{"title":"Plasma optics: A perspective for high-power coherent light generation and manipulation","authors":"C. Riconda, S. Weber","doi":"10.1063/5.0138996","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Over the last two decades, the importance of fully ionized plasmas for the controlled manipulation of high-power coherent light has increased considerably. Many ideas have been put forward on how to control or change the properties of laser pulses such as their frequency, spectrum, intensity, and polarization. The corresponding interaction with a plasma can take place either in a self-organizing way or by prior tailoring. Considerable work has been done in theoretical studies and in simulations, but at present there is a backlog of demand for experimental verification and the associated detailed characterization of plasma-optical elements. Existing proof-of-principle experiments need to be pushed to higher power levels. There is little doubt that plasmas have huge potential for future use in high-power optics. This introduction to the special issue of Matter and Radiation at Extremes devoted to plasma optics sets the framework, gives a short historical overview, and briefly describes the various articles in this collection.","PeriodicalId":54221,"journal":{"name":"Matter and Radiation at Extremes","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8000,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Matter and Radiation at Extremes","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0138996","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Over the last two decades, the importance of fully ionized plasmas for the controlled manipulation of high-power coherent light has increased considerably. Many ideas have been put forward on how to control or change the properties of laser pulses such as their frequency, spectrum, intensity, and polarization. The corresponding interaction with a plasma can take place either in a self-organizing way or by prior tailoring. Considerable work has been done in theoretical studies and in simulations, but at present there is a backlog of demand for experimental verification and the associated detailed characterization of plasma-optical elements. Existing proof-of-principle experiments need to be pushed to higher power levels. There is little doubt that plasmas have huge potential for future use in high-power optics. This introduction to the special issue of Matter and Radiation at Extremes devoted to plasma optics sets the framework, gives a short historical overview, and briefly describes the various articles in this collection.
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Matter and Radiation at Extremes (MRE), is committed to the publication of original and impactful research and review papers that address extreme states of matter and radiation, and the associated science and technology that are employed to produce and diagnose these conditions in the laboratory. Drivers, targets and diagnostics are included along with related numerical simulation and computational methods. It aims to provide a peer-reviewed platform for the international physics community and promote worldwide dissemination of the latest and impactful research in related fields.