Experiments with Counter-propagating Laser Pulses at Relativistic Intensities
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Liesfeld, B.; Bernhardt, J.; Amthor, K.-U.; Schwoerer, H.; Sauerbrey, R.
- Source
- 2005 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05. 3:1503-1505 2005
- Subject
- Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Photonics and Electrooptics
Optical pulses
Free electron lasers
Gas lasers
Pulse measurements
Acceleration
Optical pulse generation
Laser theory
Plasma measurements
Plasma accelerators
Optical propagation
- Language
We demonstrate the precise spatial and temporal overlap of two counter-propagating, focused laser pulses at intensities above the relativistic threshold. In a first experiment a single-shot autocorrelation was carried out. Further applications are discussed.