGG CELLS; LASER DAMAGE; LASER MODES; PHOTONS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA SIMULATION;

PHOTONIC BAND GAP; PLASMA BRAGG GRATING; PULSE COMPRESSION; PULSE STRETCHING;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 33644902906     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034605050597     Document Type: Conference Paper

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