"Revolutionizing Acceleration: Spectral Laser Fusion Unleashes Limitless Potential"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Phys.org
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a technique for combining fiber lasers operating at different wavelengths to produce ultrashort laser pulses, which could advance the development of laser-plasma accelerators (LPAs). LPAs use intense laser pulses passing through a plasma to accelerate charged particles, offering more compact and powerful machines than conventional accelerators. The researchers achieved an ultra-broad combined spectrum capable of supporting very short pulses by spectrally combining multiple laser pulses. This breakthrough could lead to the generation of high-energy, tens-of-fs laser pulses using fiber lasers, unlocking the potential of LPAs in various fields such as high-energy physics and materials science.