Ultrabroadband microwave radiation from near- and mid-infrared laser-produced plasmas in air
Alexander EnglesbeJennifer ElleR. SchwartzTravis GarrettDaniel WoodburyDogeun JangKi‐Yong KimH. M. MilchbergRemington ReidAdrian LuceroD. GordonRyan PhillipsS. KalmykovAndreas Schmitt-Sody
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An ultrashort laser pulse focused in air creates a plasma that radiates broadband electromagnetic waves. We experimentally compare the generation of microwaves from plasmas produced with two different laser systems that operate in the near- and mid-infrared regimes. Changing the laser wavelength increases the microwave power by 100 times and changing the input pulse energy allows for tuning of the microwave frequency spectrum, which we absolutely calibrate over a range of 2--70 GHz. The variation of the spectrum with laser pulse energy confirms the existence of a distinct mechanism that generates microwave radiation from laser-produced plasmas in gases. We propose that a radial diffusive expansion wave of the plasma electrons drives a longitudinal current along the plasma surface whose amplitude varies with the total residual electron energy imparted by the laser field and this longitudinal current produces the detected radiation.Keywords:
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