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In this chapter we describe laser-plasma interaction schemes in which the plasma has the role of an active optical medium that increases the frequency of the incident laser pulse, allowing its compression in time and space. The two main schemes we describe, namely “flying mirrors” in underdense plasmas and high harmonic generation in overdense plasmas, are broadly related to the concept of the relativistic moving mirror.
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A second effect, not considered here but mentioned by in Bulanov et al. (2003), is the “relativistic aberration” due to the fact that the rays of light reflecting at an angle will have different frequencies.
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Macchi, A. (2013). Photon Acceleration and Relativistic Engineering. In: A Superintense Laser-Plasma Interaction Theory Primer. SpringerBriefs in Physics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6125-4_6
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