Modelling Laser Matter Interaction with Tightly Focused Laser Pulses in Electromagnetic Codes

Illia Thiele (1) , Stefan Skupin (1) , Rachel Nuter (1)

1 CELIA - Centre d'Etudes Lasers Intenses et Applications

We propose an algorithm to introduce arbitrarily shaped laser pulses into electromagnetic codes. In contrast to the often used paraxial approximation our approach models accurately tightly focused laser pulses and their interaction with matter.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]; Physique Atomique [physics.atom-ph]; Physique des plasmas [physics.plasm-ph]

Illia Thiele, Stefan Skupin, Rachel Nuter. Modelling Laser Matter Interaction with Tightly Focused Laser Pulses in Electromagnetic Codes. High-Intensity Lasers and High-Field Phenomena, Mar 2016, Long Beach, CA, United States. pp.HS2B.3, ⟨10.1364/HILAS.2016.HS2B.3⟩. ⟨hal-01291934⟩