title: Note: A large aperture four-mirror reflective wave-plate for high-intensity short-pulse laser experiments.
abstract: We report on a four-mirror reflective wave-plate system based on a phase-shifting mirror (PSM) for a continuous variation of elliptical polarization without changing the beam position and direction. The system presented and characterized here can replace a conventional retardation plate providing all advantages of a PSM, such as high damage-threshold, large scalability, and low dispersion. This makes reflective wave-plates an ideal tool for ultra-high power laser applications.
authors.affiliation: Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany. B.Aurand@gsi.de
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authors.lastname: Aurand
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authors.lastname: Rödel
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authors.lastname: Zhao
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authors.lastname: Kuschel
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authors.lastname: Wünsche
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authors.lastname: Jäckel
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authors.lastname: Heyer
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