A finite-difference model for intense light interactions with dielectrics in the ultrafast ionization regime

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Hauptverfasser: Apportin, Julia, Peltz, Christian, Polynkin, Pavel, Ivanov, Misha, Fennel, Thomas, Husakou, Anton
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author Apportin, Julia
Peltz, Christian
Polynkin, Pavel
Ivanov, Misha
Fennel, Thomas
Husakou, Anton
author_facet Apportin, Julia
Peltz, Christian
Polynkin, Pavel
Ivanov, Misha
Fennel, Thomas
Husakou, Anton
contents We present a computationally efficient model that describes the interaction of intense, ultrashort infrared laser pulses with transparent materials in the strong ionization regime. The model is augmented with a detailed self-consistent description of the local response due to ionization and collisional plasma dynamics. It incorporates the direct solution of Maxwell's equations without approximations and rigorous boundary conditions for the input pulse, allowing us to study the ultrafast formation of over-critical nanoscaled plasmas in dielectric materials under the influence of intense tightly focused laser pulses. We perform a scan of the parameter space, find unexpected optima regimes for different experientially relevant parameters, and explain these maxima based on spatiotemporal dynamics.
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spellingShingle A finite-difference model for intense light interactions with dielectrics in the ultrafast ionization regime
Apportin, Julia
Peltz, Christian
Polynkin, Pavel
Ivanov, Misha
Fennel, Thomas
Husakou, Anton
Plasma Physics
Optics
We present a computationally efficient model that describes the interaction of intense, ultrashort infrared laser pulses with transparent materials in the strong ionization regime. The model is augmented with a detailed self-consistent description of the local response due to ionization and collisional plasma dynamics. It incorporates the direct solution of Maxwell's equations without approximations and rigorous boundary conditions for the input pulse, allowing us to study the ultrafast formation of over-critical nanoscaled plasmas in dielectric materials under the influence of intense tightly focused laser pulses. We perform a scan of the parameter space, find unexpected optima regimes for different experientially relevant parameters, and explain these maxima based on spatiotemporal dynamics.
title A finite-difference model for intense light interactions with dielectrics in the ultrafast ionization regime
topic Plasma Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.19068