Measured Polarization Components of Nonlinear Thomson Scattering
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Peatross, J.; Atkinson, N.; Hodge, D.; Pratt, B.; Romero, M.; Schulzke, C.; Ware, M.
- Source
- 2020 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2020 Conference on. :1-2 May, 2020
- Subject
- Photonics and Electrooptics
Free electron lasers
Measurement by laser beam
Scattering
Harmonic analysis
Photonics
Laser noise
Laser theory
- Language
We measure fundamental, second, and third harmonics of nonlinear Thomson scattering emitted by free electrons out the side of a laser focus with 10 18 W/cm 2 . The redshifted photons show distinct spatial patterns when resolved by polarization.