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Ultrafast gated imaging of laser produced plasmas using the optical Kerr effect

Source: Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 011109 (2010); doi:10.1063/1.3279139

Published 7 January 2010

KEYWORDS and PACS
Keywords
PACS
  • 52.70.Kz
    Optical (ultraviolet, visible, infrared) plasma diagnostic measurements
  • 06.60.Jn
    High-speed laboratory techniques (microsecond to femtosecond)
  • 42.65.Hw
    Phase conjugation; photorefractive and Kerr effects
  • 42.65.Re
    Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression
  • 52.25.Os
    Emission, absorption, and scattering of electromagnetic radiation from plasmas
  • YEAR: 2010
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D. R. Symes,1 U. Wegner,1 H.-C. Ahlswede,1 M. J. V. Streeter,1 P. L. Gallegos,1 E. J. Divall,1 R. A. Smith,2 P. P. Rajeev,1 and D. Neely1
1Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
2Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom
Optical imaging is a versatile diagnostic for investigations of plasmas generated under intense laser irradiation. Electro-optic gating techniques operating on the >100  ps timescale are commonly used to reduce the amount of light detected from self-emission of hot plasma or improve the temporal resolution of the detector. The use of an optical Kerr gate enables a superior dynamic range and temporal resolution compared to electronically gated devices. The application of this method for enhanced imaging of laser produced plasmas with gate time ~100  fs is demonstrated, and the possibility to produce a sub-10 fs, high dynamic range “all optical” streak camera is discussed. ©2010 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 6 November 2009; accepted 5 December 2009; published 7 January 2010
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