Nature Communications (Jul 2019)
Enhancing laser beam performance by interfering intense laser beamlets
- A. Morace,
- N. Iwata,
- Y. Sentoku,
- K. Mima,
- Y. Arikawa,
- A. Yogo,
- A. Andreev,
- S. Tosaki,
- X. Vaisseau,
- Y. Abe,
- S. Kojima,
- S. Sakata,
- M. Hata,
- S. Lee,
- K. Matsuo,
- N. Kamitsukasa,
- T. Norimatsu,
- J. Kawanaka,
- S. Tokita,
- N. Miyanaga,
- H. Shiraga,
- Y. Sakawa,
- M. Nakai,
- H. Nishimura,
- H. Azechi,
- S. Fujioka,
- R. Kodama
Affiliations
- A. Morace
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- N. Iwata
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- Y. Sentoku
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- K. Mima
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- Y. Arikawa
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- A. Yogo
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- A. Andreev
- Max Born Institute for non-linear optics and short pulse spectroscopy
- S. Tosaki
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- X. Vaisseau
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- Y. Abe
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- S. Kojima
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- S. Sakata
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- M. Hata
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- S. Lee
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- K. Matsuo
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- N. Kamitsukasa
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- T. Norimatsu
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- J. Kawanaka
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- S. Tokita
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- N. Miyanaga
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- H. Shiraga
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- Y. Sakawa
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- M. Nakai
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- H. Nishimura
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- H. Azechi
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- S. Fujioka
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- R. Kodama
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10997-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
Enhanced coupling of laser energy to the target particles is a fundamental issue in laser-plasma interactions. Here the authors demonstrate increased photon absorption leading into higher laser to electron and proton energy transfer through the interference of multiple coherent beamlets.
