Abstract-Induction of sub-terahertz surface wave on a metal-wire by intense laser interaction with a foil

Kensuke Teramoto, Shunsuke Inoue, Shigeki Tokita, Ryo Yasuhara, Yoshihide Nakamiya, Takeshi Nagashima, Kazuaki Mori, Masaki Hashida, and Shuji Sakabe

https://journals.aps.org/pre/accepted/d4074Y14Qd812c64160d2058a2d69614bb667cd2d

We have demonstrated that a pulsed electromagnetic wave (Sommerfeld wave) of sub-terahertz frequency and 11-MV/m field strength can be induced on a metal wire by the interaction of an intense femtosecond laser pule with an adjacent metal foil at a laser intensity of 8.5\texttimes 10\mathrm{18\thinspace }W/cm2. The polarity of the electric field of this surface wave is opposite to that obtained by the direct interaction of the laser with the wire. Numerical simulations suggest that an electromagnetic wave associated with electron emission from the foil induces the surface wave. A tungsten wire is placed normal to an aluminum foil with a gap so that the wire is not irradiated and damaged by the laser pulse, thus making it possible to generate surface waves on the wire repeatedly.