Sunday, April 22, 2018

Abstract-Single-cycle attosecond pulses by Thomson backscattering of terahertz pulses



György Tóth, Zoltán Tibai, Ashutosh Sharma, József A. Fülöp, and János Hebling

https://www.osapublishing.org/josab/abstract.cfm?uri=josab-35-5-A103

The generation of single-cycle attosecond pulses based on Thomson scattering of terahertz (THz) pulses is proposed. In the scheme, a high-quality relativistic electron beam, produced by a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator, is sent through suitable magnetic devices to produce ultrathin electron layers for coherent Thomson backscattering of intense THz pulses. According to numerical simulations, single-cycle attosecond pulse generation is possible with up to 1 nJ energy. The waveform of the attosecond pulses closely resembles that of the THz pulses. This allows for flexible waveform control of attosecond pulses.
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