scholarly journals Tunable Near‐ to Far‐Infrared Optical Breakdown in Nonlinear Interactions of Ultrashort Laser Pulses with Water Microdroplets in Ambient Air

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 2000029
Author(s):  
Anton Rudenko ◽  
Jerome V. Moloney
Keyword(s):  
Optical Breakdown ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ultrashort Laser Pulses ◽  
Nonlinear Interactions ◽  
Ultrashort Laser

scholarly journals Powerful terahertz waves from long-wavelength infrared laser filaments

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Yu. Fedorov ◽  
Stelios Tzortzakis
Keyword(s):  
Far Infrared ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Ultrashort Laser Pulses ◽  
Nonlinear Propagation ◽  
Terahertz Waves ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
New Horizons ◽  
Long Wavelength ◽  
Ultrashort Laser ◽  
Field Strengths

Abstract Strong terahertz (THz) electric and magnetic transients open up new horizons in science and applications. We review the most promising way of achieving sub-cycle THz pulses with extreme field strengths. During the nonlinear propagation of two-color mid-infrared and far-infrared ultrashort laser pulses, long, and thick plasma strings are produced, where strong photocurrents result in intense THz transients. The corresponding THz electric and magnetic field strengths can potentially reach the gigavolt per centimeter and kilotesla levels, respectively. The intensities of these THz fields enable extreme nonlinear optics and relativistic physics. We offer a comprehensive review, starting from the microscopic physical processes of light-matter interactions with mid-infrared and far-infrared ultrashort laser pulses, the theoretical and numerical advances in the nonlinear propagation of these laser fields, and the most important experimental demonstrations to date.

Localized Electron Evolution Induced by Femtosecond Laser Pulses in Water

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. Fan ◽  
J. Sun ◽  
J. P. Longtin
Keyword(s):  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Electron Density ◽  
Inhomogeneous Plasma ◽  
Optical Breakdown ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Femtosecond Laser Pulses ◽  
Ultrashort Laser Pulses ◽  
Rate Equations ◽  
Focal Region ◽  
Ultrashort Laser

Abstract Optical breakdown by ultrashort laser pulses in dielectrics presents an efficient method to deposit laser energy into materials that otherwise exhibit minimal absorption at low laser intensities. During optical breakdown, a high density of free electrons is formed in the material, which dominates energy absorption, and, in turn, the material removal rate during ultrafast laser-material processing. Classical models assume spatially uniform electron population and constant laser intensity in the focal region, which results in a time-dependent expressions only, i.e., the rate equations, to predict electron evolution induced by nanosecond and picosecond pulses. For femtosecond pulses, however, the small spatial extent of the pulse requires that the pulse propagation be considered, which results in inhomogeneous plasma and localized electron formation during optical breakdown. In this work, a femtosecond breakdown model is combined with the classical rate equations to determine both time- and position-dependent electron density during femtosecond optical breakdown in water. The model exhibits good agreement when compared with experimental results. For other transparent or moderately absorbing dielectric media, the model also shows promise for determining the time- and position-dependent electron evolution induced by ultrashort laser pulses. Another interesting result is that the maximum electron density formed during femtosecond-laser-induced optical breakdown can exceed the conventional limit imposed by the plasma frequency.

Welding characteristics of foturan glass using ultrashort laser pulses

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isamu Miyamoto ◽  
Kristian Cvecek ◽  
Yasuhiro Okamoto ◽  
Michael Schmidt ◽  
Henry Helvajian
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Ultrashort Laser Pulses ◽  
Ultrashort Laser

Evaluation of Chip-Breakers Manufactured by Ultrashort Laser Pulses in Cemented Carbide Tools

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Bertolete Carneiro ◽  
Patrícia Alves Barbosa ◽  
Ricardo Samad ◽  
NIlson Vieira ◽  
Wagner de Rossi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Ultrashort Laser Pulses ◽  
Cemented Carbide ◽  
Cemented Carbide Tools ◽  
Ultrashort Laser

Picosecond Single-Photon and Femtosecond Two-Photon Pulsed Laser Stimulation for IC Characterization and Failure Analysis

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Pouget ◽  
E. Faraud ◽  
K. Shao ◽  
S. Jonathas ◽  
D. Horain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Femtosecond Laser Pulses ◽  
Ultrashort Laser Pulses ◽  
Laser Stimulation ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Resolution Improvement ◽  
Ultrashort Laser

Abstract This paper presents the use of pulsed laser stimulation with picosecond and femtosecond laser pulses. We first discuss the resolution improvement that can be expected when using ultrashort laser pulses. Two case studies are then presented to illustrate the possibilities of the pulsed laser photoelectric stimulation in picosecond single-photon and femtosecond two-photon modes.

scholarly journals Super-Heavy Ions Acceleration Driven by Ultrashort Laser Pulses at Ultrahigh Intensity

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengjie Wang ◽  
Zheng Gong ◽  
Seong Geun Lee ◽  
Yinren Shou ◽  
Yixing Geng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Ions ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Ultrashort Laser Pulses ◽  
Ultrashort Laser
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