Guiding properties of Bessel–Gaussian and super-Gaussian pulses in inhomogeneous parabolic plasma channels

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作者：
Gholipoor, E. [1 ]
Fallah, R. [1 ]
Khorashadizadeh, S.M. [1 ]
Niknam, A.R. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Physics Department, University of Birjand, Birjand
[2] Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran
来源：
Optik | 2024年 / 317卷
关键词：
Bessel–Gaussian pulse; Laser spot size; Optical guiding; Particle-in-cell simulations; Plasma channel; Pulse guidance;
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10.1016/j.ijleo.2024.172071
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摘要：
The guidance and stable propagation of laser pulses over many Rayleigh lengths are crucial for the plasma electron acceleration in the laser wakefield accelerators. Using plasma channels with specific characteristics can lead to the proper guidance of the laser pulse. Here, quasi-three-dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations are performed to investigate the guidance of Bessel–Gaussian pulse (BGP) of zeroth order and super-Gaussian pulse (SGP) of 3rd and 4th orders in an axially and radially inhomogeneous plasma channel. The effects of the channel radius and depth, the laser wavelength and initial spot size, and the plasma channel inhomogeneity on the guidance of the laser pulse are also examined. The results indicate that the guidance of a laser pulse in the plasma channel depends on the pulse profile, and under certain conditions, the pulses can be guided with the least variation of spot size in the inhomogeneous plasma channel. It is shown that the channel depth and the initial laser spot size are very effective in pulse guiding, as the values of these parameters increase, the pulse guidance is done better. In addition, the results show that the guidance of laser pulse is dependent on the type of plasma inhomogeneity represented by three different kinds of initial conditions, as considering the nonlinear-axial inhomogeneity in the parabolic plasma channel can lead to more convergence than the axially homogeneous and linear-axially plasma density profiles. © 2024 Elsevier GmbH
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