Shaping intense laser light (image)

University of Rochester

Caption

Illustration depicting the method outline by LLE researchers to shape intense laser light in a way that accelerates electrons to record energies in very short distances. An ultrashort pulse (yellow) propagating to the right and reflecting from a radial echelon (right most element) controls the time at which each ring comes to focus after reflecting from an axiparabolla (left most element).

Credit

(H. Palmer and K. Palmisano)

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