A large aperture reflective wave-plate for high-intensity short-pulse laser experiments
Optics
2015-06-04 v1
Abstract
We report on a reflective wave-plate system utilizing phase-shifting mirrors (PSM) for a continuous variation of elliptical polarization without changing the beam position and direction. The scalability of multilayer optics to large apertures and the suitability for high-intensity broad-bandwidth laser beams make reflective wave-plates an ideal tool for experiments on relativistic laser-plasma interaction. Our measurements confirm the preservation of the pulse duration and spectrum when a 30-fs Ti:Sapphire laser beam passes the system.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1202.6594,
title = {A large aperture reflective wave-plate for high-intensity short-pulse laser experiments},
author = {Bastian Aurand and Christian Rödel and Huanyu Zhao and Stephan Kuschel and Martin Wünsche and Oliver Jäckel and Martin Heyer and Frank Wunderlich and Malte C. Kaluza and Gerhard G. Paulus and Thomas Kuehl},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.6594},
year = {2015}
}