A large aperture reflective wave-plate for high-intensity short-pulse laser experiments
Bastian Aurand, Christian R\"odel, Huanyu Zhao, Stephan Kuschel,, Martin W\"unsche, Oliver J\"ackel, Martin Heyer, Frank Wunderlich, Malte C., Kaluza, Gerhard G. Paulus, Thomas Kuehl
TL;DR
This paper introduces a scalable reflective wave-plate system using phase-shifting mirrors that can vary elliptical polarization for high-intensity, broad-bandwidth laser experiments without altering beam position or direction.
Contribution
The study presents a novel large-aperture reflective wave-plate system suitable for high-intensity laser experiments, maintaining pulse duration and spectrum.
Findings
Successful variation of elliptical polarization without beam displacement
Preservation of pulse duration and spectrum at 30-fs Ti:Sapphire laser
Scalability to large apertures for relativistic laser-plasma interactions
Abstract
We report on a reflective wave-plate system utilizing phase-shifting mirrors (PSM) for a continuous variation of elliptical polarization without changing the beam position and direction. The scalability of multilayer optics to large apertures and the suitability for high-intensity broad-bandwidth laser beams make reflective wave-plates an ideal tool for experiments on relativistic laser-plasma interaction. Our measurements confirm the preservation of the pulse duration and spectrum when a 30-fs Ti:Sapphire laser beam passes the system.
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