Coherent control of stimulated Raman scattering using chirped laser pulses
- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Plasmas
- Vol. 8 (8) , 3531-3534
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1382820
Abstract
A novel method for the control of stimulated Raman scattering and hot electron production in short-pulse laser-plasma interactions is proposed. It relies on the use of a linear frequency chirp in nonbandwidth limited pulses. Theoretical calculations show that a 12% bandwidth will eliminate Raman forward scattering for a plasma density that is 1% of the critical density. The predicted changes to the growth rate are confirmed in two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. Relevance to areas of current research is also discussed.Keywords
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