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High Field Plasmonics

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Authors:
  1. Luca Fedeli

    1. Enrico Fermi Department of Physics, University of Pisa , Pisa, Italy

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  • Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the University of Pisa, Italy
  • Presents a rounded account of plasmonics with high-intensity lasers, an exciting new domain of study
  • Examines potential applications in novel light sources, including simulations to demonstrate their feasibility
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Luca Fedeli
    Pages 1-6

  3. Introduction on High Intensity Laser-Plasma Interaction and High Field Plasmonics

    • Luca Fedeli
    Pages 7-40

  4. Numerical Tools

    • Luca Fedeli
    Pages 41-62

  5. Electron Acceleration with Grating Targets

    • Luca Fedeli
    Pages 63-97

  6. Foam Targets for Enhanced Ion Acceleration

    • Luca Fedeli
    Pages 99-130

  7. Numerical Exploration of High Field Plasmonics in Different Scenarios

    • Luca Fedeli
    Pages 131-163

  8. Conclusions and Perspectives

    • Luca Fedeli
    Pages 165-166

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 167-180
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About this book

This thesis describes pioneering research on the extension of plasmonics schemes to the regime of high-intensity lasers. By presenting a rich and balanced mix of experimentation, theory and simulation, it provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging field of high field plasmonics, including open issues and perspectives for future research. Combining specially designed targets and innovative materials with ultrashort, high-contrast laser pulses, the author experimentally demonstrates the effects of plasmon excitation on electron and ion emission. Lastly, the work investigates possible further developments with the help of numerical simulations, revealing the potential of plasmonics effects in the relativistic regime for advances in laser-driven sources of radiation, and for the manipulation of extreme light at the sub-micron scale.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Enrico Fermi Department of Physics, University of Pisa , Pisa, Italy

    Luca Fedeli

About the author

Luca Fedeli carried out his bachelor and master's studies in physics at University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy), graduating in 2012 with a thesis on laser-induced shock-waves. From 2012 to 2015 he was a graduate student at University of Pisa, under the supervision of Dr A.Macchi (CNR/National Institute of Optics) and worked on various topics of high intensity laser plasma interaction and relativistic plasma phenomena. His research activity was mainly numerical (essentially Particle-In-Cell simulations), although he also took part in several experiments. In November 2015 he defended his PhD thesis on “High-field plasmonics”. He is currently (2016) a post-doc at Politecnico di Milano (Italy).

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