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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Plasma Physics
  • Nonlinear Optics

Background:

  • Bright harmonic radiation from laser-plasma interactions can generate extreme electromagnetic fields.
  • Coherent harmonic focus (CHF) theory predicts significant laser energy compression.
  • Previous experiments achieved spatial and temporal compression but not efficient energy coupling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate maximum conversion efficiencies in laser-plasma harmonic generation.
  • To achieve efficient coupling of intense laser pulse energy into the harmonic cone.
  • To enable the generation of extreme optical field strengths.

Main Methods:

  • Tailoring the temporal profile of the driving laser on sub-picosecond timescales.
  • Utilizing relativistically oscillating laser plasmas.
  • Analyzing the emitted harmonic radiation spectrum and energy.

Main Results:

  • Achieved >9 mJ energies for harmonics 12 through 47.
  • Demonstrated agreement with theoretically predicted efficiency dependence on harmonic order.
  • Verified optimal conditions for harmonic generation, achieving maximum conversion efficiencies.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully demonstrated maximum conversion efficiencies in laser-plasma harmonic generation.
  • This achievement is crucial for realizing the predicted intensity boosts from a CHF.
  • Opens pathways for all-optical studies of the quantum vacuum and advances in attosecond science.