Ultrafast gated imaging of laser produced plasmas using the optical Kerr effect

D. R. Symes; U. Wegner; H. C. Ahlswede; M. J. V. Streeter; P. L. Gallegos; E. J. Divall; R. A. Smith; P. P. Rajeev; D. Neely

doi:10.1063/1.3279139

Ultrafast gated imaging of laser produced plasmas using the optical Kerr effect

D. R. Symes
, U. Wegner
, H. C. Ahlswede
, M. J. V. Streeter
, P. L. Gallegos
, E. J. Divall
, R. A. Smith
, P. P. Rajeev
, D. Neely

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Abstract

Optical imaging is a versatile diagnostic for investigations of plasmas generated under intense laser irradiation. Electro-optic gating techniques operating on the > 100 ps timescale are commonly used to reduce the amount of light detected from self-emission of hot plasma or improve the temporal resolution of the detector. The use of an optical Kerr gate enables a superior dynamic range and temporal resolution compared to electronically gated devices. The application of this method for enhanced imaging of laser produced plasmas with gate time ∼100 fs is demonstrated, and the possibility to produce a sub-10 fs, high dynamic range "all optical" streak camera is discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	011109
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	96
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3279139
Publication status	Published - 04 Jan 2010
Externally published	Yes

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