Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 063902 (2004) [4 pages]Relativistic Generation of Isolated Attosecond Pulses in a λ3 Focal VolumeSee Also: Publisher's Note Received 6 May 2003; published 12 February 2004; publisher error corrected 13 February 2004 Lasers that provide an energy encompassed in a focal volume of a few cubic wavelengths (λ3) can create relativistic intensity with maximal gradients, using minimal energy. With particle-in-cell simulations we found, that single 200 attosecond pulses could be produced efficiently in a λ3 laser pulse reflection, via deflection and compression from the relativistic plasma mirror created by the pulse itself. An analytical model of coherent radiation from a charged layer confirms the pulse compression and is in good agreement with simulations. The novel technique is efficient (∼10%) and can produce single attosecond pulses from the millijoule to the joule level. © 2004 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.063902
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.063902
PACS:
42.65.Re, 52.25.Os, 52.27.Ny, 52.65.Rr
See AlsoPublisher's Note: N. M. Naumova, J. A. Nees, I. V. Sokolov, B. Hou, and G. A. Mourou, Publisher’s Note: Relativistic Generation of Isolated Attosecond Pulses in a λ3 Focal Volume [Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 063902 (2004)], Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 089901 (2004). |
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