Numerical simulation of terahertz radiation by laser-driven plasma dipole oscillation

P. C. Castillo; D. A. Wan; J. Alzamora; S. Rodriguez; R. Lin; K. Yu; B. Gross; M. S. Hur; S. Kylychbekov; H. S. Song

doi:10.1117/12.2576280

20 September 2020 Numerical simulation of terahertz radiation by laser-driven plasma dipole oscillation

P. C. Castillo, D. A. Wan, J. Alzamora, S. Rodriguez, R. Lin, K. Yu, B. Gross, M. S. Hur, S. Kylychbekov, H. S. Song

Proceedings Volume 11539, Technologies for Optical Countermeasures XVII; and High-Power Lasers: Technology and Systems, Platforms, Effects IV; 115390D (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576280
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

Laser-plasma interactions have many theoretical and technological applications. One is the use of coherently accelerated electrons to provide novel sources of THz radiation. Our research focuses on simulating the cross/self-interactions between two high intensity, ultra-short, counter propagating and detuned laser pulses and an initial neutral target for controlled ionization. Unlike our previous studies of laser-matter interaction over preformed plasma, we explore the injection and collision of laser pulses to induce background plasma driven by the self-guided laser wakefield mechanism, which is then used to perturb the plasma resulting in induced dipole oscillations leading to transverse radiation. Inducing a cylindrical spatial plasma column within the laser beam radius regime provides a stable, spatially localized plasma channel. The emitted radiation from the plasma dipole oscillation (PDO) will not be affected by surrounding plasma absorption, resulting in effective radiation distribution. Results include 3D EM-PIC simulations and a comparison of the self- ionizing plasma against the preformed plasma to assess the efficiency of the mechanisms.

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P. C. Castillo, D. A. Wan, J. Alzamora, S. Rodriguez, R. Lin, K. Yu, B. Gross, M. S. Hur, S. Kylychbekov, and H. S. Song "Numerical simulation of terahertz radiation by laser-driven plasma dipole oscillation", Proc. SPIE 11539, Technologies for Optical Countermeasures XVII; and High-Power Lasers: Technology and Systems, Platforms, Effects IV, 115390D (20 September 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576280

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