Yutaka Nomura et al 2007 New J. Phys. 9 9 doi:10.1088/1367-2630/9/1/009
Yutaka Nomura1,4, László Veisz1, Karl Schmid1,2, Tibor Wittmann1, Johannes Wild3 and Ferenc Krausz1,2,3
Show affiliationsWe present time-resolved reflectivity measurements on a plasma mirror and demonstrate the contrast improvement of sub-10-fs pulses. Detailed characterization of the spatial peak and the average reflectivity, the spatial and temporal properties of the reflected pulses for p- and also for s-polarization are discussed. A complete third-order correlation is measured to compare the temporal structures of the pulses before and after the plasma mirror. Simulation of the hydrodynamic expansion of the plasma supports the measured pulse properties after the reflection.
52.38.-r Laser-plasma interactions
52.65.Kj Magnetohydrodynamic and fluid equation
52.25.Os Emission, absorption, and scattering of electromagnetic radiation
Issue 1 (January 2007)
Received 13 October 2006
Published 18 January 2007
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