3 papers
physics.optics2026
Flying focus with arbitrary directionality for spatiotemporal control of laser pulses
Sida Cao, Devdigvijay Singh, Lavonne S. Mack +2
Flying focus techniques produce laser pulses whose focal points travel at arbitrary, controllable velocities. While this flexibility can enhance a broad range of laser-based applic…
physics.plasm-ph2026
Dispersive Properties of Plasma Diffraction Gratings: Towards Plasma-Based Laser Pulse Compression
Victor M. Perez-Ramirez, Michelle M. Wang, Ke Ou +10
The standard architecture for a high-peak-power femtosecond laser is chirped pulse amplification using diffraction gratings for compression; the damage threshold of the compression…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Arbitrary-velocity laser pulses in plasma waveguides
J. P. Palastro, K. G. Miller, M. R. Edwards +4
Space-time structured laser pulses feature an intensity peak that can travel at an arbitrary velocity while maintaining a near-constant profile. These pulses can propagate in unifo…