• Advanced Photonics Nexus
  • Vol. 3, Issue 3, 036002 (2024)
Zhaoyang Li1、2、*, Yanqi Liu1, Xiaoyang Guo3, Yuxin Leng2, and Ruxin Li1、2、4
Author Affiliations
  • 1Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai, China
  • 2Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Key Laboratory of Ultra-intense Laser Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
  • 3Shenzhen Technology University, College of Engineering Physics, Shenzhen, China
  • 4ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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    Zhaoyang Li, Yanqi Liu, Xiaoyang Guo, Yuxin Leng, Ruxin Li. Single-wavelength size focusing of ultra-intense ultrashort lasers with rotational hyperbolic mirrors[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2024, 3(3): 036002 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Compressing all the energy of a laser pulse into a spatiotemporal focal cube edged by the laser center wavelength will realize the highest intensity of an ultra-intense ultrashort laser, which is called the λ3 regime or the λ3 laser. Herein, we introduced a rotational hyperbolic mirror—an important rotational conic section mirror with two foci—that is used as a secondary focusing mirror after a rotational parabolic mirror to reduce the focal spot size from several wavelengths to a single wavelength by significantly increasing the focusing angular aperture. Compared with the rotational ellipsoidal mirror, the first focal spot with a high intensity, as well as some unwanted strong-field effects, is avoided. The optimal focusing condition of this method is presented and the enhanced tight focusing for a femtosecond petawatt laser and the λ3 laser is numerically simulated, which can enhance the focused intensities of ultra-intense ultrashort lasers for laser physics.
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    Zhaoyang Li, Yanqi Liu, Xiaoyang Guo, Yuxin Leng, Ruxin Li. Single-wavelength size focusing of ultra-intense ultrashort lasers with rotational hyperbolic mirrors[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2024, 3(3): 036002
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